By Brittany Bailer From February 19-25, 14 Howard University School of Business students and faculty travelled to the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland, one of Ireland’s top-ranked business schools. The students’ visit kicked off the schools’ newly minted academic and cultural exchange program. Located in Dublin, UCD Smurfit School is Ireland’s leading business school, educating
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By Aubri Juhasz In the pilot episode of the award-winning sitcom Abbott Elementary, a student pees on a classroom rug. Nicole Wyglendowski has been hooked on the show ever since. “That was brilliant,” says Wyglendowski, a special education teacher in North Philadelphia. “It shows the crazy stuff you don’t think about when you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ll
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By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University today announced the university will recognize Schwab Advisor Services and the Charles Schwab Foundation, as well as three Coppin State University alumni, during its inaugural Coppin State University Gala. The inaugural gala, which will be held Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, will feature dinner,
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By Rebecca Shabad and Zoë Richards Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday traveled to Nashville to meet with three Tennessee Democrats a day after state GOP lawmakers ousted two Black Democratic members for protesting against gun violence on the chamber floor. Harris met state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson a day after all three faced expulsion
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Music icon Dionne Warwick graced a private function at Café Milano in Georgetown to benefit Bowie State University as a prelude to the unveiling of the newly named Dionne Warwick Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center at BSU.. The fundraising dinner, hosted by Franco Nuschese, owner of Café
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s 8th Annual STEM Day keynote speaker Gregory Washington, Ph.D., shared his journey from a New York City apartment to the presidency of George Mason University. Washington earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Before assuming his current role as head
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Courtesy of Langston University Langston University President, Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., announced today that he will retire as the institution’s 16th president at the end of the Spring semester in a message to the university community. “My family and I have thoroughly enjoyed the years spent at Langston University,” said President Smith. “My children
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