February 22, 2022

TSU Showcases Grow Your Own Program to Education Secretary

By Lucas Johnson, U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, hosted a roundtable discussion at Tennessee State University on Friday, Feb. 18, to address teacher shortages and other educational needs. The highlight of the conversation was TSU’s Grow Your Own teacher pipeline initiative in the College of Education. TSU is the number one HBCU for

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UAPB Receives $500K Gift to Support Student Success

By the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced it is the recipient of a $500,000 gift to enhance its capacity in supporting students pursuing a college degree. The donation from an anonymous individual donor is the second such gift to UAPB this academic year. The University

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Black History Month 2022: Must-Watch Films and TV Specials

by Lisa Kennedy, Television networks and streamers have gotten wise to the fact that the stories of Black life in America require a year-round commitment — on screen, on set and in executive offices. Even so, they continue to pay homage to Black History Month with business initiatives and with content. And February 2022 looks to be

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Norfolk State Alumni Share Life-Saving Liver Transplant

Courtesy of Norfolk State University, Two Norfolk State University grads who formed a “brotherhood” when they were college roommates nearly 30 years ago shared their love for each other in a different type of way this Valentine’s Day — a living donor organ transplant that will help save one of their lives. It was also

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FAMU Hosts Virtual Town Hall with HBCU Presidents

By Andrew Skerritt, Florida A&M University hosts a Black History Month Virtual Town Hall featuring President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., and three of his counterparts discussing the state of Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs). The 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 22 event will include Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis, Ed.D.,Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson,

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Patricia Bath: Trailblazing Doctor and Laser Surgery Pioneer

By Bayan Atari, It’s not often that a single individual accomplishes as many “firsts” as Patricia Bath (MD ‘68). In the decades following her graduation from the Howard University College of Medicine, Bath became the first Black woman to complete a residency in ophthalmology at New York University, the first woman to chair an ophthalmology

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