Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), a private historically Black medical school and one of the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, launches a year-long celebration marking five decades of advancing health equity. “From our founding in 1975 as a two-year medical education program to the world-renowned institution that
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By Reuters The U.S. Air Force on Sunday said it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which has passed review to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, has prohibited DEI throughout the
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By Ashley Mowreader A course syllabus serves as a road map for navigating the upcoming term and content that will be covered, but researchers believe it could support students’ self-directed learning as well. A November study published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, authored by a team of faculty from Auburn University and the University
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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 TSU’s 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 “Live Near Your Work” 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. Day—with a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president who’s called universities “the enemy” and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretary—it’s fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty. Trump’s 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 he’d 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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