By Kui Mwai Students from Philander Smith University and Southern University and A&M College won the sixth annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, which invites 50 students from historically Black colleges and universities to develop business concepts designed to improve Detroit’s economy. This year’s participants competed for over $200,000 in scholarships and prizes. Two teams tied for first place.
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff The John Brown Watson Memorial Library at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has officially launched its new One Button Studio. The state-of-the-art facility aims to make video production accessible and effortless for students, faculty, and staff. This innovative studio reflects a growing trend among university
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By Sara Weissman Hemorrhaging money and students, Central State University in Ohio is turning to the state for guidance. The historically Black land-grant institution has run a deficit for three years in a row, suffered declining enrollments and struggled to pay its vendors on time. To help the college climb out of the hole, university
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By Daniel Arkin Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 91. Jones “passed away peacefully” Sunday night at his home in Bel Air while surrounded by his family,
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As the nation stands on the brink of one of the most consequential elections in recent memory, a palpable tension grips communities across the country. This atmosphere is no different for the students, faculty, and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), where discussions on the implications of the election are front and center.
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By Phenix S. Halley There’s a reason Howard University is regarded as “The Mecca.” In historic news, the historically Black university expects to be granted Research-1 (R1) status this upcoming spring, a title the university lost in 2005 after the Carnegie Classification requirements changed, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. R1 status colleges and universities are at the
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By Rob Wile They’re a group that previous presidential candidates may have overlooked. Now, young men have emerged as a voting bloc that could potentially swing an election expected to see a razor-thin margin of victory for the candidate who wins. And so far, surveys are showing younger men increasingly drifting toward Donald Trump and Republicans.
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