By CherRae Dickerson Coppin State University received a personnel preparation grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) within the U.S. Department of Education. This $1.2 million grant will fund Project Special Educators Qualified to Uplift Exceptional Learners (SEQUEL), which aims to improve literacy, math, and social-emotional outcomes for school-age children with disabilities, particularly
MoreBy Sarah Beth Guevara Howard University becomes the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to partner with the Pentagon for military technology research featuring a five-year, $90 million contract. The research center is the first Department of Defense university research center sponsored by the Air Force and will focus on tactical autonomy, according to
MoreBy Alexis Clark Tennessee State University is offering over 20 summer camps for all ages to keep children engaged for the next three months. This is great news for Metro parents as more than 86,000 students, from pre-school to high, will be out of school for summer. Children will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy
MoreCourtesy of Texas Southern University Janai Minga didn’t choose Texas Southern University. “I really say Texas Southern University chose me,” she said. Minga was looking for two things coming out of high school: an HBCU and the best pharmacy program. A lifelong cheerleader, an audition for TSU cheer in 2017 helped her find both. “I
MoreCourtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) was recognized with the Health and Safety Award of Excellence by the State Employee Risk Management Administration (SERMA). The award was presented at the annual SERMA Conference, held in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 23, 2024. Upon accepting the award for
MoreBy Kyra Alessandrini The first HBCU Festival took place for the very first time in Charlotte, N.C. earlier this month. The event celebrated HBCU culture and offered educational opportunities to the community and their families. “We brought together all HBCU cultures in one place for the first ever inaugural HBCU Festival,” Nasir Jones, a North Carolina A&T alum and
MoreCourtesy of Coppin State University Dressed in their finest attire, over 750 guests were treated to an incredible display of elegance and generosity at the second annual gala hosted by Coppin State University. The event at the prestigious Baltimore Marriott Waterfront surpassed all expectations, raising record-breaking support from alumni, faculty members, philanthropists, community leaders, and
MoreBy The HBCU Library Alliance The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the HBCU Library Alliance proudly announce the successful culmination of their inaugural collaboration, aimed at empowering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to preserve and digitize their invaluable cultural heritage. With the generous support of 78 CLIR sponsors, the initiative raised
MoreBy Quintessa Williams This summer, high school students worldwide will begin researching the colleges that best suit their ambitions for the future, sending millions of applications to their top schools by the fall. Numerade recently analyzed National Center for Education Statistics data to rank the 50 colleges where applications are growing the fastest. To be included, colleges and
MoreBy Daniel Arkin The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and five students filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school board in Shenandoah County after the six-person body approved a proposal restoring the names of Confederate military leaders to two public schools. The lawsuit, first reported by NBC News, argues that the school board created “an unlawful and
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