Courtesy of Alcorn State University Alcorn State University finished 2nd place in Cluster 2 in the Home Depot Retool Your School contest. This year’s project is to upgrade the Game Room in the James Bolden Student Union. A hybrid Retool Your School Winners Ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 26, to celebrate the participating schools
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By T. Scott Boatright The international impact of Grambling State University (GSU) was strengthened during the April University of Louisiana System board meeting as approval was granted to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Belize (UB). The MOU sets up a path where UB graduates can work on and complete
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By Savannah State University On Friday, May 6, the 200th commencement ceremony of Savannah State University will be held at T. A. Wright Stadium located on the university’s campus. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will also be live-streamed. More than 365 students will receive master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees. Esteemed alumnus, Capt.
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By Central State University Central State University Extension’s (CSUE) Community and Economic Development hosted an Ohio Small/Agri-Business Information Summit on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. This live and virtual event included both state and federal leaders in Small Business and Agribusiness Development. Due to demand, the Summit will re-air on YouTube from Monday, November 8, 2021,
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Courtesy of Howard University Howard University announced a $2 million grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to support the Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence (GRACE) Grant for students facing financial barriers. The grant will specifically support GRACE Grant students from the Los Angeles metropolitan area. “I am incredibly grateful to The Broad Foundation for its generous
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Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic because it wasn’t safe to gather for worship with a deadly virus circulating. For a time, the landmark church that launched a national voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama,
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Spring Commencement speaker St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth T. Welch challenged spring 2022 graduates to “double up” – uplift their community and stand up and make a difference. On Friday evening Welch, the first African American elected mayor of his hometown, reminded College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Additional support and assistance for Fayetteville State University undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, forensic science, mathematics, and computer science is now available through a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant recently awarded to Professor James E. Raynor Jr., Ph.D. The grant will be used to establish the
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By Hampton University Hampton University announced that President William R. Harvey will serve as the University’s 152nd Commencement speaker on May 8, 2022. This will be Dr. Harvey’s final commencement as the university’s 12th President. Commencement will be held at Armstrong Stadium at 10 a.m. “For more than four decades, Dr. William R. Harvey has
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