August 17, 2023

JCSU President Valerie Kinloch Sets Bold New Vision

Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith University Faculty and staff filed into Jane M. Smith Memorial Church Wednesday morning, where Dr. Valerie Kinloch ’96, 15th president of Johnson C. Smith, addressed the group for the first time during the Opening of School Conference. The bi-annual conference, held a few days before the start of each semester,

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SAU Welcomes Students with Fresh Falcon Week Festivities

Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University This week, hundreds of incoming and returning Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) student residents from across the country unloaded their vehicles to move into their on-campus homes. While embracing their teary-eyed loved ones, students introduced themselves to their roommates and settled into their homes away from home. The annual return of

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Howard Students Shine Through Disney Storytellers Fund

By Sholnn Z. Freeman A narrative film about a culturally alienated college student and her encounters with magic, a short-film festival dedicated to Black female storytellers, and a visual poetry album are among the creative projects now underway in conjunction with the new Disney Storytellers Fund program at Howard University. The Walt Disney Company and Howard University first announced

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Morehouse Hosts East Point Health Equity Summit 2023

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine The National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the City of East Point, Georgia, will hold the second annual East Point Health Equity Summit on Saturday, August 19. The free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arts Xchange located at 2148 Newnan

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TSU President Glenda Glover to Retire After 2023-2024

By Kelli Sharpe Saying she was surrounded by 1,000 of her closest friends, Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover announced Monday that she will retire following the 2023-2024 academic year. Glover first shared her plans with the campus family during the annual TSU Faculty Staff Institute that marks the beginning of the new academic year.

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Norfolk State Honored Among Top VA Intern Employers 2023

Courtesy of Norfolk State University The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) today recognized 100 recipients of the 2023 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Awards. The annual award recognizes Virginia employers who provide high-quality internships to students. Some of the noteworthy efforts of employers include exposure to senior leaders, structured mentorship programs, housing allowances, paid

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Students Prep for College Amid Reproductive Health Shifts

By April Dembosky When I’laysia Vital got accepted to Texas Southern University, a historically Black university in Houston, she immediately began daydreaming about the sense of freedom that would come with living on her own, and the sense of belonging she would feel studying in a thriving Black community. Then, a nurse at her high school’s

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VSU Adds Solar Trash Compactors for a Greener Campus

Courtesy of Virginia State University University goes green by adding self-sufficient solar-powered trash compactors with innovative features and environmental benefits. Virginia State University has taken another step toward going green and expanding its effort for a cleaner campus. Fifty (50) new solar-powered trash compactors have been placed around campus ahead of the 2023 fall semester.

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