By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is set to welcome hundreds of high school juniors and seniors, along with their families from across the nation, for the highly anticipated Spring Preview Day on April 12. This premier open house event showcases TSUâs programs, campus life, and community to prospective students. The festivities will begin at
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., welcomed Tshilidzi Marwala, Ph.D., undersecretary general of the United Nations and rector of the United Nations University, to campus earlier this week. They discussed potential partnerships related to global education, artificial intelligence, and other technological innovation aligned with Howard’s focus on equity and social justice. Their agreed on
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Courtesy of Coppin State University Coppin State University, a historically Black educational institution, and the City of Baltimore have recently launched the âLive Near Your Workâ program, an initiative that will promote homeownership among Coppin State employees and the West Baltimore community. The new program will provide eligible employees with grants ranging from $50,000 to
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Written By The Associated Press The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly
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By Bob Moser As Donald Trump returns to the White House on this Martin Luther King Jr. Dayâwith a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president whoâs called universities âthe enemyâ and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretaryâitâs fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty. Trumpâs attention to the sector
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By Suzanne Gamboa, Matt Lavietes and Jo Yurcaba Many who work in the federal government knew that an incoming Trump administration would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion jobs within their ranks. It was just a matter of when and how far heâd go. For most employees, it happened at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, when they got notices
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Courtesy Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University students will have access to more food and clothing resources thanks to the generosity of Allegacy Federal Credit Union. Allegacy donated $120,000 to WSSU in 2023 to repurpose a former game room on the campus into the Allegacy Federal Credit Union Student Resource Center and has committed an
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