By Kyle Kidd Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been selected to receive support through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI). Jackson State University (JSU) was among the first wave of research projects announced during the launch of this groundbreaking alliance in May 2022. Each
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By Jerome Dendy The Patricia Roberts Harris (PRH) Fellowship, a public affairs professional development program, administered by Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, has received a $200,000 philanthropic grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). The funding will support the expansion of the program with a specific focus on increasing diversity and representation
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By Claretta Bellamy The Biden administration’s initiative to spur prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support earlier this week, when singer Mary J. Blige joined Jill Biden and the American Cancer Society to announce national meetings on breast and cervical cancer. The cancer organization pledged to run the events after President Joe Biden and the
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University (FSU) honored Hilda and Edward Cromartie, Sr., of Mount Olive, North Carolina, and their family as the 2022 Family of the Year during its 155th Founders’ Day celebration. The FSU Family of the Year award recognizes multi-generational families who continue to exemplify FSU’s motto: Res Non Verba, Deeds Not
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By Hazel Scott On Saturday, Oct. 22, more than 45 students in the W.E.B. Du Bois Honors program headed to Selma, Alabama, to continue Alabama State University’s long history of service. Through the W.E.B. Du Bois Honors Program Global Leadership Initiative, the honors students helped with a clean up project in the Selma community, mentored junior and
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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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Courtesy of Dillard University Dillard University is partnering with Verizon to offer a free immersive enrichment open house workshop, Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers, for middle school students, 5th-8th grades, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on November 5. The event will be on Dillard’s campus in the Professional Schools Building, room 131-135. Students will learn about design
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Seven distinguished alumni and servant leaders will become the first Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JOMC) Hall of Fame inductees Friday, Oct. 28, during a 10:30 a.m. ceremony in the General Classroom Building Auditorium. A reception will follow the induction ceremony in Crosby Hall Room 217. The
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