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Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake says he’s voting for Harris

By Sarah Fortinsky Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) said Sunday he’s voting for Vice President Harris, citing his conservative values and belief in the rule of law. “I’m voting for Kamala Harris, not in spite of being a Republican or a conservative, but because I am a conservative,” Flake said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Velshi.” “Conservatives, first and foremost, believe in the rule of law, and to have a president, a former president, who lost a free and fair election and then attempted to overturn that election. How can a conservative support such a person?” he asked, referring to former President Trump. Flake said

Google partners with HBCU to advance AI sports reporting

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Thanks to a $100,000 contribution from Google, Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) has partnered with JRSportBrief Productions to advance sports coverage and news reporting through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This innovative research and development effort will explore how AI can streamline and bring greater efficiencies to traditional sports journalism by creating automated post-game content such as box scores and video news reports. The research and performance testing of the AI-based enhancements will be conducted jointly by way of a unique interdisciplinary effort between SGJC’s Center for the Study of Race and Culture in Sports and the HBCU’s Center for

The Multi-Generational Legacy of Howard Homecoming

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By Beilul Tesfai Howard University’s Homecoming is like no other. It is known worldwide for its rich culture, drawing people from near and far to experience its annual unity.  Charles and Dionne Dickerson, a couple who attended Howard University over 30 years ago, recounted their time and experience during Howard Homecoming. Dionne describes it as a moment that solidified her sense of belonging to a special community. For Charles, it was an awakening to the pride and potential within the Black community. Both credit Homecoming with reinforcing the idea that their connection to Howard would continue long after they graduated.

Morehouse School of Medicine Launches New Course on Racial Disparities in Pain Treatment

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of four historically Black medical schools in the country, has launched a new course focused on racial disparities in health care. The Advil Pain Equity Course was developed in partnership with BLKHLTH, a nonprofit organization dedicated to health equity. It aims to provide students with the knowledge needed to address racial health inequities in pain prevention, treatment, and management. The course discusses how to create trustworthy patient-provider relationships through the lens of the unique preferences and needs of Black patients in pain. In a previous survey conducted

National Science Foundation Announces $3 Million for Collaborative HBCU Research Capacity Project Led by Miles College

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Courtesy of Miles College The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $3 million to be dispersed amongst multiple HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) to support The HBCU Ujima Collective, a groundbreaking initiative led by Miles College to enhance research capacity across five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Miles College, serving as the lead institution, will coordinate efforts with Howard University, Morgan State University, Tennessee State University, and Winston-Salem State University to build a robust research infrastructure and foster innovation. The HBCU Ujima Collective aims to provide student researchers, faculty, and emerging grant professionals with the skills necessary to enhance research capacity and secure future

Harris’s Candidacy Has Fired Up HBCU Students. Will the Enthusiasm Turn Into Votes?

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By Sara Weissman Last week, Tevon Blair went to Yard Fest—a celebratory event for freshmen at Virginia State University—armed with a tent, a table, a photo booth and games like Jenga and Connect Four. He wanted to create what felt like a block party, in hopes of energizing and informing students at the historically Black university about the voting process. University cheerleaders performed. Members of the Divine Nine—historically Black fraternities and sororities—did signature step routines. Thousands of students turned up, according to Blair, and at least 77 registered to vote. A few dozen students even stuck around for a panel

HBCU Receives $400K to Integrate Esports into Computer Science Education

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By Ashley Brown The National Science Foundation has awarded Winston-Salem State University a significant $400,000 grant to integrate esports into its computer science education program. The funding is part of the NSF’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program and will support a project titled “Enhancing Undergraduate Computer Science Education Through Esports.” Led by Dr. Jinghua Zhang, a WSSU computer science professor, the research team includes co-principal investigators Dr. Mustafa Atay, also a computer science professor, and Dr. Rennae Stowe, an associate professor in health, physical education, and sport studies. This interdisciplinary initiative seeks to leverage esports as a tool for

Spelman College Welcomes Top Company Executives to Discuss the Future of Talent and the Workplace

Courtesy of Spelman College Since the turn of the 21st century, work modalities, workplace demographics and employee values have drastically shifted workplace culture over time. As the workforce continues to evolve, higher learning institutions are working to prepare their students for the expectations of the workforce of tomorrow. Recently, Spelman College partnered with Tapestry Networks to host Reimagining the Future of Talent, a productive dialogue among leading executives, thought leaders, and Spelman and Morehouse students and faculty on the evolving landscape of corporate culture, talent, workplace equity and technology. “The global trends indicate we’re going to have a more diverse workforce and that the workers

Kamala Harris gives Howard University flowers, promises HBCU support

By Stephen J. Gaither It’s Howard University homecoming and Vice President and Democratic Nominee Kamala Harris is strolling back down her HBCU memory lane. The Vice President posted the following message along with a phot of her on the yard during her undergraduate days. “As a proud graduate of Howard University, I know that when we invest in our HBCUs, we invest in the strength of our nation for years to come,” Harris wrote in the caption. Our HBCUs are centers of academic excellence, but they don’t necessarily have the same resources. As vice president, I have helped invest $16 billion

More High-Ranking Colleges and Universities Report Declines in Entering Black Students

In an earlier JBHE post, data was presented showing a drop in Black enrollments at some of the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities as a result of the June 29, 2023 United States Supreme Court decision banning the consideration of race in college admissions decisions. Since that time several other high-ranking colleges and universities have reported demographic data for this fall’s entering class. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh reports that African American first-year enrollments dropped 2.3 percentage points from a year ago. Asian American enrollments increased by 4 percentage points. Blacks make up 5 percent of the entering class at Stanford University in California.

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