Written By Lexx Thornton According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Wednesday, job openings in July fell to the lowest level in 10 months — 7.18 million from 7.36 million in June. Now, a new report by career website ResumeUp.AI suggests a whole bunch of those openings might not even be real. The
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Written By Lexx Thornton The voters have spoken. Ciara Smith bested four challengers to be elected to a full four-year term leading the Model City. Smith avoided a runoff by winning more than half the vote. According to final tallies, she received 57.31 percent. Steven Folks garnered 19.49 percent, Ben Little 12.08 percent, Kevin Cheatwood
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Written by Lexx Thornton Artificial intelligence is replacing entry-level workers whose jobs can be performed by generative AI tools like ChatGPT, a rigorous new study finds. Early-career employees in fields that are most exposed to AI have experienced a 13% drop in employment since 2022, compared to more experienced workers in the same fields and
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By Christen Hill Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts (CABCoFA) and Arena Stage are deepening their partnership with the launch of the second year of the Creative Administrators Internship Program, an initiative designed to prepare students for leadership roles in the arts. The program welcomes students from Howard’s Theatre Arts Administration Program (TAAP)
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T University Major General Joseph McNeil, one of the four North Carolina A&T State University freshmen who helped launch the sit-in movement that transformed the civil rights struggle, has died. He was 83. North Carolina A&T confirmed McNeil’s death on Thursday, September 4. The HBCU praised him as both a courageous activist
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By Sahil Kapur, Brennan Leach and Gabrielle Khoriaty Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on his skepticism of vaccines Thursday, arguing that his actions fly in the face of one of President Donald Trump’s biggest achievements. Cassidy opened his questioning at a Senate hearing by asking Kennedy if he agrees Trump should
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By Jason Breslow President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday to give the Department of Defense a new name: the Department of War. The change would return the department to a name that it carried for much of its history, until it became the Department of Defense in the wake of World War
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Written By Lexx Thornton Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently received a transformative $200,000 endowed scholarship donation from Rev. Robert Gibbs, a retired United Methodist minister and former Wildcat trustee. Rev. Gibbs’ gift – established in honor of his late father – represents one of the most significant recent contributions to B-CU and will provide perpetual support
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Written By Lexx Thornton Albany State University (ASU) contributed $282,164,316 to the Georgia economy in Fiscal Year 2024, supporting 2,666 jobs across the region, according to a new University System of Georgia (USG) report. This represents a 6% increase over ASU’s 2023 economic impact. “These numbers highlight Albany State University’s dual role as a powerful
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Launched in 2023, the HBCU Digital Library Trust is on a mission to reach the next generation of students, researchers, and information seekers through one digital platform with materials showcasing the history of Black academia in the United States post-emancipation. Funded by the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, the work of the HBCU Digital Library Trust
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