Courtesy of Tuskegee University The Construction Science and Management program received a full seven-year reaccreditation beginning July 31, 2023, through July 31, 2030, by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The program is one of only two accredited bachelorās degree programs in Alabama and only four accredited HBCU programs nationally. āWe are most grateful
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By Emmanuel Freeman As Tennessee State University prepares for the new academic year, staff members are embracing a new mindset after participating in an all-day campus-wideĀ customerĀ relations trainingĀ Wednesday. Led by industry experts and experienced professionals inĀ customerĀ service, the training aimed to better equip staff to serve their clients, specifically students. Isabelle Langham, Sterlin Sanders, and Greg Robinson,
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By Angela Johnson As a student at Norfolk State University in the early 2010s, Ashley Jones set out to create apparel and accessories that reflected her style and showed her school pride. But what started as a side hustle has turned into a lucrative business. And now, Jones is teaming up with one of the
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ByĀ Bracey Harris Several surviving members of theĀ Little Rock Nine, a group of students who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School under threats of violence from white segregationists, are denouncing the Arkansas Department of EducationāsĀ restrictionsĀ on an Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The state is not barring students from taking the class but has
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Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor he died “due to
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine To improve health equity in the United States (U.S.), the president should create a permanent federal body responsible for improving racial, ethnic, and tribal equity across the federal government, according to aĀ new reportĀ from theĀ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineĀ (NASEM). In addition, Congress should create a new score card
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By Kenneth Mullinax If you are interested in motivational speakers that help uplift your life and make your hearts soar, then you must attend ASUās new public seminar series, “The Leadership, Educational, and Development (L.E.A.D.). Speaker’s Series.” The seminars will feature eight different speakers with forums beginning on Aug. 24, 2023 and continuing through 2024.
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By Amber D. Dodd Around the 9 a.m. hour, hundreds of Howard University students waited for the light on the 7th Street block of the Florida and Georgia Avenue intersection. Herds of Bison were traveling to begin the Howard University Day of Service (HUDOS), a decade-long tradition that introduces first-year students to the longstanding, 156-year
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