October 26, 2023

ASU Buzz Tour Hits the Road with Scholarships and Outreach

By Hazel Scott The excitement is back, as Alabama State University’s Buzz Tour will be on the road again. On November 2, shortly after sunrise, a busload of ASU faculty, administrators, staff and students will get a chance to showcase what the University has to offer to perspective students.  As they roll out from the

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TSU to Build $4.5M Alumni Welcome Center on Campus

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University already feels like home for many. But now when it is time to return to the university, alumni will have a 10,773 square-foot facility to welcome them. TSU is slated to have a welcome center on campus in the near future to serve as a home away from home

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Grambling State’s Level Up Tech Internship Empowers Students

Courtesy of Grambling State University Entergy and Accenture, a professional services company, have partnered a second year with Grambling State University in Louisiana to develop an innovation and technology workforce of the future through an internship program called Level Up. Six GSU students are participating in the year-long internship and were assigned a specific project

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Spelman President Joins Biden’s African Diaspora Council

Written By Spelman College Spelman College President Helene Gayle was recently appointed as one of 12 members of President Joe Biden’s inaugural Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. The announcement of the Council was first made by Vice President Kamala Harris on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration during 2022 the U.S.-Africa

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A rally is held outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court hears the cases Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 31, 2022. The case addresses race-conscious admissions policies at the schools. (photo by Allison Shelley)

Why HBCUs Offer a Blueprint for Race-Blind Admissions

By Edwin Rios Ever since Cheyney University opened in 1837, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided educational access to students who were once barred from attending white institutions. By the 1890s, to support newly freed Black Americans following the civil war, more than 200 HBCUs had opened. And by the 1950s, more than

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JSU Celebrates 146 Years and Honors Legacy of Leadership

By William H. Kelly, III Jackson State University celebrated 146 years of legacy during its 2023 annual Founders’ Day Convocation held Tuesday, Oct. 17. Community members, alumni, faculty, staff, and students gathered on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway to reflect on the history and future of Jackson State, with keynote speaker and JSU alumna Jennifer Love. “This is a time

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Aggie Shred Day Promotes Cyber Safety and Eco Recycling

By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Information Technology Services, Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education and Outreach and Waste Management Institute are partnering to offer the annual Aggie Shred and Recycling Day on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Lindsay and Laurel streets on campus in recognition of October as Cybersecurity Awareness

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NCCU Joins Genomic Data Hub to Tackle Health Disparities

By Siobahn Day Grady, Ph.D., and Carresse Gerald, Ph.D. North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded $355,000 to help build a community of genomic data scientists committed to addressing health disparities.  The funding to NCCU is part of a larger award from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health, which designated $5.8 million

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