By Rhonda Dunaway The Hinds Community College Utica Campus Radio and Television Production and Broadcast Technology Department and their television broadcast station WHUC News 7 won many awards again this year at the Mississippi Excellence in Broadcasting Award Winners-Collegiate Division 2023. The program is based at Hinds’ Utica Campus, designated as an HBCU (Historically Black College and
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Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University’s Visual and Performing Arts program is showcasing a new group exhibition by Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts (FAAA) with Guest Curator and local Savannah artist, Betsy Cain. As part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, the exhibition will run Thursday, Feb. 23 through Monday, May
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By Melody Dixon Coahoma Community College is one of seven Mississippi colleges recently awarded grant funds given by The Women’s Foundation of Mississippi to support students pursuing nursing and healthcare-related studies. Through a two-year $654,500 grant from the Bower Foundation, the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will get to build on efforts already in place at
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Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was named one of the Best Colleges in America in 2023 by the personal finance brand and website Money.com. UMES received a three-star rating based on available statistical information weighted into three categories – quality of education, affordability, and graduate outcomes. The
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By Morgan State University Newsroom Morgan State University announced its selection to the Wastewater Center of Excellence Program offered by Ceres Nanosciences (Ceres). Through its participation in the program, the University’s Biology Department, housed within its School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Science (SCMNS), will conduct wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance and testing to improve public health surveillance and resource
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Courtesy of Alcorn State University The School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (SAAS) at Alcorn State University has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to foster a diverse agricultural workforce. As part of a collaboration grant with Tennessee State University, SAAS received $1.5 million for the “From Learning to
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By Alexis Clark June 2nd marked Mayson Harris’ second trip to New York City. But in a twist of fate, this visit to the Big Apple held something extraordinary in store. The prospect of performing at Carnegie Hall fueled Harris, a member of the TSU Meistersingers, with ambition, and the students embarked on a mission
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By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University today launched Coppin Corner, a new on-campus resource committed to serving Coppin State students by providing basic needs to foster continued academic progress and increase the retention of students in need. Coppin Corner provides non-perishable food items, frozen foods, personal hygiene products, and cleaning supplies for registered Coppin State
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By Rachel Treisman NASA released the first batch of images from the James Webb telescope this week, wowing the world with never-before-seen views of ancient and distant galaxies. The approximately $10 billion telescope was decades in the making, a partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency that involved some 20,000 collaborators across 29 countries
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Courtesy of Morehouse College Hodan Hassan, a veteran fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience serving higher education institutions and global humanitarian organizations, has joined the staff of Morehouse College as the new Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement and Chief Advancement Officer. In her new role, Hassan will build national
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