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FAMU Helps Secure $500K Federal Grant to Promote Gadsden County Employment

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU), Division of Research, Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control, in collaboration with the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC), received a $500,000 strategy planning grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to further develop strategies to increase per capita income while reducing the prime-age employment gap in Gadsden County. FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., welcomed the plan to provide better paying jobs for Gadsden County residents. “This initiative is consistent with FAMU’s commitment to support communities and enhance sustainable economic development,” Robinson said. “We look forward to working

Jackson State University secures $1.5 Million grant for groundbreaking health equity research initiative

Written By Aron Smith Jackson State University has recently been awarded a substantial $1.5 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences. This announcement is part of a more significant commitment, with the National Academies of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation pledging nearly $7.5 million to support five HBCUs or minority-serving institutions (MSIs) with fortifying community-engaged research. The overarching goal of this initiative is to leverage social determinants of health data, ultimately enhancing public health data systems and addressing health disparities effectively. JSU’s project titled “Utilizing CBPR to Examine Social Determinants

FICO visit launches Analytics Challenge Competition at DSU

Courtesy of Delaware State University FICO, a global analytics software corporation leader, has launched an Educational Analytics Challenge competition at Delaware State University. Dr. Scott Zoldi, the Chief Analytics Officer at FICO, visited DSU on Jan. 18 to meeting with the three College of Business teams that will compete in the 12-week competition. Dr. Zoldi also gave a presentation on “Responsible AI (Artificial Intelligence)” in the Bank of America’s Longwood Auditorium. The Analytics Challenge competition will focus the teams on identifying and mitigating bias in data and decision AI models using a historic lending data set collected by the Consumer Financial Protection

BSU’s Data Tribe Enables Students to Network and Explore Data Analytics

Written By Bowie State University Students who are data enthusiasts can now network and explore a variety of project-based opportunities by participating in the Data Tribe, a College of Business club formed in the fall that enables individuals to learn more about data analytics.  The club creates a safe space for students to share ideas on data related topics and issues while emphasizing the relevance of data analytics and potential career paths in data science, data engineering, analytics, business analysis and other areas. Students have options of engaging in training sessions, research projects, bootcamps, technical lectures, mentorship programs, symposiums and

The University of the District of Columbia Receives $2 Million Talent Pipeline Award from Pepco

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has received a $2 million commitment from Pepco over the next three years as part of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Power Partnership “Investing in Tomorrow’s Talent Today.” The Pepco award is the largest corporate grant in UDC’s history. The funding expands the partnership Pepco has forged with UDC and other HBCUs in the company’s Washington, DC and Maryland service areas. The grant funds will be managed through the UDC Foundation, the University’s charitable partner responsible for securing private funding and philanthropic

CSU is positioned to help address special education teacher shortages with the awarding of two OSEP grants

Courtesy of Chicago State University The Special Education Master’s Degree Program, housed in the College of Education at Chicago State University has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). These grants were submitted by Dr. Florah Luseno, Project Director and Dr. Rasha Elhage, Project Co-Director. The first grant award, in the amount of $1,246,152 over a five-year time period, is designed for candidates who are recruited and enrolled in the Special Education Fast-Track Cohort Program. This program is intended for individuals who are licensed as general education teachers and are interested in earning their

Coppin State University announces $25 million “BE MORE” Capital Campaign

By Anne-Marie Waterman Coppin State University’s President Anthony L. Jenkins has announced the largest capital campaign in its history. The “BE MORE” campaign, a $25 million initiative to fund student enrollment and achievement, invest in academics and research, support athletics, and foster institutional sustainability. Aligned with trailblazer and namesake Fanny Jackson Coppin’s deep conviction that she was entrusted to ensure her race was “crowned with strength and dignity and adorned with the enduring grace of intellectual attainments”, the “BE MORE” campaign will profoundly transform the university and its surrounding communities. The campaign will center on building the capacity and infrastructure of the university, as

Pulitzer Winner Isabel Wilkerson Serves as Keynote Speaker for The Hilltop’s Centennial Gala

Written By Amber Dodd To celebrate the centennial anniversary of Howard University’s student newspaper, The Hilltop, a gala at the National Press Club in downtown Washington D.C. will be held on February 3. Isabel Wilkerson, the first Hilltop alum to win the Pulitzer Prize with her reporting at The New York Times’ Chicago bureau, will serve as the gala’s keynote speaker. The Hilltop was founded by Howard alumni Zora Neale Hurston, the Harlem Renaissance writer and member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., and Louis E. King, debater and anthropologist. The Hilltop is the oldest Black collegiate newspaper in America

FAMU Launches the Rattlerverse: The First HBCU Metaverse Inside Meta Horizon Worlds

By Javonni Hampton Florida A&M University (FAMU) is breaking new ground in higher education by introducing the Rattlerverse, the first official Metaverse for an HBCU within Meta Horizon Worlds. Crafted with detail, this immersive virtual world offers a futuristic opportunity to explore FAMU’s campus, culture, and current events. L. Michelle Salvant, a FAMU alumna and World Concept creative director, said a skilled team dedicated many days and nights to virtually reinvent FAMU. This new world was crafted by the award-winning Meta Horizon World Builders, Jeremy Duncan and Shika Duncan of Onyx Leaf Media. “Watching the Rattlerverse come alive and truly

Shaw University Students Protest Poor Living Conditions After Experiencing Heat & Hot Water Outages

Written By Quintessa Williams Students at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC organized a protest outside the university president’s office Monday afternoon after reportedly experiencing heat and hot water outages for the past two weeks. In a Tiktok post, Shaw University student Karlissa Jameson stated that the Fleming Kee Men’s Living and Learning Center lost electricity, hot water, and heat. The students were reportedly moved across from the dorm to the Dimple Newsome Dorm, where she stated they also experienced ‘poor living conditions’ and more outages. “I just want to make it clear that I am not trying to bash my university at all, but we do

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