Courtesy of Bowie State University Data on student parents at Bowie State is being collected to learn more about their special needs and provide them with more support as they work toward completing their degrees while caring for their children. The university, which received a $75,000 grant from Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s Black and
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Courtesy of Virginia Union University VUU is thrilled to announce a historic milestone in its academic journey, with the University experiencing an unprecedented 31% surge in undergraduate enrollment compared to the previous academic year. More than 1,200 undergraduate and 400 graduate students have enrolled at Virginia Union for the academic year 2023-24. As classes begin this
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Written By Meharry Medical College Sonja Harris-Haywood, M.D., M.S., MA, has been appointed dean of the Meharry Medical College School of Medicine. Harris-Haywood will advance Meharry’s mission to serve the underserved by leading, innovating and growing the College’s medical education and training curriculum and programs. “Dr. Harris-Haywood’s achievements in multidisciplinary clinical research and curriculum, as
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Courtesy of Wiley College Wiley College is pleased to announce it is a recipient of a National Park Services grant as part of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund. Wiley College is one of fourteen HBCUs to be awarded a $500,000 grant to preserve and restore historic buildings, structures, and landmarks. The
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By Kelvin Childs An anonymous donor has committed $3.5 million to Howard University to establish an endowed chair in honor of the late education entrepreneur Sean McCleese. The Sean McCleese Endowed Chair in Computer Science, Race and Social Justice supports scholarship, teaching, policy development and partnership building. The goal of this endowed chair is to ensure
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Written By Spelman College Spelman College today announced a $200,000 grant from the Deloitte Foundation to provide scholarships for students majoring in economics, computer science and mathematics. The donation to Spelman will establish the Deloitte Foundation Scholarship Fund to support 20 incoming juniors who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in the aforestated majors during the 2023-2024
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Written By Virginia State University Virginia State University welcomed Congresswoman and Petersburg native Jennifer McClellan to campus on Wednesday, August 30, as part of its Black Business Month celebration. Congresswoman McClellan spoke to students enrolled in the Reginald F. Lewis College of Business and learned more about the VSU Center for Entrepreneurship, whose programs help
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By Alexis Clark This month marks a fresh start for thousands at TSU, embarking on an exciting chapter as college students. Not only for first-year students but also as the university welcomes new departments this semester. This year’s move-in incorporated a collaborative effort between the newly formed unit in Academic Affairs, Academic Career Pathways and
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By Morgan State University Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) has announced that Travis Mitchell, senior vice president and chief content officer at Maryland Public Television (MPT) has been named chair of its Board of Visitors. Comprised of news, production and strategic communication executives, the Board of Visitors provides the SGJC dean with
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By Summer Concepcion A panel of federal judges on Tuesday struck down a new congressional map created by Alabama Republicans that includes only one majority-Black district, defying a Supreme Court order. “We are disturbed by the evidence that the State delayed remedial proceedings but ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy,” the three judges of
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