By Vanessa Grubbs “You have a big voice, Dr. Grubbs,” the clinic manager said. I flinched. The last time I heard similar words, they were part of a common refrain that I had encountered often. “You’re too direct.” “Too outspoken.” “Intimidating.” Peers who looked like me encouraged me to put my head down, make myself
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Courtesy of Pennsylvania State University A recent study led by scholars at the University of Pennsylvania has found nurses working in hospitals with predominately Black patients experienced the highest levels of moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors collected data from 3,675 nurses at 90 hospitals from March 2021 to April 2021 and found nurses in
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University James Martin II has been named chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. He will begin his new appointment on August 15. North Carolina A&T State University is the largest historically Black college or university in the United States, enrolling over 11,800 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students. Black
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Courtesy of Florida A&M University Florida A&M University (FAMU) has secured over $50 million in funding appropriations from the State Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The funding will enable FAMU to ramp up efforts to improve student graduation and retention rates and recruit and retain world-class faculty. The legislative allocations also address the statewide nursing shortage with support
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By Pyper Harvey As the founding director of the Howard University Center for HBCU Research, Leadership, and Policy, Melanie Carter, Ph.D., believes strongly in forming scholarly connections through learning. “Teaching fuels all the work that I do,” Carter explained. “The opportunity to engage and learn from burgeoning scholars and higher education professionals elevates my perspectives
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Courtesy of Spelman College Historically Black Spelman College in Atlanta recently won the fourth-annual Market Madness competition as part of Goldman Sachs’ HBCU Possibilities Program. For placing first in the academic competition, the college was awarded a $1 million grant. The HBCU Possibilities Program stems from Goldman Sachs’ five-year commitment to historically Black college and
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By Matthew Arrojas Democrats are making another push to increase the maximum Pell Grant award as the 2024 election season heats up. Thirty-three senators and 28 members of the House of Representatives co-introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act on Thursday. The bill, among other things, would nearly double the maximum Pell Grant award and tie
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By Randall Barnes Dr. Rochelle L. Ford, the eighth president of Dillard University, has announced her resignation effective July 1st per reporting by Gabriella Killett and Gordon Russell of NOLA.com. According to a university statement released on Friday, Dr. Ford is stepping down “to focus on her health and family.” According to Killett and Russell, Erroll Williams, the
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is embarking on a new era of personalized college recruitment with its latest collaboration with ZeeMee, a cutting-edge app that is revolutionizing the interaction between universities and prospective students. This partnership aims to elevate TSU’s recruitment process by building authentic connections and meeting students on their own terms. Deputy
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By Kyra Aleessandrini Bethune-Cookman University alum Willie Mack III competed at the Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Course in Pinehurst, N.C. on June 13. He made history as the first alum from the HBCU to participate in a PGA major tournament. Mack qualified for the U.S. Open in June when he won a three-man playoff in a United States
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