December 20, 2022

“Chat & Chew” Gathering Inspires Understanding

By Shelly Ridgeway On Friday afternoons, a small group of students gather in a special section of Blackburn Center dining hall for lunch and conversation with Howard University administrators and leaders. This weekly, hour-long “Chat & Chew” activity is a collaboration between the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs and the Office of University

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Hampton University James T. George School of Business Announces Fulfillment of $1 Million Partnership with Prudential Financial and PGIM Through Main Lecture Hall Renaming and Additional Support Programs

Courtesy of Hampton University Hampton University James T. George School of Business announced its continued partnership with Prudential Financial and PGIM, Prudential’s global asset management business, through renaming the school’s main lecture hall, previously known as Buckman Room 101, in honor of the late former Dean Dr. Sid Howard Credle. Hampton commemorated the dedication with a ceremony at the

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Tuskegee University receives major USDA funding for Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

By Kawana McGough Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1 billion for 141

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Kevin Durant and the Durant Family Foundation Commit to Major Investment in Bowie State University

By D. Thompson Prince George’s County native Kevin Durant and the Durant Family Foundation have committed to joining the Bowie State University Athletics Department in the transformation of the university’s main basketball gym and supporting BSU athletics programs. We are dedicated to providing resources and possibilities to students for higher education, especially in Prince George’s County,”

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FAYETTEVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 2ND: Students, Sharita Godwin (left) and Beth Acre (right), receive instructions during a role play through an examination with Denishia Harris (middle), a standardized patient, during the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training at Fayetteville State University. (Photo by Cornell Watson for NBC News)

There are few Black sexual assault nurse examiners. One university wants to change that.

By Kate Martin The hospital where Sharita Godwin works in central North Carolina doesn’t have any Black nurses trained in administering forensic exams to sexual assault victims. She’s aiming to become the first one. Last week, Godwin joined seven other nurses from across the region at Fayetteville State University, as part of the historically Black

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UAPB Project SEARCH Takes the Lead

Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Earlier this summer, the city of Eudora, a rural community in southeast Arkansas, faced multiple challenges with water consumption. As a result, numerous residents experienced having little to no water and various other complications. Seeing the need, UAPB’s Project SEARCH program, along with the Office of Student

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