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Tulane, Dillard collaborate over public health early access

By Dee Boling The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Dillard University of New Orleans have signed a memorandum of understanding supporting an academic collaboration that will give Dillard students access to the Tulane school’s Public Health Early Access Program. “Tulane is happy to be partnering with a historically Black university right

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WSSU RaMS-C reading and math summer program helps local elementary school students thrive

Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University The Winston-Salem State University Reading and Math Summer Camp (RaMS-C) program provides a low- to no-cost option for elementary school students to access high-quality instruction designed by WSSU faculty and certified classroom teachers. The programs, which have been available at WSSU for the past six years, serve as community assets

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N.C. A&T Receives $10M To Open Clean Energy Research Center

By Jordan Howse North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will open the Center for Electrochemical Dynamics and Reactions on Surfaces (CEDARS) funded by a four-year $10.35 million grant  from the Department of Energy (DOE). The center will be led by Dhananjay Kumar, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

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Howard Alumnus gifts $1 million to enhance campus experiences for students

By Deidra W. Hill, EdD Many Howard University alumni recall their experiences on campus as transformative and life changing. An anonymous donor from the College of Medicine attributes his personal and professional success to his days as a student at the University and has donated $1 million so that current students will benefit from similar

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An SUV rests in flood waters in this northeast Jackson, Miss., neighborhood, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Flooding affected a number neighborhoods that are near the Pearl River. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor declares state of emergency with end of Jackson water crisis nowhere in sight

By Bracey Harris and David K. Li  Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday, saying a water crisis in Mississippi’s largest city threatens “critical needs” and has no end in sight. While residents are accustomed to water challenges, the current shortage of safe running water is particularly dangerous, he said. “The is a very different situation from

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XULA Alumna’s Passion for Education Inspires her to Teach in Thailand

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Driven by her passion for educating others, Xavier University of Louisiana alumna Antoinette Williams’ (‘20) devotion and skills have led her to Thailand, where she will teach high school English. Her Thailand teaching opportunity came after applying to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), a non-profit organization that offers participants study

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ASU ​​Special President’s Tour Rolls into Atlanta for a Day

By Hazel Scott/ASU A Special Alabama State University President’s Tour is on tap for Atlanta, Georgia. The one-day bus tour rolls out of Montgomery to A-Town early Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, to spread the news about what ASU has to offer. A busload of faculty, staff, recruitment advisers and students will bring the special 2022

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Benedict College’s Environmental Engineering program receives accreditation

Courtesy of Benedict College Benedict College has become the 1st HBCU in South Carolina to receive accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. Clemson University is the only other school in the state to have this accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. The college received the honor from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: The Howard University School of Law is seen on Monday March 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. The building is expected to be named after Civil Rights leader, Vernon Jordan. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

Howard University Law Professor Justin Hansford to Deliver Remarks to the Press on U.N. Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

By Brittany Bailer At the Foreign Press Center, 529 14th St NW in Washington, D.C., Justin Hansford, Howard University law professor and director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, will address foreign and international press alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and U.S.

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