By Albany State University Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan announced the formation of the Interim Legislative Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Chaired by Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), the study committee is tasked with examining ways the state can support growth at HBCUs and promote access
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By Kawana McGough Tuskegee University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $13.7 million grant to hire and train 12 new research faculty members across both institutions. The grant will help recruit and train 12 new research faculty members across both institutions to create systemic and sustainable culture change. Under the NIH Common
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By Zachary Schermele The board of trustees of the University of Cincinnati (UC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to remove any mention of the school’s racist founder, Charles McMicken, from campus. The decision came after a yearslong process spearheaded by Neville Pinto, the university’s president, to investigate and begin the process of reconciling the school’s relationship
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By Delaware State University The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Delaware State University DSU Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, the highest standard a testing facility can accomplish. The accreditation was based on a recent on-site inspection of the Kirkwood Highway lab which was opened in December 2020 and at
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Courtesy of Alabama State University Reebok, the iconic lifestyle brand, today announced the return of its celebrated Reebok Human Rights Awards program which, beginning in 2022, will honor extraordinary activists in the world of sports and athletics. With this shift to a greater focus on the intersection of human rights and sport, Reebok has partnered with the
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By Brittany Bailer Justin Hansford, executive director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University, hosted a community forum and Juneteenth celebration. The event served as an introduction to the newly established U.N. Permanent Forum of People of African Descent, which Hansford was elected to last year. Members of the forum include representatives from the U.S.,
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