Courtesy of Jackson State University The Jackson State University Faculty Senate held its annual appreciation lunch on May 2 at the Walter Payton Center. During the celebration the group installed officers, celebrated academic excellence and the accomplishments of the university’s athletic teams, and heard remarks from the JSU president and provost. “It’s our tradition to
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By Will Heheman Beverly Burkett, owner of F&B Associates, is using the expertise she gained during her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to help African American landowners in Arkansas keep their land for future generations. She is working with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Small
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Courtesy of Spelman College In addition to appointing the 11th president of College, the Spelman Board of Trustees welcomed two new members this year and mourned the loss of a life trustee. Former members of the Board who have served the College and the Board with unusual distinction may be designated Life Trustees, with the
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Courtesy of Talladega College EON Reality (EON-XR), the international leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, recently partnered with Talladega College to introduce students and faculty to the knowledge metaverse. The total in-kind grant program value is $4,462,913.00 This collaboration will enable professors to offer hands-on training to their
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By Associated Press The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice. Floyd’s brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th
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Courtesy of Southern University The Southern University System is part of IBM’s recently announced education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Specialisterne Foundation, and six Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide no-cost STEM job training to U.S. military veterans, neurodivergent learners worldwide, and university students from underrepresented communities in the U.S. In 2021, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna pledged for IBM to
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By Arrman Kyaw Texas Southern University (TSU) will establish an India Studies program for the TSU Graduate School, which is meant to promote the study of India in the U.S., particularly in the Houston region. This program is the product of a partnership between TSU and the Foundation for India Studies – the latter gave
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By Delaware State University A partnership between Delaware State University and St. Georges Technical High School has led to the establishment of a Satellite Lab at the high school. The lab will enable St. Georges science faculty to teach students protein analysis through the use of food science technology that the school recently acquired through a
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