Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) Erica Campbell, Ph.D., Bachelor of Social Work Program director, associate professor in the School of Social Work and Black Feminist Scholars (BFS) advisor was recently awarded a grant from the Southern Vision Alliance to establish the BFS Care Closet. The BFS Care Closet will be housed
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Ten Bowie State University students participating in A+E Networks inaugural apprenticeship program have connected to begin learning new skills and earn a salary while working for A+E, Lifetime, and the History cable channels. Bowie State is the first college or university in the nation engaged in the program. “Our students
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Courtesy of Jackson State University The World Bank Group today signed a new agreement with Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. and the presidents of five other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that will promote the sharing of knowledge and talent between the institutions to advance more inclusive and sustainable social and economic development. “We
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) celebrated the ribbon cutting for new facilities added to the George Washington Carver Farm and Alan T. Busby Farm, both located near its Jefferson City campus. The new facilities will help advance the LU College of Agriculture’s industrial hemp research and strengthen LU undergraduate and
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By Lawrence Hurley As the Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed a conservative attempt to weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act, enacted in 1965 to protect minority voters, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court delivered a history lesson on the divisive issue of race in the United States. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in just
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By Quiana Shepard The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Department of Political Science has been awarded a three-year, $243,709 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to examine the roles of elites, organizations and social movements in the government’s policymaking process. The multi-campus project led by NCCU associate political science professors Jarvis Hall, Ph.D., and Artemesia Stanberry, Ph.D., also includes
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By Brittany Bailer Howard University is one of the newest members of the Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), an initiative to prepare and hire the next generation of diverse and qualified intelligence professionals. The University of Kansas, the University of New
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By Hazel Scott Founder and CEO of Right Hand Co, Right Hand Foundation, and The Network ATL, Courtney Stewart, is making dreams come true at his alma mater Alabama State University. Stewart, who’s best known for discovering and developing multi-platinum selling, award-winning, global superstar Khalid, is donating $100,000 to create scholarships for communication students and
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