Amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, colleges and universities across the country have been under financial pressure due to increased expenses and lower student enrollment. Financing a college education is challenging — particularly for students of color. However, philanthropists have seen how the crisis has disproportionately affected historically Black colleges and

The Prostate Cancer Foundation announced on December 31 the recipients of $11 million in funding for prostate cancer research. The grants are part of the PCF Challenge Awards, which fund innovative research projects with the greatest potential of generating new and improved treatments for advanced prostate cancer. This is a

Right now, just 5% of all physicians are Black, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. This is despite the fact that Black people make up more than 13% of the total U.S. population, according to the association’s study, and numerous other studies highlight the benefits of

As our society was confronted by renewed conversations about race in 2020, all aspects of life had to be examined. Corporate culture was no different, as both explicit and implicit policies that led to historic exclusion continue to be discussed  by a variety of industry leaders. After speaking with several

It’s no secret that our country faced unprecedented turmoil in 2020, and moving into 2021 we are only beginning to look toward rebuilding our economy. We need to make sure that the tools we use to rebuild don’t also leave people of color behind. That’s why Robert F. Smith —

In 1896, three men passed the first Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam: Joseph Hardcastle, William H. Jasper and Edward C. Charles. These individuals are credited as the first to be issued CPA certificates under the first CPA licensing law. However, it would be decades and hundreds of issued certificates later