January 25, 2022

American Catholic Historical Association visits Xavier University of Louisiana

Courtesy of Xavier University On Thursday, January 6, the American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA) visited the Xavier University of Louisiana campus as part of their tour of Black Catholic New Orleans. Xavier was the final destination, with a prayer held in the beautiful St. Katharine Drexel Chapel to closeĀ the tour. Following the prayer, a panel

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Stillman business major looking onward after River Pitch win

By David Miller Too broad. Not attainable. Under-developed. Judgesā€™ feedback of Lorenza James IIIā€™s full-service barber franchise at the River Pitch competition two years ago was discouraging. James, then a freshman at Stillman College, had been building his ā€œTrey the Barberā€ brand since December 2017, operating in shops and independently. His aim changed as his

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NBA HBCU Fellowship program application launch starts Monday

By Maurice Brooks In October, the NBA and NBA Foundation announced new programs designed to create greater opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students from Historically Black College and Universities (HCBU). Monday, the application process begins for the NBA HBCU Fellowship Program. Juniors, seniors and graduate students from HBCUs can apply via careers.nba.com/early-career-programs/ Monday through Feb.

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The faculty and staff of Talladega College began its 2022 Spring semester by hosting a Faculty/Staff Institute.

By Talladega College The faculty and staff of Talladega College began its 2022 Spring semester by hosting a Faculty/Staff Institute. During this meeting, various divisions throughout the College presented updates from the previous year and announced upcoming projects for the current year. Although the meeting was held in a virtual setting, the accolades reported during

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Miles College Launches ā€œMobile Lifeā€ Student Success initiative

Courtesy of Miles College Miles College is launching its ā€œMobile Lifeā€ Student Success initiative to create a more innovative co-curricular learning and teaching environment for its students and faculty. As a part of that initiative, the College will provide all full-time students enrolled during the Spring 2022 academic semester with iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, Apple

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Del Stateā€™s Dr. D. Pattersonā€™s op-ed on mask mandates

By Dr. DonnaĀ Patterson TheĀ USA TodayĀ network recently published the following op-ed by Dr. Donna Patterson, Chair of the Department ofĀ History, Political Science and Philosophy, on the importance of wearing masking during the ongoing COVIDĀ pandemic. Like it or note, mask mandates help our war againstĀ COVID-19 Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Americans learned of a new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529

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Howard University Hospital Appoints Dr. Robert Linton II as Chief Medical Officer

Written by Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University HospitalĀ (HUH) announced today thatĀ Dr. Robert Linton, IIĀ has been selected as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). In his new role, he will lead the hospitalā€™s daily clinical operations, multiple departments and specialty centers. Dr. Linton will have operational oversight of medical staff activities and will also champion clinical pathways

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