Courtesy of Fisk University The Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library has received $180,000.00 from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to digitize, describe, and make the Fiskiana Collection publicly available online. This project will bring the digitized content from the Fiskiana Collection together into a single, centralized site or portal, via the Special
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By Hampton University Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications junior Zoey Hodge has been named a Rhoden Fellow. Hodge will participate with the sixth class of the Rhoden Fellowship, named for award-winning sports columnist William C. âBillâ Rhoden. A partnership with Andscape [andscape.com] (formerly ESPNâs The Undefeated), this is as an opportunity to increase diversity and inclusion
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By Aaliyah Butler The Howard University Gallery of Art painting âDespondencyâ (c. 1961) by Charles McGee (1924-2021) is featured in the âBlack Melancholiaâ exhibition in the CCS Bard Galleries at the Hessel Museum of Art from June 25 through October 16, 2022. A well-known figure on the art scene inâŻDetroit, McGee created a vast catalog of works from charcoal drawings
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After two years of virtual get-togethers and Zoom events, Meharry alumni returned to Nashville to gather for their class reunions for class years ending in â2â and â7.â This year, however, attendees from other class years came as well to take part in the Collegeâs first Homecoming celebration. The event drew nearly 400 alumni, spouses
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Courtesy of Alcorn State Univesity Alcorn State University and Copiah-Lincoln Community College have entered into an articulation agreement that will allow students who complete specific associate degree requirements receive guaranteed admission to Alcornâs four-year degree programs. The presidents of the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in the Howell Garner
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By Texas Southern University Members of the Texas Southern University community will honor Juneteenth at several events throughout the month on campus and in the Houston region. Juneteenth celebrates the day that slaves in Galveston, TX, were notified of their freedom. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced the end
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Courtesy of Dillard University Dillard University is partnering with Verizon and the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) to offer the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program, which is a free project-based STEM learning program for middle school students beginning on June 6, 2022. Verizon launched the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program to
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By T. Scott Boatright Ever since coming to Grambling State University (GSU), Thelma Williams, who celebrated her 97th birthday in January, has long believed in âmind over matter.â âIf you donât mind, it doesnât matter,â remains Williamsâ mantra, eyes aglow and smile shining brilliantly all the while. Her decades of work teaching young children through
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By Stillman College Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has made a significant investment in the futures of students at Stillman College. Members of the fraternityâs Alpha Tau chapter gathered on Stillmanâs campus Friday morning to present a $5,000 gift to the college. Its gift will go toward Stillmanâs Black Male Initiative, a service and leadership organization on
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M Universityâs 2021-2022 annual giving campaign raised a record $23.1 million so far, a 70 percent increase over a year ago. President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., who was credited with being the annual campaignâs chief fundraiser, said the phenomenal increase in annual giving will make a big difference to the achievement of
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