By Brittany Bailer The Howard University School of Education recently launched an online degree program for students who have completed at least 60 college credit hours. The program was introduced to offer opportunities for the nearly 50 million adult learners who have earned college credit and have an interest in earning their degrees. The program
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By Alexis Clark When it comes to earning an engineering degree from Tennessee State University, the Buford family isnāt settling for just oneāthey are aiming for three. Shawn Buford will proudly graduate with her masterās, while her son, Joshua Buford, will receive his undergraduate degree, accounting for two of the degrees. The mother and son
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Written By Spelman College Newroom Spelman College is pleased to announce that senior Alexis Campbell, Cā2024, has been awarded an English Teaching Assistant Award by the Fulbright Scholar Program. Starting in August, Campbell will travel to New Taipei City in Taiwan for 11 months to teach English as part of Fulbrightās English Assistant Program. The
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Written By Quintessa Williams PensoleĀ Lewis CollegeĀ (PLC) Detroit continues to raise the bar. Ā The only design-focused Historically Black College and University (HBCU), hasĀ partnered with global sportswearĀ leader Nike to launch an industry-certified education program called Future Sole | PLC powered by Nike. The purpose is toĀ address the underrepresentation of Black designersĀ in the professional product creation industry and
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is proud to host the inauguralĀ Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture FestivalĀ on Friday, June 14, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Pine Bluffās downtownĀ Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District (3rd & Main).Ā This festival, sponsored by
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Our esteemed alumnus, the award-winning director Kenny Leon, has been nominated for best direction of a playāPurlie Victoriousā for the 2024 Tony Awards. This nomination follows his previous win of a Tony Award for best direction of a play,Ā A Raisin in the Sun,Ā in 2014. Leon graduated from Clark College (now
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By Brandee Sanders Howard University has been a driving force behind groundbreaking research that explores the correlation between racial inequities and health disparities. The historically Black university will be able to advance its efforts through a collaboration with Georgetown University. The two Washington, D.C.-based institutions are joining forces for the creation of the Georgetown-Howard Center
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By Evan Castillo Vanderbilt University wants more students from Nashville to attend, so it’s giving scholarships to students from Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) for 2025. The private university in NashvilleĀ announced a partnership with MNPSĀ on May 1. It will cover all direct costs ā including housing and meals ā for students eligible for the Pell
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of MedicineĀ Ā (MSM) today released the May edition of its 2024Ā “Danforth Dialogues” podcast, with a conversation between MSMās President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and Joy-Ann Reid, renowned broadcast journalist and author, and the first Black female host of a prime-time cable news show, MSNBCās The ReidOut.
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Written By the Morgan State Newsroom Morgan State University’s School of Education and Urban Studies (SEUS) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.) in Community College Leadership (CCLP). Established in 1998, the program has evolved to become one of the most extensive community college leadership development programs in the United
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