Florida A&M University’s commencement ceremony delivered a surprise moment Saturday when keynote speaker Omar Goff announced a major milestone for one of the school’s most recognizable student leaders. Oluwamodupe Oloyede, known as “Dupe,” the first female head drum major in the history of FAMU’s legendary Marching “100,” has secured her first brand endorsement deal. Goff revealed the
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Wiping sweat from his brow, just back to campus from a road trip to Montgomery to pack lunches and meals at a food pantry with other members of Tuskegee’s chapter of African American Male Education Network & Development (A²MEND), chapter president Richard Scott was clear about why service projects are a
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As President Donald Trump’s administration moves to smother diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at U.S. universities, Louisiana’s higher education board is eliminating an incentive that encouraged universities to graduate more minority students. The change means the state’s historically Black colleges and universities stand to lose millions of dollars. “I’m not going to lie, because the
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Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) transformed Tiger Arena into a sea of orange and blue excellence on April 9, as the institution hosted its annual Honors Convocation. The ceremony recognized the academic triumphs of more than 1,800 students and celebrated the distinguished contributions of the university’s faculty. The event, a cornerstone
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Aligning academic excellence with real-world impact, Tuskegee University’s Renaissance Era continues to build on its historic foundation while boldly shaping the future – and a new partnership with the City of Dothan and HudsonAlpha will bring Golden Tigers to Dothan this summer for an immersive paid internship to gain real-world experience
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Last week, while South Carolina State University students were protesting their administration’s plan to have Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette speak at graduation, Evette held a news conference. She took reporters’ questions sitting in front of a banner declaring her next career aspiration: “Evette for Governor.” One journalist asked, “If there is a risk of them
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Texas Southern University today joined fellow leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., for the official launch of the Association of HBCU Research Institutions (AHRI), a transformative national collaboration designed to expand research capacity, strengthen institutional competitiveness, and elevate the national impact of HBCU research. AHRI brings together very high-research and high-research HBCUs committed
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By Ben Kamisar, Jane C. Timm and Bridget Bowman President Donald Trump’s effort to defeat Republicans who have opposed key priorities turns Tuesday to Indiana’s state Senate primaries, in which he and his allies are trying to unseat seven GOP state senators who voted last year against redrawing the state’s congressional map. Those races are the highest-profile primaries in a slate of
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Morehouse College has tapped Chris Paul to deliver the keynote address at its 142nd Commencement on May 17, putting an HBCU graduate at the lectern in front of the Class of 2026. Paul is believed to be the first recently active or retired NBA player to deliver the Morehouse commencement keynote. Bill Russell, posthumously in 2023, received
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Missouri State Representative LaKeySha Bosley recently sponsored a new bill that would increase state funding to Missouri’s two historically Black universities, according to a report from the Columbia Missourian. If passed, House Bill 3416 would create the “Strengthening HBCUs Fund,” which would take 1 percent (totaling some $3.3 million) from the state’s excursion gambling proceeds and
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