By Quintessa Williams The Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billion from Fiscal Years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reported total is up from the previously announced over $7 billion and captures significant additional
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Written By Howard University Newsroom Staff Howard University released a retrospective assessment of the progress made toward aspirations set by the Howard Forward Strategic Plan. Launched in 2019 under the leadership of President Emeritus Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, Howard Forward has bolstered academic excellence, research capacity, and financial stability at the University. Led
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Courtesy of Grambling State University It is not often you get the opportunity to celebrate with classmates of 50 years during Commencement. The last class of Grambling College, 29 Golden Graduates, and their families came together for a once-in-a-lifetime class reunion at Grambling State University. Dr. Shirley Newton and her daughter Chelsea Newton packed their
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Dr. Seye Olafimihan and Dr. Ajiri Eroraha are igniting a wave of academic empowerment in Bowie State University’s Department of Natural Sciences with their innovative tutoring program, “Let’s Taco Bout It”, that aims to equip students with the tools they need to excel in their studies. This initiative is funded
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By Aria Bell The Real Housewives of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant’s youngest daughters will attend HBCUs in the fall. Bravo TV fans met twins Angel and Adore, who Gizelle shares with Atlanta-area Pastor Jamal Bryant, during the first season of RHOP in 2016 when they were around 9 or 10 years old. Time has quickly flown by
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By Quintessa Williams The Florida A&M Board of Trustees convened a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the next steps following a historic $237 million donation that the Rattlers received during their Spring commencement ceremony. The donation was given by the Issac Batterson Seventh Family Trust and CEO Gregory Gerami, who also served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony.
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Almost 200 representatives from nations from around the globe, including faculty and students from Bowie State University, attended the 3rd Annual Global Followership Conference at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland to exchange information about the importance of learning how to recognize and utilize strong followers to achieve goals and
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC), one of only two Maryland-based Universities with an internationally accredited journalism school, aims to revolutionize and advance traditional sports reporting utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). The new research and development effort, which comes by way of a unique interdisciplinary collaboration between
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By Monica Alba Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver the keynote address at the Service Employees International Union convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday, one day after the group is expected to elect its first Black president. April Verrett, who is secretary-treasurer of the 103-year-old union, is running unopposed but has received the support of
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By Ashley Mowreader Ruthie Little-Berry has spent two decades working in higher education, but she first identified her passion for students working as a recruiter during her master’s program on the road talking to students about the power of a college degree. “You’re literally changing people’s lives when you help bring them into a higher
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