Courtesy of Wiberforce University The nation’s first, private historically Black college/university (HBCU) shows great value in the official U. S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. These are metrics that give a perspective of how categorized colleges and universities rank. Wilberforce University (Ohio) is graded among six other four year, private and public, historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs) by enrollment,
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By Markus Speakman the White House held a Press Briefing with HBCU student journalists and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms featuring Vice President Kamala Harris. Along with the Director of Alumni Affairs, Mr. JamesAaron Pierre, I traveled to Washington, DC, to join Vice President Harris and Senior Advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms, alongside
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By Mckenzie Jean-Phillippe A key American historical event has finally gotten federal recognition: June 19, 1865—the day all people living in the United States, including the formerly enslaved, were officially granted freedom. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the day known as Juneteenth a national holiday. “Great nations don’t ignore their most
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Research teams from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have initiated the first phases of the African Combustion Aerosol Collaborative Intercomparison Analysis (ACACIA) pilot study. The project titled “Studies of optical and chemical properties of aged and fresh
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By Johnathan Saxon Bowie State University solidified its relationship with the United States Coast Guard during a ceremony at the Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Nursing during which President Aminta H. Breaux and Vice Admiral Peter Gautier signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to continue the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Executive Champion Scholarship Program at
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Scholarships can play a significant role when navigating the financial responsibilities required to fund an education. Nearly 60 percent of families depend on them to help cover the monetary burden associated with a college degree, next to family contributions, the second biggest source for college funding—and families of first generation and/or African American students often
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Courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Sixteen Elizabeth City State University students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will travel abroad in 2023. Scholarship funding totals $70,000 for students traveling throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. The Gilman Scholarship is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and was designed
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Courtesy of Central State University Central State University is committed to preparing students for innovative careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and agriculture (STEM-Ag) through its 1890 Land-Grant mission. Centralian Jasmine Walker, ’20, is an environmental engineer at GHD, a global professional services company focused on water, energy, and urbanization. She recently appeared on PBS Learning
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By Brittany Bailer Continuing its commitment to access and education for minority business owners, The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship will hold its inaugural HUxPNC Black Commerce Conference: The Future of Entrepreneurship June 14-16, 2023, at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC (999 9th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001). The event will feature celebrity entrepreneurs Lamman
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By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University National Alumni Association (FAMU NAA) raised $339,883.24 for student scholarships and other programs during its annual breakfast fundraiser Saturday, June 3. “We are so thankful and appreciative of all our alumni, most importantly to those who thought it not robbery to give to support our students today and
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