By William H. Kelly III Jackson State University’s (JSU) Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition (MJCPC) was awarded the $304,488 Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Grant from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health’s Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Services. The funding applies to the 2023-2024 fiscal year. It marks 32 years for the MJCPC to receive funding from
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, talks about implications for medical education of the recent Supreme Court decision limiting affirmative action. “Race and gender concordance really does impact health outcomes,” Montgomery Rice told Healio. To counter the effect of disallowing race-based affirmative action
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By Amber Adams North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Arthur S. Totton Circle Farm Road on the University Farm for Arthur S. Totton in recognition of his service and contributions to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES). “Mr. Totton was a visionary educator and respected advisor here in the College
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Courtesy of University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia ranks #14 among public HBCUs in U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 list of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the company announced last week. Among all HBCUs, UDC ranks #24 – the second consecutive year UDC has landed in the
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By Alexis Clark From Houston, Texas, to Tennessee State University, the Lord family said the 12-hour drive was well worth it to witness a significant milestone in their son’s journey towards becoming a medical professional. Ethan Lord, a freshman biology major, is part of TSU’s third annual White Coat Ceremony, an event marking the progress
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) has announced a cooperative agreement totaling approximately $1.5 million to Texas Southern University (TSU) Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice for the Community Improvements for the Gulf South Project (Gulf South Project) to advance equity in
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Written By Fisk University Fisk University and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture have received a two-year $120,000 NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant for Collaborative Digital Editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American History and Ethnic Studies. The collaborative grant program between the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the
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By Liam Knox The Rochester Institute of Technology has a persistent and yawning gender gap—what some have called its “infamous gender ratio.” It is nearly two-thirds male, a number that has remained relatively stable for years, sometimes raising eyebrows among prospective female applicants. RIT is not an anomaly. While the gender gap in higher education has narrowed to
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By Amber D. Dodd Lavender filled the Armor J. Blackburn Ballroom as Howard University hosted its eighth annual LGBTQ+ Lavender Reception as part of the 2023 Homecoming festivities. “We have welcomed students from all walks of life, all backgrounds: race, gender, sexual orientation, and our commitment to fostering an inclusive community, this is something that
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By Laura Strickler The battle over books has taken a new front. The season for Scholastic Book Fairs has kicked off, a time when students shop for books at annual pop-up fairs in their own hallways. But this year, the massive publisher of children’s books, which manages sales at 120,000 book fairs nationwide, announced it has
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