By Renuka Christoph NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University engineering student Mariah McKinney has been selected to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026, one of the industry’s leading global conferences for designers, engineers, and advanced technology innovators. The week-long event, hosted by Dassault Systèmes, a leading French software corporation, will take place in early Feb. 2026 and will
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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is putting serious money behind a new push to reshape public education, committing $20 million to partnerships between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and public charter schools. The funding comes from a joint effort between City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies, with each organization contributing $10 million, according to an announcement
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HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its first 2025-26 Player of the Week and Team of the Week honors, shining a spotlight on exceptional student-athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. The recognition features top performers from the MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, SIAC conferences along with Tennessee State, Hampton and North Carolina A&T State
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By Andrew Greif After being snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has pulled itself out of the postseason entirely. Hours after being left out of the 12-team playoff, the Fighting Irish announced that “as a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the football
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The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) has announced results of the second cycle of the Southern Company Endowed Professorships in Sustainability, awarding $500,000 in matching grants to four historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Morehouse College, Tennessee State University, and Virginia State University. The first cycle awardees were Clark
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The SWAC took a bold move with its media rights and, per a comprehensive report by Kyle T. Moseley of HBCU Legends, it’s paying off. Ahead of the Bayou Classic, SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland spoke about the financial outlook of the conference with the Southern University Board of Governors. Per McClelland, SWAC TV is paying off. “We
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The 2025 Eddie Robinson Award finalists have been announced, and two HBCU head coaches — DeSean Jackson of Delaware State and Tremaine Jackson of Prairie View A&M — stand tall among the nation’s elite. Their inclusion on the 15-coach shortlist underscores not only their programs’ remarkable turnarounds but also the continued impact of HBCU leadership on the national FCS stage.
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Written By Lexx Thornton The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will waive the remaining $11 million in fines Southwest Airlines owed as part of a record $140 million penalty over its operational meltdown during holiday travel in 2022. “Instead of a payment of an $11 million civil penalty to the government, this order provides
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By Lexx Thornton The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has added a “Community Resources” page to its website, designed to help members of the East Greensboro, Triad, and North Carolina communities find support, especially when facing unexpected challenges. The page, https://www.ncat.edu/caes/community-resources/index.php, links to educational and
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Written By Lexx Thornton After a rural school district in Batesville, Arkansas, installed solar panels at their schools, they turned a $250,000 annual budget deficit into a $1.8 million surplus — enough to give every teacher a raise of up to $15,000, CBS News reports. Today, more than 9,000 schools across the country are using
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