By Hazel Scott A sold-out crowd of more than 700 alumni and friends gathered on Friday, September 2, for Alabama State University’s Annual President’s Gala held at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. The University’s Division of Institutional Advancement announced that more than $8.7 million had been raised since the 2021 Gala
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Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore A new curriculum that focuses on aviation maintenance training is on the horizon at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore through the help of grant funding from Wicomico County and the State of Maryland. The Federal Aviation Administration-certified course would include participants logging 1,900 hours of training through
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State is offering four new undergraduate programs designed to prepare students for positions in the expanding field of technology. Students can apply now to earn a bachelor’s degree in cyber operations engineering, data science, software engineering and philosophy, political science and economics (PPE). According to the Bureau of Labor
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By Molly Minta Incarcerated people at two prisons in the Delta will be able to start earning four-year degrees from Mississippi Valley State University this fall for the first time in more than two decades. Valley State’s Prison Educational Partnership Program (PEPP) is part of a growing number of colleges providing classes in prison with
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Courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City State University’s student population increased by 4.6% from the 2022 to 2023 academic year, recording growth in nearly every student category. The university registered its overall total enrollment for FY23 at 2,149, representing the highest student count at ECSU in eight years. ECSU attributes the increase over FY22
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By Claretta Bellamy Seneca Village was once home to one of the largest Black settlements in the country, and now the historical New York City site will honor Black lives lost to racial injustice. The Say Their Names Memorial, a national, grassroots initiative focused on honoring the many African Americans who died by acts of racism
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting a new art exhibition, “The Beauty Within: African American Art from the Permanent Collection.” The on-site exhibition features fifteen works from the permanent collection and opens on Sept. 1. Consisting of art spanning mediums, time
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By Kelvin Childs Toyin Tofade, the former dean of the Howard University College of Pharmacy (HUCOP), will continue to support the University even after she becomes a college president in New York, by establishing a fund for leadership development. The Alfred and Toyin Tofade Aspiring Leaders Endowed Fund, to launch in the Fall, will benefit
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Courtesy of Hampton University Hampton University, one of the nation’s leading Historically Black Colleges & Universities, today announced the addition of award-winning newsman Maynard Eaton to the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. A 1971 Hampton University graduate, Eaton is an eight-time, EMMY-winning journalist and the first African American local newsman at WVEC –
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