Dr. Martin Lemelle Jr., the 11th president of Grambling State University (GSU), represents something remarkable in higher education leadership. At one of the youngest ages to hold such a position at an HBCU, he’s blazing new trails while honoring deep roots. The third-generation Grambling graduate has turned fiscal challenges into opportunities, improving the university’s financial
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Written By Lexx Thornton Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has unveiled a significant expansion of its financial aid policy, establishing a tuition-free undergraduate education for students from families earning up to $200,000 annually. The sweeping change, which applies to undergraduates at JHU’s Homewood campus, is set to go into effect for current eligible students in the
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Written By Lexx Thornton South Carolina State University is poised to train the next generation of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) professionals with the help of nearly $2 million in federal funding. University officials cut the ribbon on its SMART (Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation) Virtual Reality Lab following a ceremony on Wednesday morning at the
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Written By Lexx Thornton Microsoft has inaugurated a new class of hyperscale infrastructure with the launch of its second Fairwater AI datacenter in Atlanta. This facility is not a conventional, isolated server farm; it is a critical component in a dedicated, high-speed network designed to function as an AI Superfactory. This revolutionary, distributed architecture is
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By Alexandra Marquez, Megan Lebowitz and Allan Smith President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for behavior that, he said, could be “punishable by death.” The lawmakers, many of whom are veterans, had posted a video Tuesday telling military and intelligence officers to “refuse illegal orders.” “It’s called
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By The Associated Press BANGKOK — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the center of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying from one of the hosts. The first runner-up was 29-year old Praveenar Singh
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By Ben Kamisar The Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan in October, an unusually large amount of debt for this point in the political calendar, as the party looks to rebuild its brand and infrastructure under new leadership. New fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the national party committee took out
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By Madison Savedra A federal appeals court is temporarily pausing the release of more than 400 people who have been arrested by federal immigration agents in recent months. A federal judge had ordered the release of hundreds of people who have been detained in Chicago since June, following a ruling last month that federal agents violated a 2022
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Written By Lexx Thornton Savannah State University’s (SSU) Department of Journalism and Mass Communications received a $22,000 grant from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University via its Newsroom Innovation Challenge. SSU is one of only ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive funding from the center. The grant will support
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History was made Monday, Oct. 13, when Bethune-Cookman University hosted the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ Compass Club Chapter in the United States, the club announced in a recent press release. The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area will serve as its sponsor, providing guidance as the new Compass Club members begin their journey
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