By Sara Weissman North Carolina A&T State Universityâs endowment hit $202 million this summer, the highest of any public historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the country. That sum is about 10 times larger than it was 15 years ago, when the endowment stood at a more modest $20 million. University leaders are celebrating
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By Alexandra Marquez and Garrett Haake Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would be open to debating Vice President Kamala Harris three times next month. Speaking at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said that “I think itâs very important to have debates” and that he had accepted invitations from NBC
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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development (EQBMED) has selected Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., as one of four sites aimed at addressing disparities in clinical trial access through industry and community partnerships. EQBMED is a joint venture led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Morehouse School of Medicine, the Research
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Henrika McCoy has been appointed as a professor of social work and the Morris Endowed Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She comes to her new role from the University of Texas at Austin, where she served as an associate professor of social work and the Ruby Lee Piester
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By Randall Barnes Clark Atlanta University has announced its partnership with MOGL, the leading athlete marketplace and operations software provider in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) arena per a statement secured by HBCU Pulse. This collaboration positions Clark Atlanta as the latest HBCU athletics department to capitalize on the evolving NIL landscape, joining peers like Howard
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By Larry J. Sanders Howard University announced today a historic $175 million gift from the Bloomberg Philanthropiesâ Greenwood Initiative as part of a larger $600 million commitment to the nationâs four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine will each receive a gift of $175
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By Angela Johnson In the late 1980s and early 1990s, A Different World, The Cosby Show spinoff series about life on a fictional Black college campus was must-see TV in Black households all across the country. It was the first time we got to see an all-Black cast in a college setting and it made
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By Sarah Fortinsky Acclaimed comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the U.S. version of âHave I Got News for You,â the long-running U.K. comedy series, CNN announced Thursday. The 10-episode limited series, set to premiere Sept. 14, will air Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern on the 24-hour news network. Episodes will be available to stream
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By Kathryn Palmer The largest donation Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ever received is âfraudulentâ and the donorâs valuation of the gift was âbaseless,â according to a third-party investigation by Pennsylvania-based law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. The 176-page report the firm released this week confirms months of widespread skepticism that donor Gregory Gerami is an impostor:
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By Priscilla Alvarez In the moments after President Joe Biden pulled out of the 2024 race, a scramble unfolded as officials raced to reframe the Democratic National Convention around a new candidate: Vice President Kamala Harris. Officials quickly moved to tailor the Chicago convention to Harris with only four weeks, in part drawing from the 2008 convention when
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