Campus News

FAMU Kicks Off STEM Week Activities

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) pioneering alumna Dr. Tamia Potter, will be the keynote speaker for STEM Day activities on Saturday, April l3, designed to promote science, technology, engineering, and math among kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students. A year ago, Potter made history by becoming the first African American female to join the neurosurgery residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee. Potter was raised in Tallahassee and Wakulla County by her mother, who is a nurse, and father, who served more than 30 years in the Army National Guard. As a student

Dr. Yolanda W. Page to be Invested as the Eighth President of Stillman College

Courtesy of Stillman College Stillman College is pleased to announce the investiture of Dr. Yolanda W. Page as its eighth president. The investiture ceremony will take place on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Birthright Auditorium on the college campus. Dr. Page assumed the presidency on July 1, 2023. The investiture week, scheduled from Sunday, April 7, to Friday, April 12, 2024, will feature a series of events celebrating Stillman’s Legacy. The week will begin with a morning worship service at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, followed by a community brunch at the Stillman Café (Hay Center) on Sunday,

Amazon Awards 52 Hampton University School of Business Students with Scholarships

Courtesy of Hampton University In a significant initiative to foster educational opportunities and prepare students for the digital age, Amazon has awarded 52 scholarships totaling $100,000 to students of the Hampton University School of Business. This collaboration signifies Amazon’s commitment to nurturing young talent and promoting digital literacy among the next generation of business leaders. The partnership between Amazon and the Hampton University Department of Marketing aims to equip students with the necessary skills to thrive in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. As part of this endeavor, students continue to participate in Amazon’s digital certification course, providing them with invaluable

Knight Science Journalism Program launches HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has announced a new fellowship program that will provide students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) with training, mentorship, and early-career support to report on science, health, and environmental issues. The fellowship’s inaugural cohort will consist of 10 highly accomplished journalism students representing Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and North Carolina A&T State University. The HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship will launch this June with a week-long science journalism summer camp at MIT, where fellows will learn from award-winning science journalists, meet editors from leading science publications, and develop their skills

UMD Creates Institute for Ethical AI Development

By Evan Castillio The University of Maryland (UMD) announced a new institute that will teach students how to ethically develop artificial intelligence (AI). UMD announced the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) on April 9. Students can look forward to new AI majors, minors, certificates, graduate degrees, undergraduate courses, and workforce development programs coordinated by AIM. The institute will also hire more faculty. This is in addition to UMD faculty already teaching the machine learning undergraduate program and implementing AI into their curricula. One of the institute’s goals is to coordinate more student degree and certificate programs in the future. “From the start, interdisciplinary

David E. Talber Challenges Students To Know Their Worth

Courtesy of Norfolk State University David E. Talbert, a master playwright, author, and filmmaker, challenged an audience of mostly Norfolk State University students to think differently. Talbert, whose most recent film was the musical fantasy Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, was in town for NSU’s Department of Mass Communication and Journalism’s MCJR Week and as part of the HBCU Next Tour. “I don’t think there’s any group of people more talented than at HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities],” Talbert said. I think the disconnect is how to connect the dots between my talent, my imagination, my dreams to how do

UAPB Students, Faculty Help Public Get an Up-close Glimpse into African American History

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program had the chance to help give high schoolers and members of the public an up close and personal look at African American history when they participated in the recent “Behind the Big House” event in Winchester, Arkansas. Held at the historic Taylor House and Hollywood Plantation, the interactive program allowed visitors to learn about the lives and experiences of the enslaved people who lived at the property, which once spanned more than 10,000 acres across Desha, Drew

Highlighting Environmental Pollutants on Black Maternal Health at Howard University

Written By Jessica Moulite During this year’s  Black Maternal Health Week from April 11 – 17, Howard University professor and new mother Amy “Dr. A” Yeboah Quarkume, Ph.D., is considering how her ongoing research on environmental data bias has evolved to include a specific community: Black mothers. “In Fall 2023, two topics that students were passionate about in our Black Women in America course that had about 200 students were Black maternal health and environmental justice. So thinking about how these things intersect was something that was of interest to me,” said Quarkume, an  Africana Studies professor and graduate director of Howard University’s Center for

Bethune-Cookman University Students Join the Nation of Lifesavers at the National UNCF Conference

Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman University students took a significant step towards becoming lifesavers by participating in hands-only CPR training at the National United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Conference. The American Heart Association (AHA) organized the session, empowering students to learn essential life-saving skills and join the nationwide movement of individuals trained in CPR. The event held on Thursday, February 22, 2024, gathered students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation to equip them with critical knowledge and skills in emergency response. Bethune-Cookman University, known for its commitment to academic excellence and community engagement, seized the opportunity

Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism Welcomes Medgar Evers’ Cousin, Sandra Evers Manly

Courtesy of Hampton University Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications proudly welcomes Sandra Evers Manly, the cousin of Civil Rights Icon Medgar Evers, to campus on April 24th as part of a groundbreaking course, “Civil Rights Era and the Media,” spearheaded by Dean Julia Wilson, a renowned figure in journalism and international relations. Evers Manly is an author, philanthropist and founder of the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center. Wilson said the students have delved deep into the intersection of media and the civil rights movement. As part of the curriculum, Wilson has collaborated with History Makers, esteemed

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