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Nearly 1500 Students Attend FAMU Spring 2024 Career Expo Week Events

By Briona Hopkins Nearly 1,500 Florida A&M University students and more than 170 employers participated in the 2024 Spring Career Expo week events. Vanessa Chapman, interim director for the Career and Professional Development Center, hailed the success of the events that provided networking opportunities for students from all majors. “Typically, many employers focus their recruitment efforts in the fall. However, we saw a 4 percent increase from spring 2023, with 172 employers present at the career expo,” Chapman said. “Just under 1,500 students met with employers at the event.” Ivan Hopkins, a fourth-year business administration student, said the career fair

‘It’s a Tab Time:’ JSU welcomes best-selling author, actress and personality Tabitha Brown for sold-out book tour

By William H. Kelley, III Jackson State University’s (JSU) Department of English and Modern Languages (EML), Mississippi Book Festival, Lemuria Books, and Visit Jackson welcomes #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author Tabitha Brown for her highly anticipated “I Did A New Thing” Birthday Tour. The sold-out evening will celebrate Brown’s release of her fourth book ‘I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free’ at the Jackson Convention Complex on Feb. 5 at 7 pm. “We’re thrilled to welcome Tabitha Brown to Jackson for her birthday tour and the release of her book “I Did A New Thing,” said Ebony Lumumba, Ph.D., chair for

Black civil rights organizations are rallying to counter anti-DEI rhetoric

By Curtis Bunn An unofficial coalition of civil rights, political and advocacy groups are launching a multifaceted counter to the growing cries to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stoked by billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, among others. The quests to abolish DEI “are a literal slap in our face,” Marc H. Morial, president of the National Urban League, told NBC News. “We’re up against an effort to contort and misrepresent what DEI really means.” Morial said Black organization leaders like himself began contacting one another in recent weeks, as the attacks on DEI began to gain momentum. Out

Roland M. Carter ’64 Receives the 2024 Presidential Citizenship Award as Finance Trailblazer Alumna Bestows $10K and Inspires Students at “Majestic” 131st Founder’s Day

Courtesy of Hampton University In an electric 131st Founders Day, celebrating the “majesty” of Hampton University, a packed house watched emotionally as the highly acclaimed music aficionado, Dr. Roland M. Carter was honored with awards and the namesake of the Robert C. Ogden Hall’s stage, which is now the Dr. Roland M. Carter Stage. This year’s Founder’s Day, an annual celebration of HU’s founder, Brigadier General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, was unlike any other, as Armstrong’s grandson, Arthur Howell, helped HU President Darrell K. Williams mark the occasion during a commemorative wreath-placing ceremony. Finance trailblazer Alumna Racquel Oden ‘98, Head of

Eight A&T Programs Score Among Tops In Nation In U.S. News’ “Best Online Programs”

By Todd Simmons In the fast-growing world of online learning in higher education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University stands out with eight degree programs newly ranked among the best in America – including two in the top 12 in their respective disciplines. Released today, U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs” rankings evaluated more than 1,600 online bachelor’s and master’s programs using metrics specific to online learning. This is the widely followed magazine’s 12th year in ranking online programs. In every category in which North Carolina A&T secured a ranking, it is the most highly ranked historically Black college or

TSU Grad First Black Female To Help Discover Element For Periodic Table

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University graduate Clarice Phelps’s interest in chemistry began with mixing concoctions in the kitchen of her Nashville home at an early age. However, it wasn’t until her 10th-grade year at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School that she became captivated by science and developed a passion for chemistry. This passion laid the groundwork for her extraordinary journey of becoming the first Black woman to contribute to the discovery of an element on the periodic table. Beginning as a technician, she worked on purifying berkelium (BK), which was used to confirm element 117, now known

Supreme Court declines to immediately block West Point from considering race in admissions process

By Lawrence Hurley  The Supreme Court on Friday allowed West Point to continue to consider race in its admissions process for now, rebuffing a request made by a conservative group. In a brief order, the court denied a request brought by Students for Fair Admissions, the same conservative group that brought the cases that led to the court’s ruling last year that ended affirmative action in higher education. That decision struck down admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. “The record before this Court is underdeveloped, and this order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of the constitutional

Extension At N.C. A&T’s Eley Named First SRDC 1890 Fellow

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Michelle Eley, Ph.D., community and economic development specialist with Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named the first 1890 Fellow of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC). As an 1890 Fellow, Eley provides guidance on existing and new project developments to ensure they are relevant to the interests, needs and assets of 1890 land-grant institutions. She will contribute to research reports and assist in developing and delivering educational and Extension training materials. Additionally, Eley works to identify opportunities for mentoring and teaching students from 1890 universities, participate

Howard University Launches 2024 Music Business Insights Program with Wasserman Music

By Misha Cornelius The Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts kicked off the 2024 Music Business Insights Program on January 29 with a panel titled “The Business of Show” featuring Wasserman Music executives Lee Anderson and Hammond Seay alongside singer, songwriter, and producer Cautious Clay. More than 80 students attended the opening panel, with hundreds more expected to participate in programming that features influential guest speakers throughout the Spring semester, and a “Warner Days Takeover” in partnership with the Warner/Blavatnik Music Business Center at the Howard University School of Business. “Our experience with Wasserman Music last year was unparalleled,  from the brilliance and creativity of the agents, executives,

Talladega College Students Network with Sports Industry Leaders at Get in the Game Conference

Courtesy of Talladega College In October, Talladega College sent eighteen students to the Get in the Game conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Get in the Game is a three-day event for students of color and HBCUs to gather and learn more about the sports business industry. The conference aims to expose the multitude of career options available within the sports business industry, including finance, design, sales, marketing, and data analytics. Following the mantra, “exposure expands,” the College’s Interim Director of Career Exploration & Professional Development, Calvin Littlejohn, said that bringing Talladega College students to the conference is imperative in helping to build professional relationships that

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