September 06, 2023

TSU Holds Honors ‘Crossing Over and Induction Ceremony’ For Top Academic Students

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University recently hosted its highly anticipated ā€˜Honors Crossing Over and Induction Ceremonyā€™ to induct 190 exceptional students into the prestigious TSU Honors College. The event Sunday served as a platform to recognize the outstanding academic achievements and dedication of these newly inducted students. Representing TSU President Glenda Glover as the

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U.S. Department of Education Awards Morgan State University $400K Research Grant to Study Trauma Impacts On Student Performance, Success

By Morgan State University Morgan State University announces a newly awarded $399,747 research grant from the U.S. Department of Educationā€™s (ED) Institute for Education Studies (IES). The grant will be used to prepare minority-serving institution faculty members to conduct high-quality education research that advances knowledge pertaining to the impact of trauma-informed teaching practices in online

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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson announce $10 million Maui relief fund

ByĀ Drew Weisholtz Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have teamed up to help people whose lives have been shattered by theĀ wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. The duo has launched the Peopleā€™s Fund of Maui, in which cash will go directly to people whose lives have been affected by the blazes. Winfrey and Johnson kicked off

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UAPB Receives $2 Million in USDA Grants for Research, Extension, Education Projects

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) over $2 million in grants for agriculture-related programs, Dr. Bruce McGowan, interim dean/director for the UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences,

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Brian Westbrook Foundation Hosts Athletic Data Science Camp

By Jonathan Saxon Itā€™s never too early to consider career options, as a group of high schoolers learned from attending a data analytics camp with a sports focus at Bowie State Universityā€™s the Data Analytics Research Trading and Technology (DARTT) Lab over the summer. The camp, which was sponsored by The Brian Westbrook Foundation, was

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