Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct hands-on studies of “situational policing” techniques and their impact on citizens living in Baltimore neighborhoods. The concept of situational policing refers to adapting policing style and strategy to the type of neighborhood
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By Emmanuel Freeman The U.S. is facing a potential triple threat of flu, COVID-19, and RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and a Tennessee State University infectious disease expert is calling on individuals to get immunized, as the surest way to avoid serious illness or long-term hospitalization. Dr. Wendelyn Inman, professor and director of the public
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By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University has received a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to support Coppin’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) initiative over the next five years. The P2P program aims to increase teacher diversity while also boosting student success in high-needs urban
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee announced it had received a $1 million endowment from Clif Bar & Company, The funds will support the advancement of organic agriculture and farming practices through the University’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS). With this investment, Tuskegee University becomes the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a
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Courtesy of Shaw University Students from Shaw University and Saint Augustine’s University teamed up for a march to the polls event. Students gathered on Shaw’s campus Thursday morning, before making the 1/2 mile trek to Chavis Park, one of 15 early voting locations in Wake County. “We’re not red, we’re not blue, we are purple.
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $5 million grant from Google.org, Google’s charitable arm, to the College’s Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (Center of Excellence) to support the development of a comprehensive data dashboard that will help shape the narrative of the impact of Black women leading, working and studying
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Center for Journalism & Democracy opens at Howard University in Washington, DC. Founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism, the Center is the first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism. “More than a year ago, I came to Howard University with a vision to create a
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By Anthony Howard The 2022 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Although presidential elections attract a greater amount of attention, political experts say the midterms can be more or equally as important as the nation’s largest political race. Two major determinants of the midterm are the two chambers of Congress: The U.S
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By Nykira Ross The Albany State University (ASU) Office of Career Services remains committed to student success and is implementing new enhancement initiatives during the fall semester. The initiatives include a new career resources platform, classification checklists, signature events, and more. Career Services’ revitalization is spearheaded by the new director, Dr. Julie Francis-Pettway. Dr. Pettway,
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