By Aaliyah Butler The Center for African Studies at Howard Universityhas been awarded National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grants from the United States Department of Education. The center will receive nearly $3 million for the 2022-2026 grant cycle to support Africa-focused programming, education and outreach, as well as African
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By Wil Hehemann Since 2016, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) “Keeping it in the Family” (KIITF) Program has worked to address historic barriers to African American success in forestry. The program provides educational resources and technical assistance to African American forest landowners to protect and retain their family land for future generations, Kandi Williams,
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men’s wrestling to Maryland’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University today announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department’s new men’s wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an
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By Alexis Clark It may be a little overwhelming to walk a 500-arce university campus as an incoming freshmen, especially when you are hours away from home. But luckily, the Howell triplets will have each other to lean on as they embark on a new journey this fall at TSU. The Howell triplets – Mya, Walter Jr.,
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Byron Allen’s free streaming service HBCU Go has struck a nationwide licensing agreement with CBS stations that will run through the 2022-2023 college football season. Under the distribution pact between the Allen Media Group-owned digital platform, which focuses on coverage of the U.S.’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), HBCU Go’s sports programming will be carried
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By North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Text-in-Community (TIC) program has announced Adam Harris’ highly lauded “The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal – And How to Set Them Right” as the campus book for the 2022-23 academic year. Harris is an award-winning
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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College has received provisional accreditation status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) to launch the Physician Assistant Sciences Program in the School of Graduate Studies and Research. The program, which will begin enrolling students in January 2023, will build on Meharry’s legacy of
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Courtesy of Philander Smith College The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has awarded a $250,000 grant to improve public health across the state through the Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health at Philander Smith College. “Philander Smith College is delighted to receive this support from one of our most ardent partners, The Methodist
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