Written By Lexx Thornton Jackson State University hosted its first immersive ChatGPT workshop in partnership with the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) and OpenAI Academy in July 2025. The event brought together nearly 500 participants from across Mississippi’s education, workforce and government sectors for a day of practical AI learning and collaboration. The full-day workshop
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Written By Lexx Thornton Fort Valley State University’s Department of Nursing announces that its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program has received official accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This milestone marks a historic moment for FVSU, expanding access to quality nursing education and strengthening the pipeline of nurses prepared
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Written by Lexx Thornton $6,000 award supports student sustainability engagement and reduction of single-use plastics. Dillard University has been awarded a $6,000 Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) University Affiliate Grant to advance campus sustainability initiatives. The funding will support student engagement activities focused on litter prevention, waste reduction, and reusable alternatives, including the purchase and distribution
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Written by Lexx Thornton Alcorn State University, in partnership with Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Center for Cyber Education, will host a Cybersecurity Readiness Workshop for small businesses and municipalities beginning with an in-person kickoff on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The workshop, hosted by Alcorn’s Office of Economic Development & Community Engagement, aims to address the
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This fall, Howard University in Washington, D.C., launched a new Ph.D. program in interdisciplinary biomedical sciences (IBMS) to prepare students for a wide-range of careers across scientific and medical fields. The IBMS program combines the curricula from several existing STEM graduate programs into a single integrated training experience, with an emphasis on grant writing, scientific
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Written By Lexx Thornton Backed by a historic $5 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is poised to transform its academic programs for visual artists through bold new learning and creative spaces. Chancellor Anthony Graham announced Wednesday this gift is the largest single investment in the university’s
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Written By Lexx Thornton Howard University has launched the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science Graduate Program, a new Ph.D. program designed to prepare students for careers in academia, government, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industries. The program, known as IBMS, launched this fall and marks a major step forward in advancing interdisciplinary research and scientific innovation at Howard.
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Written By Lexx Thornton Two Alcorn State University School of Business professors were invited to the AltFinance 2025 Workshop at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which took place September 5–6, 2025. Dr. LaTuesday Guy, assistant professor and director of the Business Administration Program, and Dr. Tawfiq Abu-Raqabeh, associate professor of accounting, were
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Artificial intelligence adoption at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is nearly universal at the user level, but formal institutional supports don’t match uptake, a new joint report from the higher-ed software company Ellucian, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Huston-Tillotson University (HTU) found. According to the report, titled The Shift Ahead: HBCUs, Artificial Intelligence, and a
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Salisbury campus is becoming one of only two historically Black colleges and universities in the country to receive the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. The award honors institutions that demonstrate a deep commitment to innovative mental wellness support in higher education. At
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