Mayor Muriel Bowser, recipient of the President’s Medal for Achievement, was Howard’s 158th Charter Day convocation speaker last Friday at Cramton Auditorium. Charter Day is an annual event commemorating the founding of Howard and is dedicated to students, alumni and faculty. This year’s Charter Day theme was “The Power of Possibility.” In a 12-minute speech
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President Donald J. Trump is proceeding with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to combat the extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, including our public health posed by unchecked drug trafficking. While President Trump gave both Canada and Mexico ample opportunity to curb the dangerous cartel activity
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Courtesy of South Carolina State University South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster joined South Carolina State University President Alexander Conyers on Tuesday in announcing that the Orangeburg, SC HBCU has achieved Research 2 (R2) status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. “This is a defining moment in our university’s history, one that reflects our
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Courtesy of Alabama State University Alabama State University continues to be “Where History is Made” as the University now is among the first Historically Black College or Universities, HBCUs, in the nation to offer cannabis education programs as elective study courses. ASU also joins Jacksonville State University as one of only two schools in the
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The U.S. Department of Education is offering employees a $25,000 buyout package as part of broader workforce reduction initiatives. Employees had until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 3, to accept the offer. “This is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education,” wrote Jacqueline Clay, chief
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By Stephen Neukam A Democratic boycott is developing ahead of President Trump’s address to Congress, Axios has learned. Democratic leaders have asked lawmakers to show up to the speech with people affected by DOGE and Trump’s federal funding freeze. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), one of the most senior Democrats in the Senate, will not attend Trump’s speech
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By Walter Hudson The U.S. Senate confirmed Linda McMahon on Monday to lead the Department of Education with a vote of 51-45, placing the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive at the helm of an agency that President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly pledged to eliminate. McMahon, who previously served as head of the Small Business
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Dr Marcus Bernard was shocked to learn last week that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had suspended the 1890 National Scholars program that funds undergraduate students’ education in agriculture or related fields at about 20 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Bernard is dean of the college of agriculture, health and natural resources at one of
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Courtesy of North Carolina Central University The North Carolina Central University Art Museum is celebrating the 90th anniversary of Elizabeth Catlett’s impactful teaching career in Durham with an exhibition dedicated to her legacy. The exhibit runs through March 16, 2025, and is open to the NCCU community and the public. It includes one of Catlett’s
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By Kyle T. Mosley “Magical! That’s the word this week. Magical,” Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker noted regarding the 2025 CIAA Basketball Championship Tournament. This year’s CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) basketball tournament in Baltimore has been nothing short of “magical.” The Virginia State men’s program claimed their first conference title since 2019, defeating Bluefield State 71-64. Fayetteville State won the
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