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Pulitzer Winner Isabel Wilkerson Serves as Keynote Speaker for The Hilltopā€™s Centennial Gala

Written By Amber Dodd To celebrate the centennial anniversary of Howard Universityā€™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 Timesā€™ Chicago bureau, will serve as the galaā€™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 FAMUā€™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. ā€œWatching the Rattlerverse come alive and truly

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

Written By Quintessa Williams Students atĀ Shaw UniversityĀ in Raleigh, NCĀ organized a protestĀ outside the university presidentā€™s office Monday afternoon after reportedly experiencing heat and hot water outages for the past two weeks. In aĀ Tiktok post, Shaw University student Karlissa Jameson stated that theĀ Fleming Kee Menā€™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 ā€˜poor living conditionsā€™ and more outages. ā€œI just want to make it clear that I am not trying to bash my university at all, but we do

Three A&T Students Selected For Astronaut Scholarship, Make HBCU History

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students have been selected as 2023 Astronaut Scholars, an elite scholarship awarded annually to the nationā€™s most academically accomplished students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees. N.C. A&T is the first historically Black university (HBCU) to have more than one Astronaut Scholarship available in an application cycle. Christi Barnes, Maya Odom and Breyana Robinson will each receive up to $15,000 for eligible educational expenses and lifelong engagement with astronauts, executives, STEM researchers and innovators, Astronaut Scholar alumni and the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

Bowie State University Partners With Environmental Group to Rehab Land

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University, in collaboration with a local environmental group, will restore forested areas on the north-eastern boundary of the campus for recreational and research purposes.Ā Ā  The university is working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, which received a $579,576 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundationā€™sĀ Chesapeake WILD programĀ to restore hundreds of acres of forests and wetlands areas.Ā Bowie Stateā€™s campus contains about 86 acres of the larger forested area, Ā located just beyond Bulldog Stadium and stretches to the Patuxent River.Ā Ā Maryland Park Service will also be a major partner in the project.Ā  ā€œThis starts

TSU Kicks Off Semester Focused On Continued Excellence And Underfunding

Written by Alexis Clark Highlighting major accomplishments, headline grabbing news, and historic underfunding, Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover delivered her final address to faculty and staff. President Glover took the stage in front of over 200 employees and reflected on the remarkable achievements and pride she felt for the university and its dedicated staff. After leading the institution for eleven years, President Glover will retire following the 2023-2024 academic year. ā€œTSU will continue to be a great university,ā€ Glover said. ā€œWe will continue to win. This is more than a full-circle moment for me,ā€ she said due to graduating

Reinstated Pensole Lewis College, Michiganā€™s Historic HBCU, Looks To Expand Itā€™s Team

By Quintessa Williams Michiganā€™s first and only HBCU,Ā Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design, is looking toĀ expand itā€™s teamĀ after reopening in 2021. On WednesdayĀ via Instagram, PLC announced their plans to hire an Academic Compliance Manager to help the college ā€œsteward well over their mission and vision.ā€ ā€œOur mission is to activate the creative ability in everybody by removing the limits of the classroom providing access to one of a kind education,ā€ theĀ college account stated. ā€œIf you thrive on the synergy of project management, uncovering educational compliance nuances, and have a creative flare ā€“ we need YOUR help.ā€ The main function

Champions of Character womenā€™s conference held at Delaware State

Courtesy of Delaware State University DSU Division of Administrative Service has launched new initiative ā€“ a Womenā€™s Impact Series that began on Jan. 17 with daylong Champions of Character forum in the Martin Luther King Jr. StudentĀ Center. DSU undergraduate females were exposed during the day to top level executive women, the wisdom of very seasoned ladies, information about Womenā€™s health and how to ā€œDress for Success,ā€ and representatives of the several sororities to discuss the value and importance of sisterhood. The Champions of Character event began with a panel discussion featuring Dr. Vilicia Cade, the first Black CEO and Superintendent

Morehouse School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic Moves to Families First

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of MedicineĀ (MSM) has partnered with the non-profit organizationĀ Families FirstĀ to open a new location for its weekly child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) clinic. Beginning today, MSM behavioral health clinicians will be available to see patients on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30314. “We are excited to partner with Families First to provide these culturally and structurally informed child and adolescent psychiatric services in this community,” said Sarah Y. Vinson, MD, DFAPA, Chair of the MSM Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MSM

More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit

By Josh Moody After more than a year of litigation regarding a federal antitrust lawsuit against 17 wealthy universities, more institutions reached preliminary settlement agreements Tuesday. Brown, Columbia, Duke and Yale Universities all filed settlement agreements Tuesday, according to court documents. Emory University also filed documents to formally settle, thoughĀ Inside Higher EdĀ reported last weekĀ that Emory had already noted a settlement agreement in its fall financial documents. Those institutions join the University of Chicago, which was theĀ first to settleĀ back in August, as well as Rice and Vanderbilt Universities, which quietly settled in the fall or reached agreements to do so pending

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