June 07, 2023

Cornel West Enters 2024 Race for President with People’s Party

By Char Adams Philosophy professor, historian and political activist Cornel West entered the 2024 presidential race on Monday. West, 70, announced his candidacy for the People’s Party nomination on social media, calling the presidency a vehicle for pursuing truth and justice. “I come from a tradition where I care about you,” West said in the video.

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UDC WDLL Launches “Step Into Success” Fall Open House

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia he Division of Workforce Development Lifelong Learning (WDLL), at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is thrilled to announce the launch of its “Step Into Success” campaign in preparation for the upcoming fall open house events. This event will take place at UDC’s Southeast

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TSU Music Business Program Empowers Future Black Creatives

By Alexis Clark Imagine a classroom where aspiring music creatives gather to discuss business strategies and receive firsthand experiences from top music industry insiders. This is the reality for students enrolled in Tennessee State University’s Music Business Accelerator Program (MBAP). Going beyond just an academic experience, the MBAP is paving the way for the next

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Bowie State Earns 2022 Tree Campus USA Recognition

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State was honored with the 2022 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective forest management to enhance the campus environment. The Arbor Day Foundation is the world’s largest membership nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. Its’ Tree Campus Higher Education program

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WVSU Awarded $20M NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research

Courtesy of West Virginia State University West Virginia State University (WVSU) is one of four state institutions of higher education that have been awarded a highly competitive, five-year $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The grant will boost academic scientific research and upgrade infrastructure at WVSU,

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Howard Teams Win Big at 2023 Solar Decathlon Challenge

By Hayya Shah The Howard University interdisciplinary teams Retro Booming and Team Revive successfully participated in the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge. The teams are comprised of 21 students from the architecture, clinical laboratory, engineering, environmental science, environmental studies, and sociology disciplines. Nea Maloo, FAIA, Howard University architecture lecturer, served as faculty advisor

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