Kennedeigh Poole stares up at her bedroom ceiling, deep in thought, as she considers her hopes for her 10-month-old son. “I want my son to be just as ambitious as his mom,” Poole says. Poole, 25, is juggling care for her son, Amari, with working full time as an administrative assistant at Andrews Air Force […]
Dejah Miles, Open Campus
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Shaw University Hopes Redevelopment Can Ease Years of Financial Struggle
Shaw University — which has called Raleigh, North Carolina, home since its founding in 1865 — is hoping a campus redevelopment and rezoning project will help ease its financial problems. Like many other historically Black colleges, the university has struggled financially due to declining enrollment, underfunding, and a shrinking market share. Private and federal loans, combined […]