by T. Scott Boatright It was a celebration of a lifetime for new Grambling State University graduates as they were awarded their degrees Thursday afternoon in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. But there was a solemn and poignant moment before degrees were conferred as deceased GSU students were honored with posthumous degrees. Those students
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By Virginia Union University On Saturday, May 7th, Virginia Union University (VUU) held its 123rd Commencement exercises on Hovey Field in Richmond, Virginia. Among the graduates that walked the stage, Delegate Marcia “Cia” Price, representative of Virginia’s 95th District, graduated as valedictorian from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. Delegate Price is the 5th VUU graduate currently serving
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By Anthony Howard Five Jackson State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) doctoral candidates and two faculty members will be traveling to the University of California in Berkeley for the department’s first exchange program. Berneece Herbert, Ph.D., professor and chair for DURP, collaborated with UC Berkeley professor, Matt Kondalf, Ph.D., to make this opportunity possible. During their
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By Xavier University of Louisiana  Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr., presented Xavier University of Louisiana President, Dr. Reynold Verret, and other representatives of Xavier with a $2.5 million dollar check to jumpstart the university’s renovations for a new STEM and Pre-Health student advising center in the historic St. Michael resident hall, affectionately called “St. Mike’s”
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By Tuskegee University A pair of Tuskegee University students have made the list to receive scholarships from The Wings Club Foundation. The Foundation has awarded two $10,000 scholarships to aerospace science engineering students Ricky Payne Junior and Elizabeth Bui. The Wings Club Foundation supports outstanding students with scholarships for future studies supporting careers in aviation,
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By the Associated Press Karine Jean-Pierre held her first briefing as the new White House press secretary on Monday, crediting “barrier-breaking people” who came before her for making it possible for a Black, gay, immigrant woman like herself to rise to one of the most high-profile jobs in American government. “I stand on their shoulders. If it
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By Hampton University As we approach the conclusion of Dr. William R. Harvey, legendary tenure as Hampton University’s President of 44 years, he is expressing his heartfelt appreciation to the hard working and extraordinary effort on the part of all faculty and staff members that make up the campus community. Dr. Harvey has announced the University
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 Courtesy of Delaware State University The national news story of the Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse bus’ improper encounter with the Liberty County Sheriff’s deputies was not lost on any of the speakers at both the May 12 Graduate Commencement and the May 14 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies. On their way back to Delaware after a southern
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By Dillard University Dillard’s Office of Community and Church Relations will host an insurance risk assessment workshop for churches, homeowners, renters and businesses on Tuesday, May 17, at 11 a.m. in Georges Auditorium, located inside of Dillard’s Professional Schools Building. The event will feature three notable speakers: Patrick W. Bell, assistant commissioner for the Louisiana Department
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