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N.C. A&T Professors Receive TMCF Medtronic Research & Development Program Award

By East L. Dockery Three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professors have been selected as recipients of the 2023-24 Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Medtronic Research & Development Program Award. Laquanda Johnson, Ph.D., MBA, associate professor of supply chain management; Stephen Knisley, Ph.D., professor of chemical biological and bioengineering; and Ali Salman, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Nursing each received a grant through the program, which supports innovation, ideas and solutions in STEM, medical technology and business research at select historically Black colleges and universities. The program awards five grants of $40,000, in two $20,000 disbursements,

NCCU Certificate Program Trains Participants to Help Communities

By Mark Lawton Joy Harrell Goff, ’98, of Durham became executive director of BUMP the Triangle, a nonprofit that brings African diasporic arts and culture to the Triangle area, particularly to young people. In her new role, Goff wanted to revamp programming, serve more people and learn how to raise more money. “When I became executive director, we had a budget of $11,000 for the whole year,” Goff said. That money came from a foundation grant which BUMP the Triangle had inherited from Goff’s predecessor. Goff began learning how to write grants but it was a challenge. “I was able

Tuskegee hosts high school students during STEMmED Day

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University partnered with local educators to encourage local high school students to consider studying science, technology, engineering, or math during Tuskegee University STEMmED Day. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, high school students from Macon County, Notasulga, Bullock County, Montgomery Public Schools, Ramsey High in Birmingham, Auburn, and Loachapoka were exposed to hands-on activities, with demonstrations in math, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, and agriculture, along with panel discussions on careers in STEM. The event was sponsored by the NASA Minority University Research and Education Projects Precollege Summer Institutes award to inspire students as they

TSU’s Isabelle Langham Named To Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)

By Emmanuel Freeman Isabelle Langham, the executive director of Student Success at Tennessee State University, has been appointed to the Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the Global Community for Academic Advising. NACADA is widely recognized as the leading association globally for the advancement of student success through excellence in academic advising in higher education. “It is an honor to be selected as an ELP advisory board member for NACADA,” she said. “I am eager to collaborate with fellow leaders in the field and work toward enhancing academic advising practices worldwide. Together, we can make a

University Galleries To Host 2023 Alumni Art Exhibition With Featured Artist Jackson’21

By Markita Rowe The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host the 2023 Alumni Art Exhibition during its homecoming celebration. Set to present a diverse range of styles, subjects and mediums, the group exhibition will showcase alumni artists from the university’s Visual Arts Program. The exhibition’s opening reception is Thursday, Nov. 2, at 5:30 p.m., and will be on display through Dec. 13. “Over 100 works of art are being exhibited from more than 50 A&T visual arts alumni,” said Roy Carter, A&T associate professor and director of the Visual Arts Program. “This is a

Texas Voters Weigh in on Proposed Constitutional Amendments in UH-TSU Survey

Courtesy of Texas Southern University From expanding state parks and high-speed internet access to authorizing property tax relief and financing natural gas electric generating plants, a new survey suggests Texas voters are poised to approve some of the highest-profile proposed amendments to the state constitution. The survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston and the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University asked likely voters about six of 14 proposed amendments on the ballot this fall. Early voting starts Monday. The election is Nov. 7. At least half of voters

Hampton University President to serve as keynote speaker for Founder’s Convocation

Written By Grambling State Unviersity Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, who serves as president of Hampton University, will be the keynote speaker for Founder’s Day Convocation as Grambling State University prepares to celebrate its annual 122nd Founder’s Celebration. The Convocation is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, inside the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The celebration will officially begin on Monday, October 30 at 8 a.m. with the annual laying of the wreath ceremony at the bust of founder Charles P. Adams at Lee Hall on Grambling State’s campus. Williams, who hails from West Palm Beach,

Internship at Duke Medical to benefit NCCU undergraduates

By Mark Lawton A new internship program aims to alleviate a shortage of African American physicians. North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and Duke University jointly developed the Mentored Internship Program. Starting in September 2023, an undergraduate from NCCU began as an intern in the division of nephrology (kidney) at Duke University School of Medicine for one year. Gentzon Hall, MD, Ph.D., of Duke University, who came up with the idea, said increasing the number of African American physicians is a challenge. “People in underrepresented groups don’t see African American physicians or they don’t see themselves fitting into elite institutions,” said Hall, vice chief

Howard University Receives $3.5 Million to Endow Chair in Honor of Education Entrepreneur Sean McCleese

By Kevin Childs An anonymous donor has committed $3.5 million to Howard University to establish an endowed chair in honor of the late education entrepreneur Sean McCleese. The Sean McCleese Endowed Chair in Computer Science, Race and Social Justice supports scholarship, teaching, policy development and partnership building. The goal of this endowed chair is to ensure that emerging technologies and data analysis are equitable in their design and deployed to make the United States – and the world – a more just and inclusive place. The chair will be seated in the Center for Applied Data Science & Analytics (CADSA). “Howard

Traveling Sesquicentennial Exhibit, “Mission, Milestones, & Memories,” Showcases UAPB’s Storied History

Written By the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), currently celebrating its year-long sesquicentennial and hosting its annual homecoming celebration from October 15 to 21, proudly introduces the “Mission, Milestones, & Memories” traveling exhibit currently on display in the Pine Bluff Regional Airport lobby. The exhibit was created, curated, and produced by the University Museum and Cultural Center. The exhibit utilizes digitized, historical images from the university’s archives dating back to its founding in 1873 to the present. The exhibit debuted during the Juneteenth celebration at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock. “As we

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