Robert F. Smith is positioning his portfolio for success in generative AI and wants to do the same for HBCU students. Per IBM, generative AI takes a user prompt and creates original text, images, audio, or software code. In a fireside chat with Harold L. Martin Sr., Ph.D. — chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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By Morgan State University Morgan State University has been selected as one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to participate in the “Building Improvement Toolkits for Resilient HBCUs” (BIT for HBCUs) initiative, a three-year sustainability pilot launched by Southface Institute and the Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF). As a key participant in this pioneering program,
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Courtesy of Spelman College As part of the reception, the program members celebrated 170 UNCF/Mellon Ph.D. graduates, who serve with distinction at various types of higher education institutions. “Through their scholarship, leadership, and mentorship, [the recent UNCF/Mellon Ph.D. graduates] uphold the value of using education to document and interrogate the production of knowledge and to
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Homecoming week at Texas Southern University is one of the most significant traditions at the historically Black school in Houston. The university’s president announced this week that a 7 p.m. curfew will be implemented for the homecoming tailgate. TSU President James W. Crawford III made the announcement in a video
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Black excellence takes center stage this October as EBONY joins forces with beauty powerhouse Mielle to honor HBCUs and the next generation of changemakers. The culture-shaping partnership brings together EBONY—celebrating 80 years of storytelling—and Mielle, the fastest-growing Black-founded, women-led global beauty brand, for a special cover tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Together,
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Since their inception, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have created vital spaces for artistic expression. A new research report released by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) examines the current state of arts and cultural assets at HBCUs and how these assets prepare students for careers. Hidden in Plain Sight: Activating the Arts and
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Written by Lexx Thornton The ongoing federal government shutdown, now surpassing a week, is exacting a heavy human and economic toll that reaches far beyond the political squabbling in Washington. As Democrats and Republicans remain locked in a stalemate—debating everything from health insurance subsidies to immigration policies—the immediate victims are the nation’s civil servants and,
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Written by Lexx Thornton Morehouse College and Spelman College have officially trademarked the wordmark “SpelHouse,” a phrase most identified with the institutions’ joint homecoming activities but symbolic of the historic bond between these two, single-gender, liberal arts colleges. To celebrate the occasion, Morehouse and Spelman have partnered with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) and ProStandard
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Written By Lexx Thornton Walmart announced on Tuesday a landmark partnership with OpenAI, enabling customers and Sam’s Club members to shop directly within the ChatGPT interface, utilizing the chatbot’s Instant Checkout feature. This move, which sent the company’s shares up 5% to close at $107.21, signals a critical acceleration in the retailer’s digital transformation strategy
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By Danielle Chemtob Antonio Sweeney relied on a mix of private and school scholarships, plus a federal Pell Grant for low income students, to pay for his first two years at his dream school, Morehouse College, in Atlanta, the alma mater of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and Martin Luther King Jr. But by junior year, most of
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