Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University students from different majors worked together to complete a reimagined design of Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The project is part of a partnership with the NFL and the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science that was announced last fall. The students participated in this multi-disciplinary
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By Aimee Picchi The White House on Wednesday said it has approved $7.7 billion of student debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers, part of its ongoing effort to provide relief after the Supreme Court last year blocked President Joe Biden’s plan for broad-based college loan forgiveness. With the latest round of forgiveness, the administration has erased a total of $167
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Courtesy of Bowie State University The Prince George’s County Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta marked its 50th anniversary with donations $50,000 and $1,000 to support scholarships at Bowie State University. “We thought about how to cement partnerships in Prince George’s County and also to elevate our commitment to education,” said Miriam Brewer, chapter president. “We’ve
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By Danielle Layton There’s nothing quite like watching a historically Black college’s marching band rouse a crowd during halftime — except, perhaps, six HBCU marching bands performing back to back. Last year, Alabama State University hosted the Honda Battle of the Bands, making it the first college to host the event on campus. The next show is
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Written by the Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., joined leaders from the Atlanta University Consortium (AUC) to announce the establishment of EDTECH Africa, an initiative serving as an emerging technology bridge between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and African scholars aimed at cultivating educational exchanges in the ever-evolving
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By Greg Rosenstein and Morgan Chesky Jaimarius Barnes, an 11-year-old in the Wichita, Kansas-based League 42 baseball organization, planned on suiting up for games this season just feet away from a Jackie Robinson statue. “He really inspires me because he played baseball and I now play baseball,” Jaimarius said in an interview. “It means a lot. He’s a
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Courtesy of Morgan State University A young man from a mining region of Ghana traveled abroad to become an engineer and leveraged that education to become one of the world’s most influential businesspeople, then chancellor of western Africa’s top-ranked university. A mother, educator, wife, and pastor of a church in Baltimore found inspiration in her
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By Quintessa Williams The Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billion from Fiscal Years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reported total is up from the previously announced over $7 billion and captures significant additional
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Written By Howard University Newsroom Staff Howard University released a retrospective assessment of the progress made toward aspirations set by the Howard Forward Strategic Plan. Launched in 2019 under the leadership of President Emeritus Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, Howard Forward has bolstered academic excellence, research capacity, and financial stability at the University. Led
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Courtesy of Grambling State University It is not often you get the opportunity to celebrate with classmates of 50 years during Commencement. The last class of Grambling College, 29 Golden Graduates, and their families came together for a once-in-a-lifetime class reunion at Grambling State University. Dr. Shirley Newton and her daughter Chelsea Newton packed their
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