Courtesy of Norfolk State University Del. Don Scott (D-88th District), who became the first Black House speaker in the Virginia Legislatureâs 400-year history, will deliver the keynote address to nearly 600 graduating students at Norfolk State Universityâs Commencement Ceremony. The 112th Commencement is scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2024, at William âDickâ Price Stadium. Speaker
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Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University, one of the nationâs oldest historically Black universities (HBCUs), is proud to announce award-winning ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, co-anchor of the prestigious news magazine, â20/20.â and Al Roker, weather and feature anchor of NBC Newsâ TODAY, as co-speakers for the universityâs historic 150th commencement ceremony on Monday, May 6th,
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By Quintessa Williams The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded seven competitive financial assistance grant awards to the minority-serving institutions (MSI) shown below, as a result of its Office of Environmental Management (EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002820. The awards will focus on enhancing MSI programs to help foster a sustainable and diverse
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By Jahaura Michelle The Black Music Action Coalition has teamed with the Commercial Music Initiative at Tennessee State University, Music Makes Us and the Recording Industry Association of America for the third consecutive year to launch the Maymester Music Business Accelerator. This initiative aims to equip students with the essential resources and skills to succeed in
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University will feature “Breathing While Black: A Town Hall and Screening on Environmental Justice” as part of its Earth Day activities. Attendees will be treated to a special screening of the new environmental justice documentary, “Underwater Projects.” The town hall begins at noon in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Met Auditorium, Room 100, at
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By Jane Nam As the class of 2024 enters the workforce, college students are speaking out about what they want and expect in a job. BestColleges surveyed 1,000 current undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 3 in 4 (76%) say work-life balance is a top priority for them when considering a job. Only 6%
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By Chauncey Alcorn Hundreds of Atlanta University Center students cheered with excitement when Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on stage inside the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in September. Seeing the Howard University graduate and first Black woman to serve as the nationâs second-in-command, live and in-person, was an inspiration to fellow
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By Brooke Brinson Two Howard University students â Jada Ingleton and Jasper Smith â have been named as fellows of the 2024 HBCU Media Collective, a program led by Dow Jones and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Ingleton and Smith are joining six other HBCU students selected by their deans and faculty members to participate in the program, which
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By Kyra Alessandrini Lincoln University announced that Bryan Stevenson, the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will be the keynote speaker at the HBCUâs 2024 Commencement Ceremony. This year will mark the institutionâs 165th Commencement Ceremony. The event will take place on May 5 on Lincolnâs main campus, and around 400 undergraduate and
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By Jessica Washington It seemed like things couldnât get any more shocking after Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennesseeâs only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state. Last Thursday, Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who is white,
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