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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.

JSU Student Success Awarded $9 Million for seven U.S. Department of Education Grants

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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The White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations in May

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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US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after paying tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in front of a makeshift memorial at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, on January 25, 2022. - Huu Can Tran, the 72-year-old Asian immigrant who killed 11 people before shooting himself as police moved in on him; was once a regular at the California balroom where the tragic gun massacre unfolded. Tran used a semi-automatic pistol to spray 42 bullets around the studio in Monterey Park, an Asian-majority city near Los Angeles. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Vice President Harris to attend Tyre Nichols funeral in Memphis

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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Road To The Grammys: Band’s TV Appearance Inspires Student to Come to TSU

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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FAMU President, Students, Staff Tour Kinsey Collection at SoFi Stadium

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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