January 04, 2024

Bowie State Wins $300K Grant to Boost Women in STEM Fields

Courtesy of Bowie State University The Clare Booth Luce Foundation has awarded Bowie State University a $299,996 grant to support women undergraduate students majoring in computer science through the foundation’s Clare Booth Luce Program for Women in STEM.  The program is one of the single largest private sources of funding for women’s STEM higher education

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Texas Southern Gets $50M for Environmental Justice Work

By Quintessa Williams Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced $600 million to 11 Grantmakers to fund Environmental Justice Programs nationwide. Among the recipients, Texas Southern University will receive $50 million to support the university’s Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice. Dr. Bullard, founder of the BCECJ, joined VP Kamala Harris and EPA administrator Michael S. Regan to

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Morgan State Celebrates 10th Fall Commencement Milestone

Written By Morgan State University Proud relatives and other avid supporters filled Talmadge L. Hill Field House to the brim today, for the joy-filled 10th Fall Commencement Exercises of Morgan State University. A total of 436 candidates received doctoral, master’s or bachelor’s degrees during the fall semester’s culminating event on the campus of “the National

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Alcorn State Hosts Mobile Pantry to Fight Food Insecurity

Courtesy of Alcorn State University Mississippi Food Network in partnership with the American Heart Association will host its Mobile Pantry Program on the Lorman campus of Alcorn State University. The Program is first come, first serve. “We are thrilled for the opportunity to expand our reach into Claiborne County and partner with Alcorn State University,”

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Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Controversy

By Daniel Arkin and Adam Reiss Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday after facing intense scrutiny for equivocal testimony she gave at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism as well as widening allegations of plagiarism in her academic work. “It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will

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NC A&T’s BGMM Wins 2023 HBCU Band of the Year Title

By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine (BGMM) has claimed the 2023 Division I HBCU (historically Black college or university) Band of the Year title. BGMM faced off against Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Mercedes-Benz Dome in Atlanta. The

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More States Add Child Tax Credits to Ease Family Costs

By Jennifer Luden Many Americans took a double whammy to the pocketbook this year: Prices for things like food and rent rose, and federal pandemic aid continued to peter out. But a string of states took a cue from one of those relief measures — the expanded federal child tax credit — and are stepping

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FAFSA Overhaul Aims to Simplify Aid for 2024-25 Students

Written by The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Students and their families applying for financial aid for the 2024-25 school year will see changes that are meant to simplify the complex and cumbersome process. One of the first changes will be the start date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms for

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