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USDA Announces Investment In CAES Environmental Justice Project During Campus Visit

Written By Lydia Bernhardt U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships. She also came to bring good news: USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest nearly $1 million in a new A&T project to help advance environmental justice in agriculture through its Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI.) “Under Secretary Tom Vilsack’s leadership, USDA is working to create new career opportunities

FSU Computer Science Faculty Named Funded Collaborator With NC State Lab on AI Research Applied To Problems In National Security

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University A Fayetteville State University computer science faculty member is collaborating with the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) at NC State University for research on artificial intelligence to enhance national security announced on Jan. 11. For the second consecutive year, Sambit Bhattacharya, Ph.D., professor of computer science and director of the Intelligent Systems Lab (ISL), is one of 22 funded collaborators, representing 11 academic institutions and six industry partners conducting research projects with the LAS. His project aims to create AI software to detect rare and uncommon objects in video, which will serve the needs of

George Washington University Settles COVID Lawsuit for $5.4 Million

By Liam Knox George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with them when it abruptly switched to online-only classes at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A district judge in Washington, D.C., approved the settlement Wednesday. The four student plaintiffs will receive $10,000 each, and the remainder of the settlement fund will be distributed as a tuition refund of about $193 for each student who attended online classes during the spring semester of 2020. A statement notifying eligible recipients of the decision said that the settlement “is not an admission

Chicago State University’s president is on a mission to get more Black Chicagoans college degrees

Courtesy of Chicago State University College enrollment for Black students in Illinois has dropped more than a third since 2010, according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. This decline at two- and four-year colleges comes on the heels of rising tuition costs and student debt. Chicago State University President Zaldwaynaka “Z” Scott is on a mission to reverse the trend. Her regional public institution serves a majority-Black student population on Chicago’s South Side. The university has faced limited state funding and enrollment drops — and in the spring, a strike by faculty over working conditions. Since taking office in

Howard University Announces Recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement Awards

Written By Howard Newsroom Staff Howard University today announced that Suzanne Marie Randolph Cunningham, Ph.D., and Andrae Townsel, Ed.D. are the recipients of the 2024 Alumni Award for Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement. The honorees will be presented with their awards at the 100th Charter Day Dinner on Saturday, March 2 at the Marriott Marquis. First presented in 1943, the Alumni Award for Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement has been presented to 344 alumni in a variety of fields for their exemplary professional achievements and exceptional contributions to society. Past honorees include Vice President Kamala Harris (B.A. ‘86), Pulitzer Prize winning writer Isabel Wilkerson

Black Lawmakers Initiate Lost Funding Repayment For University Of Maryland Eastern Shore

By Quintessa Williams The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland wants to ensure the state’s lone land-grant Historically Black University, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, is fully funded every year going forward. It comes after the Biden Administration found that 19 public land grant HBCUs were underfunded for three decades by their respective states by $12.6-billion. Maryland-Eastern Shore is one of those schools. Land-grant colleges and universities have a specific focus on agriculture and engineering, fields that leaders wanted more graduates of following the Industrial Revolution. Maryland’s original land-grant school, the University of Maryland-College Park, did not integrate until 1951. In the meantime, Maryland-Eastern Shore became Maryland’s

TSU Honors Students Win National HBCU Research Competition

Written By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University Honors students are champions once again, securing the first and second places in scholarly research at the National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP) Conference for the second consecutive year. The 32nd annual NAAAHP conference took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the fall semester, where TSU honors college students competed against students from 10 other HBCUs nationwide in various categories. Hosted by Southern University, the competition featured TSU honors students excelling in the research poster category, the quiz bowl category, and Honors Got Talent. Meaghan Lewis, a senior honors biology major,

N.C. A&T To Celebrate 64th Anniversary A&T Four’s Historic Sit-In

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University community will gather once again Feb. 1 to celebrate the remarkable legacy of four A&T freshmen who electrified the civil rights movement in 1960 with their courageous sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter – an event that served as a catalyst to change public accommodations laws across the nation. The 64th Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying will take place at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center, 200 N. Benbow Road. Themed “The Gathering: Strength in Our Unity,” the event will begin with

FSU School of Social Work Professors Awarded $55,000 To Improve Education on HIV/AIDS Public Services

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Two Fayetteville State University faculty members in the School of Social Work were awarded a $55,000 grant to develop simulation-based skills lab and four-week curriculum enhancing the awareness and education of social work students serving communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Associate Professor Erica Campbell, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor Michelle Bates, Ph.D., received the grant from the AIDS United Southern Impact Fund in December 2023. The innovative virtual simulation-based skills lab and four-week curriculum aims to increase HIV/AIDS health literacy among social work students by providing accessible and accurate information relating to HIV/AIDS disparities, prevention,

McLemore emphasizes leadership during Jackson State University’s 56th Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation

By Anthony Howard The Jackson State University 56th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Convocation was held in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on January 19, 2024. Despite the cold weather, attendees braved the elements to unite for one of the nation’s oldest celebrations of King’s life. During his welcome remarks, JSU President Marcus Thompson, Ph.D., highlighted the importance of service and a quality education. “Dr. King’s life and death personifies what walking in our purpose looks like. His activism is a symbol of hope and inspiration. I encourage all of you to find a way to use your talents

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