Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University has received the prestigious 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The University is the first HBCU to receive the honor. NAFSA is the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange. The organization serves the needs
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Courtesy of Chicago State University Summer in the city has looked (or felt) a bit different this year. From a historic drought, to smoke from the Canadian wildfires, to extreme changes in weather, the impacts of climate change have very much been center stage for Chicagoland residents. But just how great of an impact can
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By Kaitlyn Schwanemann For the first time in nearly 30 years, Pandora Anderson Campbell stepped inside Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal church in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and couldn’t stop smiling. “I could feel the spirit of the ancestors. I don’t know how to explain it,” Campbell told CNN. Five generations of Campbell’s relatives were christened at the church.
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Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University (FVSU) will host its 37th Annual Scholarship Luncheon with philanthropist and entrepreneur Stevie Baggs Jr., serving as the keynote speaker on Monday, February 19, 2024, at noon in the Health and Physical Education Complex on FVSU’s campus. Under the theme “Igniting the Light: A Legacy
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By Donna M. Owens and Sakshi Venkatraman Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the descendants of some of the most prominent civil rights leaders from the 1950s and ’60s and other foundational historic figures, who gathered at the White House on Tuesday, some convening in the same room for the first time. The families of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman,
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Written By Jessica Washington The United States has been officially celebrating Black History Month for nearly fifty years. But how did the celebration come to be? And (to answer the real question on everyone’s minds), why is it the shortest month of the year? Our story begins decades before the official recognition of Black History Month.
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Courtesy of Albany State University The Albany State University (ASU) Office of Career Services collaborated with the College of Business, Education and Professional Studies for students to attend the 2nd Annual HBCU Mentorship Breakfast sponsored by Bridge to Leadership on November 9, 2023. Bridge to Leadership is an organization that identifies and develops young multicultural leaders
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Graduates of Texas Southern University’s Joan M. Lafleur College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) class of 2023 outperformed the state and national first-attempt passage rate on the pharmacy licensure exam (NAPLEX®). TSU graduates earned an 84 percent passage rate, exceeding the national rate of 77.5 percent and the state
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Written By Hunter Abell The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta University proudly introduces its 2024 cohort of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) fellows, a remarkable assembly of individuals poised to emerge as the next generation of HBCU leaders. Clark Atlanta University, the first institution to award graduate degrees to African Americans, serves
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Written By Deidra W. Hill Howard University is proud to announce the upcoming Charter Day 2024 weekend celebration, honoring the 157th anniversary of the University’s founding. This momentous occasion is scheduled for Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, 2024, and will be a time to reflect on the institution’s rich history, recognize the achievements of its
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