By Sara Weissman The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recently reported the largest year-over-year increase in the stateās college-going rate since the 2015 launch of Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for community college students. More than halfā56.7Ā percentāof Tennessee public high school graduates in the Class of 2023 immediately enrolled in college, an increase of
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USA Baseball finalized the rosters for the Collegiate National Team, which features the International Friendship Series and Summer League Tour rosters.Ā Both rosters feature HBCUĀ baseball players. āAfter two very competitive Stars versus Stripes games, we are excited to announce our two Collegiate National Team rosters for 2024,ā saidĀ Eric Campbell, USA Baseballās Professional and Collegiate National Team
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University (MSU) and theĀ Volkswagen Group of AmericaĀ (VWGA), the U.S.-based operations of the Volkswagen Group,Ā one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, are committed to building on the success of the inaugural Spring cohort of its āThe Driving Forceā (TDF) program with MSUāsĀ School of Global Journalism and CommunicationĀ (SGJC). TDF, an
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State UniversityĀ (JSU) is proud to announce a newĀ Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)Ā designed to tackle Mississippiās teacher shortage. The program offers students and their families a significant promise: if post-graduation income is below $45,000, the LRAP will aid in repaying federal student loans, private alternative loans, and parent PLUS loans.
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By Jennifer Gerson Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling throughout the month of July for targeted outreach to Black women voters, the White House shared exclusively with The 19th. In addition to a previously announced appearance at the 30th annual ESSENCE Festival of Culture this weekend in New Orleans, Harris will be giving the
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By Monica Lewis Gwendolyn H. Everett, Ph.D., an art historian with more than 30 years of teaching and administration experience at the collegiate level, has been named the interim dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The current associate dean for Faculty Affairs with the college, Everettās new role is effective July
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By Kennedi Landri Ā If you ask Del Matthews, HBCU baseball is the closest one can get to the Negro Leagues in the modern day. Matthews, MLBās vice president of baseball development and an HBCU alumnus, has been a central part of what has come to the forefront of Major League Baseballās premier events highlighting the
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