August 2023 - Page 4

Tuskegee’s Construction Science and Management department receives reaccreditation

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 bachelor’s degree programs in Alabama and only four accredited HBCU programs nationally. “We are most grateful

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TSU Equipped With New Mindset, Focused on Exceptional Customer Service

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-wide customer relations training Wednesday. Led by industry experts and experienced professionals in customer 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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They integrated Little Rock’s schools — now they’re slamming restrictions on AP African American Studies

By Bracey Harris Several surviving members of the 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 Education’s restrictions on an Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The state is not barring students from taking the class but has

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U.S. Should Create a Federal Entity Responsible for Advancing Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity, and Implement a Health Equity Policy Audit and Score Card

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 a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). In addition, Congress should create a new score card

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ASU’s New Public Seminar Series with Eight Acclaimed Speakers

By Kenneth Mullinax If you are interested in motivational speakers that help uplift your life and make your hearts soar, then you must attend ASU’s 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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TSU Opens New Customer Relations Office To Enhance Student Experience

By Emmanuel Freeman The TSU Customer Relations Office is up and running, and recently held a campus-wide training session. The newly established office’s primary goal is to provide exceptional service and support to students, faculty, staff, and other key stakeholders. Customer Relations is led by Assistant Vice President Jessica Powell, who brings a wealth of experience and

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‘The Blind Side’ Family Comes Clean on Michael Oher’s Conservatorship

By Noah A. McGee Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy continue to deny Michael Oher’s claims that he has not received any royalties from “The Blind Side. But they have confirmed that he was in fact under a conservatorship, and not adopted. On Wednesday the Tuohys attorney, Randall Fishman, told reporters in a press conference that his clients plan

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