Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

**FILE** Joe Biden (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

Students, Faculty and Alum Urge Morehouse to Rescind Biden Invite

by Stacy M. Brown April 24, 2024April 25, 2024

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Congresswoman Alma Adams at the 2024 STEAM Days of Action (Courtesy of Adams)

Leaders Gather for HBCU STEAM Days of Action on the Hill

by Ashleigh Fields April 24, 2024December 11, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press conference on Sept. 12. She has declared a public emergency over busloads of migrants. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Mayor Bowser Attacks School Budget Accountability

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

**FILE** President Joe Biden plans to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on May 19. He delivered the commencement address at D.C.'s Howard University last year. (WI photo)

Biden to Deliver Commencement Address at Morehouse College

by Stacy M. Brown April 23, 2024April 24, 2024

**FILE** Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs nationwide, institutions of higher education across the country face the risk of closures and restrictions and can affect local institutions such as Howard University (shown here), Georgetown University, the University of the District of Columbia and American University. (WI photo)

Conservatives Continue to Pose Monumental Threat to DEI Programs, Could Target D.C. Schools

by Stacy M. Brown April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

Julianna Boye (left) poses with Michael Steele, who serves as Howard University's endowed chair of public policy, during the Election Education Summit. (Courtesy of Julianna Boye)

Howard University’s The Hilltop Hosts Election Education Summit for Campus Community

by Ashleigh Fields April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

**FILE** Despite modest increases in their numbers over the past two decades, Black and Latinx individuals remain significantly underrepresented among college faculty, according to a new study by the Government Accountability Office. This March 2023 photo features Gleniss V. Brown-Wade at a DC Sustainable Energy Utility Green Building 101 class. (WI photo)

GAO Study Shows Persistent Underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic Faculty in Higher Education

by Stacy M. Brown April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of Anacostia High School via Twitter

Education Leadership and Organizational Changes on the Horizon for Ward 8

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Runner-up Nora Baker, a 6th grader from BASIS DC, and first-place winner Noah Rowe, an 8th grader from MacFarland Middle School, proudly display their trophies. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Spelling Bee Winners Credit Persistence, Collaboration and Reading With Their Victories

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 10, 2024April 11, 2024

Special Editions

2024 Washington Informer Citywide Spelling Bee Supplement

by WI Web Staff April 9, 2024April 10, 2024