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ECSU Math Students Rank In 95th Percentile On National Major Field Test

Written By Lexx Thornton Now well into the fall semester, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is continuing to build on last semester’s academic achievements with the same strong approach. One standout example comes from the mathematics department, where students who took the ETS Major Field Test (MFT) in mathematics last spring delivered top-tier results. Several

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Grambling State Reimagines Student Wellness With Modernized Health and Counseling Facilities

Written By Lexx Thornton Grambling State University marked another milestone in its ongoing campus transformation with the grand reopening of the renovated Foster Johnson Health Center and the Student Counseling and Wellness Center—two spaces vital to the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of the campus community.  The newly modernized facilities represent a significant investment in comprehensive student

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Texas Southern University Board of Regents Announces New Leadership

By Lexx Thornton At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents, James Benham was elected as Chairman, and it was announced that former Chairman Brandon L. Simmons had been appointed as the Director of Institutional Policy and Oversight for Higher Education by Governor Greg Abbott. Simmons opened his final meeting

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Mentewab Ayalew Secures $483,620 NIH Grant to Transform Genomic Data Science Education

Written By Lexx Thornton A $483,620 federal grant is about to transform how Spelman College prepares for the next generation of biomedical scientists — and it couldn’t come at a more critical time. Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D., a professor of biology whose students have earned spots at some of the nation’s most prestigious graduate programs, has

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Alamo Colleges District Celebrates Completion of Five Years of AlamoPROMISE, Honored with National Award

Written By Lexx Thornton As the Alamo Colleges District celebrates the completion of five years of transformative impact through AlamoPROMISE, the scholarship initiative continues to serve as a national model for expanding access and driving economic growth.  On Monday, the Alamo Colleges District will host the College Promise 10th Anniversary and Careers Institute at Palo

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Talladega College Enters Historic Partnership with Amistad Murals

Written By Lexx Thornton Talladega College is pleased to announce a historic partnership that will support the success of the institution for generations to come and create opportunities for audiences around the world to engage with extraordinary works of art by the American artist Hale A. Woodruff. Four of the six monumental paintings by Woodruff

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SAU to Benefit from MacKenzie Scott’s Landmark $70 Million Gift to UNCF

Written By Lexx Thornton Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) a proud member of UNCF (United Negro College Fund), announced today that it will benefit from a landmark $70 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to UNCF. The gift will be invested in the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen the long-term

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The Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Club Returns To Norfolk State University

Written By Lexx Thornton The Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Club at Norfolk State University has a proud history dating back to the 1990s. For many years, it was one of the University’s most vibrant student organizations until it became inactive in 2015. This fall, the club was officially reactivated, continuing a legacy that connects law, leadership

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Rust College Center for Security Announces Cybersecurity Workforce Training Program

Written By Lexx Thornton Rust College, with the Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology (MCITy) and Cisco Systems, have launched a new partnership to train Mississippians for jobs in the field of cybersecurity.  This initiative, themed “Securing the Future: Innovate, Defend, Inspire,” addresses Mississippi’s critical cybersecurity shortage, with more than 2,500 unfilled jobs statewide and

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Center for Journalism & Democracy Awards $22,000 to SSU Student Newsroom

Written By Lexx Thornton Savannah State University’s (SSU) Department of Journalism and Mass Communications received a $22,000 grant from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University via its Newsroom Innovation Challenge. SSU is one of only ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive funding from the center. The grant will support

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