Courtesy of John C. Smith University The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced that Johnson C. Smith University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) will receive a $1 million grant to build the next generation of STEM professionals who have a comprehensive education in dealing with natural disasters. Associate Professor of Computer
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By Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D.( President of Coppin State University) The Supreme Court today delivered a ruling that would have significantly reduced the financial burden faced by graduates across the United States and eliminated remaining debt for others. Like many other Historically Black Institutions, Coppin State University serves a growing population of first-generation college students
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University has launched the annual Back to School Alumni Giveback campaign. Each year, the University accepts support from alumni and friends to help ensure student success as they prepare for a new academic year. “Our alumni have supported this effort for more than five years, and their continued
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Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters. None of these claims was true, but they scorched through social media sites that advocates
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Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Two years after breaking ground, the sixth addition to Prairie View A&M University’s Roy G. Perry College of Engineering complex is ready to open its doors and offer new opportunities to students and faculty. The University plans to hold a grand opening of its new $70 million Engineering Classroom and Research Building (ENCARB)
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By Erika Morris In August of 2022, I was selected to be a part of the first inaugural class of interns for the Biden-Harris Administration. After two years of no interns, the White House reinstated its White House Internship Program and allowed 127 current or recently graduated college students to embark on an opportunity of
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees (BOT) Chair and alum Kelvin Lawson will be the keynote speaker for the Summer 2023 Commencement Ceremony. Lawson, who is serving his third term as BOT chair, will address graduates from all of the University’s 14 colleges and schools. The ceremony is scheduled for 6
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