Courtesy of Morgan State University For a second consecutive year, the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded Morgan State University funding via the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative (MEI), a state program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields at Maryland-based colleges and universities, to support a new research professorship. This marks
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By Pat Graham Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools. The Jackson State coach didn’t say whether he’s considering any of the opportunities, including trying to turn around the Buffaloes’ beleaguered program. Sanders didn’t specify in
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By Anthony Howard Jackson State University hosted Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba during a round table discussion with state and local community leaders as they provided updates on the looming Jackson water crisis. “When institutions of learning struggle to meet basic needs, the impact spreads well beyond dollars, learning outcomes are
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By Brittany Bailer The Howard University School of Law will host a read-along of the “1619 Project” with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Howard University Knight Chair in Race and Journalism, Nikole Hannah-Jones. Jones will be joined by Lisa Crooms-Robinson, Howard University constitutional law professor for a conversation moderated by Sydne Clark, Howard University student and
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a partnership with Spotify to expand NextGen, Spotify’s program designed to infuse, activate and grow podcast culture on Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) campuses across the United States. This new initiative is supported by the Spotify Creator Equity Fund, which powers the company’s commitment to showcasing and uplifting creators who have historically been
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Courtesy of Shaw University The Center for Financial Advancement (CFA)Scholars Program has partnered with Shaw University. Eighteen students were selected based on academics, goals, ethics, interests, and more, to participate in the university’s first CFA Scholars cohort. Shaw University is excited to have joined the Center for Financial Advancement, as a partner school in this
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By Victoria Ebner Obtaining benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs has been disproportionately more difficult for Black Americans for decades, a federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges. “The results of VA’s racial discrimination has been to deny countless meritorious applications by Black veterans, depriving them and their families of care and support that their faithful service has
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By Jackie Torok Nominations for the 2023 Human Rights Medal awarded by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are being accepted through Monday, Dec. 12. The award is presented to an individual who has made substantial, long-term contributions in the furtherance of civil rights, civil liberties and human rights. A “substantial” contribution is considered one that
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By D. Thompson Members of the American Indian Society of Washington, D.C. spoke to BSU students, faculty, and staff about the significance of social justice issues impacting indigenous people in the DMV and across the nation at a program in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. The discussion focused on the struggles Native Americans cope
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By Emmanuel Freeman The American Association of Colleges and Universities has named Tennessee State University to a panel charged with finding alternative ways to make instructional materials more accessible. The goal is to help ease students’ financial burden with the high cost of textbooks. Reports by The Education Data Initiative show that the average four-year college student paid
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