November 01, 2022

Maryland Dept. of Commerce Continues Support of Morgan State University With Center for Urban Health Equity Endowment

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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​ASU’s Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling Program Earns CACREP Accreditation

By Hazel Scott Alabama State University’s Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC)  program has earned accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) through 2030. Institutions accredited by CACREP, an independent accrediting agency that assures graduate counseling programs throughout the United States and the world meet standards within the

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Tonjia Hope Receives IES Abroad Professional Development Award From IES Abroad At Annual Conference

Courtesy of the Howard University Newsroom Staff Tonija Hope, director of the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, was presented with the IES Abroad Professional Development Award last week in Chicago. IES Abroad presents this prestigious leadership award at its Annual Conference each year to recognize study abroad professionals’ substantial contributions and achievements to the field.

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Bowie State Places Second in U.S. Postal Service Competition

Courtesy of Bowie State University Students from Bowie State’s Visual Communication & Digital Media Arts (VCDMA) and Department of Communications placed second in the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Direct Effect Innovation Challenge which is designed to encourage teams from colleges and universities to participate in a one-of-a-kind event that brings student teams together to design

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JSU’s Development Foundation to host inaugural ‘1877 Signature Event’ sponsored by Bank of America

By Kyle Kidd The Jackson State University (JSU) Development Foundation will host the inaugural ‘1877 Signature Event,’ sponsored by Bank of America, at 7 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at the Jackson Convention Center in downtown Jackson. “It is in the spirit of the university’s mission, “Challenging Minds and Changing Lives,” that we ask

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ first reactions herald ‘Marvel’s most poignant and powerful film’

By Variety Disney and Marvel Studios finally unveiled Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at the film’s world premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday evening. First reactions are emerging online now and they are overwhelmingly positive. It appears there wasn’t a dry eye in the theater during the film’s 160-minute runtime. Anticipation for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has

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Dillard receives a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

By D. Miller  Dillard University is among a number of institutions that recently received the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The $1.3 million award is part of a five-year grant designed to provide support services and to encourage eligible undergraduate students to pursue graduate education leading to

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N.C. A&T Smith-Jackson Chosen For AASCU’s 2022 New Provosts Academy

By Jackie Torok The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has chosen Tonya Smith-Jackson, Ph.D., provost and executive vice chancellor of Academic Affairs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, among the 30 exceptional higher education leaders to its 2022 Academy for New Provosts (ANP). ANP is a leadership development program, now in

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FSU Center for Defense and Homeland Security Manager Named Management Council President of Defense Alliance of North Carolina

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University John A. Bellamy, assistant director and operations manager of Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS), was recently named management council president of the Defense Alliance of North Carolina (DANC). The DANC is a private, nonprofit organization focused on strengthening North Carolina’s defense sector and those who support it. Its

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