By Kenneth Mullinax Montgomery and Central Alabama’s best and brightest public and private, middle and high school students, as Alabama State University hosts the in-person final competitive event for the area’s yearly “MGM B.E.S.T. HUB Robotics Competition.”(B.E.S.T. is an acronym for Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology). The 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. event, which takes place
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By Char Adams Historically Black colleges and universities are just as prestigious as Ivy League schools, and they’re diverse. That is why, leaders say, HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions will be even more important to students of color should the Supreme Court end affirmative action in college admissions. As conservative Supreme Court justices seem poised to
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) is celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2022, and kicked off events Nov. 7, as students are spreading awareness about their countries and interacting with fellow students who are also studying abroad. The week, which began Nov. 7 and concludes on Nov. 11, features many
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By Aaliyah Butler Howard University launched its Electronic Sports (Esports) Lab in the Armour J. Blackburn University Center, sponsored by Verizon Wireless and the board of the HBCU Esports League. The Verizon Foundation, Cxmmunity, awarded the University $100,000 to enhance the University’s Esports program, a form of competition using video games. The funds from this
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. and Tangelia Kelly, Ph.D., JSU director of marketing, are among the honorees for the 2022 Delta Business Journal Top Minority Business Leaders. “I am honored to be selected as one of the top minority business leaders by Delta Business Journal,” said Hudson. “Serving as the 12th
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Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University (ASU) will host the 25th Annual Southeast Model African Union (SEMAU) Conference, in collaboration with the University System African Council (USAC), on November 9 -12, 2022. This will be the first time ASU is hosting the prestigious conference. College students will travel from all over the southeast to
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By Dimenico Montanoro This is why it’s always important to remember never to assume you know exactly what’s going to happen in an election — and to keep an open mind for potential surprises. We’ve been saying for months these elections were expected to be close, that many of these elections would take a while
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Courtesy of Lincoln University Cyberl.org- a workforce development organization funded by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant – today announced the expansion of Project REACH, a feeder program created to recruit a diverse body of K-12 students to pursue undergraduate cybersecurity degrees and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Lincoln University of
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, received the National Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from National Medical Fellowships (NMF) at the organization’s first hybrid and national gala in Miami, FL, on Saturday, November 5. “I am honored to be recognized by the NMF with
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Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) is celebrating the generous financial contributions of its alumni and community partners who have donated more than $2 million to support student scholarships, programmatic needs and career development. To recognize these significant gifts, multiple check presentations took place inside T.A. Wright Stadium during the university’s annual
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