Courtesy of Hampton University Hampton University Provost and Chancellor JoAnn Haysbert, Ed.D. has been named to the 2023 “Top 25 Women Making a Difference in the World of Academia” by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, an annual list that showcases the exceptional contributions and leadership skills of women in the academic world. “Dr. Haysbert has been
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By Mr. Rodney Spivey-Jones That’s the long refrain reverberating in my mind the entire week I spent at Morehouse last October. I listened to stories about Dr. King, the student; discussed identity and the power of narrative at the Gaffney Lecture; and conversed with the Oprah Winfrey Scholars and the Prison Education Ambassadors. The week
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By Jonathan Saxon The Bowie State women’s bowling team ended the 2023 season as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) runner-ups. The Bulldogs rolled through two days of competition at the 2023 CIAA Bowling Championship before falling to the top-seed Fayetteville State Broncos 4-0 in the title match. “The girls put up a good fight,”
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By Markita C. Rowe The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a new art exhibition, “Common Roots: Many Branches.” The show, featuring more than 60 works, opens Monday, March 20, and runs through Friday, April 14, with a re-opening Friday, May 12, through Friday, July 28. The 18 artists
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Courtesy of Harris-Stowe State University Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU), along with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Unleashing Potential and Gateway Global, have received funding to advance the Geospatial Intelligence vision in the St. Louis area. T-REX, the innovation and entrepreneurial development center located in downtown St. Louis, has created a geospatial programming initiative through the
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By Jalen Brown Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial or ethnic group because of racial discrimination, the high cost of higher education and a multitude of external responsibilities, according to a new Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2023 State of Higher Education study. The study,
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri will dedicate a campus building to honor a former university president on April 21. The event will commemorate the renaming of Founders Hall to Dr. James Frank Hall. The LU Board of Curators voted last November to rename the hall that primarily houses Lincoln’s science and agriculture
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By Alexis Clark From Ethiopian injera, a pancake-like flatbread, to Indian samosa, a fried pastry with a vegetable filling, the savory smell of exotic spices filled Elliot Hall on the Tennessee State University campus. More than 150 students and staff members visited booths during the International Food Festival and Cultural Exchange event hosted by TSU’s
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By Jade Boone Forty-one years since the first NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, an HBCU has a team of its own. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, made history earlier this year after launching its gymnastics program — the first for a historically Black college and university — and competing at the inaugural Super 16 event in
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By Kaanita Iyer and Justin Gamble The Pentagon has chosen Howard University to lead a university-affiliated research center, its first partnership with a historically Black college or university, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week. “To sharpen America’s technological edge and to strengthen America’s outstanding military, the department is committed to investing even more in
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