By Chauncey Alcorn Hundreds of Atlanta University Center studentsĀ cheered with excitement when Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on stage inside the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in September. Seeing the Howard University graduate and first Black woman to serve as the nationās second-in-command, live and in-person, was an inspiration to fellow
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By Brooke Brinson Two Howard University students āĀ JadaĀ IngletonĀ andĀ JasperĀ SmithĀ ā have been named as fellows of the 2024 HBCU Media Collective, a program led by Dow Jones and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Ingleton and Smith are joining six other HBCU students selected by their deans and faculty members to participate in the program, which
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By Kyra Alessandrini Lincoln UniversityĀ announced that Bryan Stevenson, the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will be the keynote speaker at the HBCUās 2024 Commencement Ceremony. This year will mark the institutionās 165th Commencement Ceremony. The event will take place on May 5 on Lincolnās main campus, and around 400 undergraduate and
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By Jessica Washington It seemed like things couldnāt get any more shocking afterĀ Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennesseeās only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state. Last Thursday, Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who is white,
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By Quintessa Williams The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG)Ā voted Tuesday to approveĀ tuition rates for the 2024-25 academic year at USGās 26 public colleges and universities. Systemwide, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase by 2.5%, and out-of-state tuition will increase by 5%. A new,Ā third level of tuitionĀ for out-of-country students will also be
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) hosted a three-day Annual Technical Meeting of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) along with the Minority Serving Institution Partnership (MSIPP) and Tribal Education Partnership Program (TEPP). Themed, āEmpowering the Future Workforce,ā the meeting was aligned with the NNSAās mission to create and support sustainable career pathways that
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Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) nursing program will receive a $15 million investment to construct a new academic building as part of a major legislative package championed by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR). āIām proud to deliver investments to Arkansas that support growth and
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