Courtesy of John C. Smith University While some faculty and students spent their winter break home with family celebrating the holidays, Criminology major Alexis Lawson ’23 flew to Hawaii with Dr. Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, professor of Criminology, to present collaborative research at the International Academic Forum (IAFOR[BSD1]) Conference. “This was more than an academic trip,” said
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Courtesy of Jackson State University The Office of Postsecondary Education at the United States Department of Education recently awarded the Jackson State University Student Success unit more than $9 million in grants for six new programs and one continuing program to serve low-income first-generation middle school, high school and college students. The programs align with the university’s strategic
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By Dana Farrington The White House is planning to end the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency on May 11. The declarations have been extended multiple times since enacted by the Trump administration in 2020. Ending the emergency declaration could have implications for funding for tests and vaccines as well as impact other pandemic-related
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By Zoe Richards Vice President Kamala Harris will attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memphis on Wednesday, her office said Tuesday. Ben Crump, a lawyer for Nichols’ family, said Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, and stepfather, Rodney Wells, invited Harris during a phone call Tuesday morning. Crump said he joined the parents in speaking with Harris for more than 30 minutes.
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By Alexis Clark In September 2016, Logyn Rylander was surfing through her TV streaming service for something good to watch. It was in her living room when she first learned of Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands (AOB) on television. “I was watching Cedrick the Entertainer’s special on Netflix, and I saw the band performing,” Rylander said. “I
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., student leaders, alumni, and some staff visited the Kinsey Collection exhibit at SoFi Stadium Friday. The exhibit, which includes about 10 percent of the entire collection of FAMU alumni Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, and their son Khalil Kinsey, has been on view in 100,000
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By Zshekinah Collier The reality for many Baltimore City students is to experience violence, which often leads to PTSD and students struggling academically, according to a panel of education experts at Morgan State University on Monday. Experts said it’s important for educators to step in and shared some best practices during a recent event. As
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