By Jamaal Abdul-Alim An infamous cyber gang has given U.S. colleges and universities until May 12 to either pay a ransom or face the leak of troves of sensitive information – including billions of private messages between students and their instructors – that the group hacked from the widely-used Canvas learning management system. The breach impacted nearly 9,000 educational
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Dr. Ashandra Batiste, a pioneer in a tech-forward dental practice, discovered her passion for dentistry at the young age of 11. This aspiration was ignited by a childhood accident where she damaged her two front permanent teeth while exiting a pool. The work done by her dentist not only repaired her smile but also reinstated her confidence, leaving
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Tracey Gregory has been appointed dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Alcorn State University in Mississippi. She comes to her new role from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, where she was an associate professor of graduate education and director of the educational doctorate program. In addition to her background in academia, Dr. Gregory
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Last year, a group of archivists took CDs and reel-to-reel tapes out of a dusty closet at Central State University’s radio station in Wilberforce. The HBCU Radio Preservation Project spent months digitizing and restoring the recordings from WCSU as part of the organization’s nationwide effort to protect radio history at historically Black colleges and universities. On Wednesday,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is one of 15 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) joined to launch the Association of HBCU Research Institutions (AHRI), a national coalition designed to accelerate world-class research, expand institutional capacity, and elevate HBCU leadership in addressing society’s most pressing challenges. “AHRI will elevate HBCUs contributions
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By Andrew Greif Jason Collins, a longtime NBA center who became the first man to come out as openly gay while playing in any of America’s four leading professional sports leagues, died Tuesday following months of treatment for glioblastoma, his family said. He was 47. The NBA announced Collins’s death in a statement issued on behalf
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University recently welcomed leaders from iChrom Solutions to campus to celebrate a transformative investment in scientific research and education: the donation of an advanced High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system with Integrated Solid Phase Extraction, the CHRONECT Symbiosis. The gift—accompanied by comprehensive service and maintenance support—significantly enhances Tuskegee’s instructional and research
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HOUSTON, Tx — Charlie Neal, the legendary architect of modern HBCU sports broadcasting and the lead play-by-play voice of HBCU GO, has died at the age of 81 following an illness that had sidelined him last season. Neal is survived by his wife and family. He died on May 13, 2026. For more than four decades,
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By Adam Edelman After a series of court rulings gave Republicans a decisive advantage in the national redistricting fight, Democrats’ options for a counterpunch before this year’s midterms are limited. So they are shifting their attention to battles for control of legislatures in key states this fall to help lay the groundwork for new congressional maps for
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By Marlene Lenthang and Maya Rosenberg Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” was involved in a confrontation “with gunfire” outside a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday, authorities said. The controversial 28-year-old streamer, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly and who is known for using offensive racial language, was involved in a confrontation around 1:20 p.m. outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville,
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