Gov. Andy Beshear signed bill 270 in support of HBCUs and postsecondary education. The bill will increase student services for Kentucky’s HBCUs and create a partnership between Simmons College and Kentucky State University (KSU). The bill allows students attending HBCUs to receive Kentucky tuition grants. In partnership with Simmons College, KSU will now be able
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Claflin University president Dwaun J. Warmack was recently honored by the Lowcountry Rice Culture Project (LRCP). Along with seven others, Warmack received the R.I.C.E. Award. The project serves as a networking agency and clearinghouse for reclamation efforts for the southeastern Lowcountry rice industry. Enslaved Africans brought rice-growing knowledge from their homeland, so the project aims
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Acting administrator of NASA, Steve Jurczyk, recently honored Hampton University alumna Mary W. Jackson in the highest way. In an official ceremony, Jurczyk named NASA’s D.C. headquarters building after her. Featured in the movie “Hidden Figures,” Mary Jackson was the first African American female NASA engineer and was instrumental to American success in the 1960’s
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