Written by Lexx Thornton In a historic step forward for health education, Tennessee State University announces the official launch of its Ph.D. program in Public Health in the College of Health Sciences. At a ceremony on the Avon Williams campus, university officials and faculty members welcomed the inaugural cohort of eight students, nearly all of
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Written By Lexx Thornton Grambling State University (GSU) has been awarded $899,647 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program to launch the Enhancing Student Support Services for Underserved Students (E4S) project. This initiative will serve students as the Tiger Living Initiative for Fundamental Thriving (L.I.F.T.), furthering GSU’s commitment to student
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Written By Lexx Thornton Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Business & Industry (SBI) has been awarded a $50,000 Ryder “Future of Excellence” Grant from Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a fully integrated port-to-door logistics and transportation company, and the Ryder Charitable Foundation. The grant funds scholarships, support for SBI programs, and the naming of
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Written By Lexx Thornton Morgan State University has become the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to have its undergraduate teacher preparation program, the BS in Elementary Education, accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). Morgan’s Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development, which offers the BS in Elementary Education, is accredited by the
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Written by Lexx Thornton Lane College is proud to announce a transformative $150,000 investment from the State of Tennessee to expand and enhance the College’s Wellness Program. The check was presented by State Representative Johnny Shaw (D-Bolivar-80) to Lane College President Dr. Donald W. Comer during a special ceremony on campus Monday morning. This generous
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Written By Lexx Thornton The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Fort Valley State University a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $1.3 million to improve college retention and graduation rates among underserved, first-generation students and students with disabilities.  This award marks the continuation of 15 years of TRIO SSS services on our
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Though often overlooked in national conversations around research and innovation, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have launched some of America’s greatest scientific minds. Patricia Bath, the inventor of laserphaco surgery, Herman Branson, a physicist who helped uncover the structure of proteins, and St. Elmo Brady, the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in
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Written by Lexx Thornton Tennessee State University announces a new collaboration with the AWS-Machine Learning University (MLU) Educators Consortium and Transformation Alliance, a nationwide initiative helping college faculty integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into their curriculum. Through this collaboration, faculty from TSU’s Department of Computer Science and the SMART Center are gaining
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Written By Lexx Thornton Edward Waters University (EWU)—Florida’s first independent institution of higher learning and its first Historically Black College and University (HBCU)—has reached a historic milestone this fall, recording its highest enrollment in more than twenty years. Following the close of fall registration on Friday, August 15, 2025, EWU’s Fall 2025 enrollment stood at
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Written By Lexx Thornton Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently received a transformative $200,000 endowed scholarship donation from Rev. Robert Gibbs, a retired United Methodist minister and former Wildcat trustee. Rev. Gibbs’ gift – established in honor of his late father – represents one of the most significant recent contributions to B-CU and will provide perpetual support
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