Courtesy of Alcorn State University Mississippi’s largest professional organization for educators has selected an Alcorn State University faculty member to guide the organization for the upcoming academic year. Dr. LaShundia Carson, acting associate dean for the School of Education and Psychology, was elected president of the Mississippi Professional Educators. Carson served as the faculty advisor
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University and Meridian Community College are collaborating to provide MCC students, who finish their two-year degrees, with a seamless transfer to JSU. JSU President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., and Thomas M. Huebner, Ph.D., president of MCC, signed the agreement on April 22, while surrounded by faculty and staff
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by Ashley Benkarski The three Fellowships are focused on policy, arts, and S.T.E.M. and were made possible with the support of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. Founded in 2019, the Center’s mission is “to foster and advance social justice across every sphere of contemporary society by engendering rigorous research, applying scholarship, artistic production,
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By Randi Richardson and Claretta Bellamy When Kulia Petzoldt first learned of George Floyd’s death in 2020, she and her teenage daughter ventured to Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, to protest alongside a mass of people demanding justice. Petzoldt, who is white, said growing up around different cultures and having friends who were Black made her feel more
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Courtesy of Tougaloo College Historic Tougaloo College is proud to announce it was awarded $270,000 by the National Park Service for the interior preservation of the Robert O. Wilder Building, known as the Mansion. In addition, the Tougaloo College Research Development Foundation, Inc. has been added to Mississippi Senate Bill 2002, which earmarked $1 million
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By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU In recognition of April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, ASU will sponsor two special programs to bring public awareness to the issue. ASU’s ‘Violence Against Wo(men) Program‘ (VAWP) in coordination with the University’s Theatre Department, Counseling Center, and others, will sponsor two free ‘in-person’ events on campus on April 7. A ‘Stomp-the-Yard Battle‘ will be
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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College This year’s Dr. Matthew Walker, Sr. Legacy Breakfast, will include the presentation of four scholarships to Meharry Medical College Students. Scholarship funds are generously provided by the Dr. Matthew & Mrs. Alice Walker Family and Dr. Christy N. Marrs-Scruggs. Brianna Davis: Pursuing a Degree in Master of Public Health Focus: diabetes
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By Albany State University Albany State University (ASU) and Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany announced an education partnership agreement on April 19. The agreement formally recognizes that ASU and MCLB Albany are active partners committed to expanding educational opportunities for military-affiliated students specifically in the area of cybersecurity and logistics. “Offering courses on the
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University and Tuskegee University Alumnus, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address to Tuskegee University’s class of 2022 on May 7 at 9:30 a.m. inside the General Daniel “Chappie” James Arena. The Spring 2022 Commencement Exercises is the University’s first time returning to campus since
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Courtesy of Delaware State University In honor of Dr. Howard B. Brockington, longtime Chair of the Department of Music Education at Delaware State College, the University celebrates in contribution to the institution through the following tribute. Following that, there is a reflection written by Dr. Yvonne Pigler Johnson, a retired music faculty member who worked
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