Written By Lexx Thornton MSU Public Relations In an extraordinary reaffirmation of Morgan State University’s mission and trajectory, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has awarded the University a $63 million unrestricted gift, her second transformative contribution to Morgan in less than five years. The latest donation brings Scott’s total giving to the University to $103 million, a
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Written By Lexx Thornton NBC News has recently confirmed the elimination of its dedicated editorial teams behind identity-focused verticals—NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino, and NBC OUT—as part of a layoff round that is impacting roughly 150 employees. While the network cites the need to streamline operations and integrate coverage ahead of a corporate
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Written By Lexx Thornton The University of Southern California (USC) is elevating its music program with a major artistic coup. The university recently announced that Grammy-winning artist Solange Knowles is its newest professor and the Thornton School of Music’s inaugural scholar in residence. This prestigious, three-year residency is a comprehensive role. The Los Angeles Times
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By Fiona Glisson and Ryan J. Reilly A federal judge on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the government shutdown, which has now stretched to two weeks. Two unions sued the Trump administration last month ahead of the shutdown after the White House signaled a plan to lay off workers
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By Jane C. Timm Three state Supreme Court justices are on the ballot in Pennsylvania next month in a typically under-the-radar vote that could have far-reaching implications in the critical battleground state. The justices — Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht, who are all backed by Democratic Party — are facing an up-or-down “retention” election,
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By Pien Huag Around 600 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were cut over the long weekend, as part of a wider push by the Trump Administration to slash the size of the federal workforce during the government shutdown. It was not a smooth process. On Friday, more than 1,300 CDC employees were notified
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Written By Lexx Thornton Howard University has launched the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science Graduate Program, a new Ph.D. program designed to prepare students for careers in academia, government, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industries. The program, known as IBMS, launched this fall and marks a major step forward in advancing interdisciplinary research and scientific innovation at Howard.
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Written By Lexx Thornton Two Alcorn State University School of Business professors were invited to the AltFinance 2025 Workshop at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which took place September 5–6, 2025. Dr. LaTuesday Guy, assistant professor and director of the Business Administration Program, and Dr. Tawfiq Abu-Raqabeh, associate professor of accounting, were
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By Larry J. Sanders Howard University welcomed more than 75 Board of Visitors (BOV) members alongside deans, trustees, and senior leaders Sept. 18-19 for the inaugural Biennial Congress of the Board of Visitors Program. Entitled “Impact Howard,” the first-of-its-kind gathering was designed to align Howard’s school- and college-level advisory boards around shared priorities and measurable outcomes. Coordinated
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The National Battle of the Bands is coming to Florida Atlantic University’s campus in January, bringing what organizers expect to be more than $100 million in economic impact to the local economy. The HBCU showcase will take place at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on FAU’s campus in Boca Raton, featuring the country’s top historically Black
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