::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Students work and converse in the reading room of the W.R. Banks Library, Prairie View, TX, 1970s. (Photo by Special Collections/Archives  Department, John B. Coleman Library, Prairie View A&M University via Getty Images) Vice  President Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that have recently experienced a bomb threat resulting in a disruption to the campus learning environment, are eligible to apply for grant funds under the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program. Project SERV  provides short-term immediate funding for local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have experienced a violent or traumatic incident to assist in restoring a safe environment conducive to learning. “The recent bomb threats experienced by HBCUs have shaken students and fractured their sense of safety and belonging, which are critic...