December 08, 2022

Morris College Wins 2nd Place at Statewide HBCU Hackathon

Courtesy of Morris College Three Morris College Cybersecurity majors and three faculty member trekked their way on November 4, 2022 to Denmark Technical College in Denmark, South Carolina to participate in an all-State HBCU Hackathon Competition, also known as Hack’22@Schack. Seven HBCU Colleges and Universities and two Technical Colleges participated. The Morris College Cybersecurity majors

More

JSU Students Explore STEM Careers at MEMA Through FAST

By Justin Walls Jackson State University (JSU) students recently embraced an opportunity to tour the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) facilities through the Target Infusion Project: Females Advancing Science and Technology (Project FAST). Led by professor Dawn Bishop McLin, Ph.D., seven students visited MEMA, where they learned about a possible career path in emergency management. “The

More

BSU Students Explore Fintech at Interledger Summit

Courtesy of Bowie State University BSU students with a desire to learn more about open payment systems and financial inclusion spent two days in New Orleans attending the Interledger Foundation’s Summit where researchers, corporate executives and others met to discuss how the systems will enable anyone, anywhere in the world to digitally transfer funds to

More

Maryland Casinos Earn $163M in November Gaming Revenue

By Airiel Sharice The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission announced Tuesday that Maryland’s casinos brought in $163.4 million in gaming revenue during the month of November. That is a $3 million increase compared to May of 2021. According to officials, more than $67.7 million of that total contributed to Maryland’s coffers. Additionally, Maryland’s six casinos

More

Southern University Mourns 3 Band Members Killed on I-49

By Alison Brul The Baton Rouge community is mourning after three Southern University Human Jukebox band members were struck and killed along I-49 in north Louisiana Tuesday evening. According to Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop E, 19-year-old Tyran Williams of Dallas, Texas, 21-year-old Dylan Young of Dallas, Texas, and 19-year-old Broderick Moore of Cedar Hill,

More

Aggie Writing Scholars Boost Student Success at N.C. A&T

By Jamie Crockett The Aggie Writing Scholars Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has successfully supported and served 45 incoming first-year students since 2019. To “support the expansion of the university’s writing center and writing-intensive courses throughout the university’s curriculum,” the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a historic $500,000 grant to the College of

More

Howard Scholar Explores Afro-Indian Student Connections

By Brittany Bailer Last year, Lyndsie Whitehead, a student at the Howard University School of Education, was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Research Award and traveled to India to continue her research on the experiences of international students in higher education. She is pursuing a doctorate in Higher Education, Leadership and Policy. Whitehead’s doctoral research explores the

More

Never Miss A Story

Covering HBCUS
and The African American Community