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MIT Alum Donate $500K For FAMU Engineering Student Scholarships

By Andrew Skerritt Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineering alumni who were mentees of former FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dean Yaw D. Yeboah, Ph.D., have donated $215,000 of their $500,000 pledge to provide expendable and endowed scholarships for Florida A&M University engineering students. Leslye Fraser earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from MIT before going on to study law. She is a retired U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) environmental appeals judge. She met fellow chemical engineering student Darryl Fraser at MIT. He is a retired corporate vice president of communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation. “Having benefited

New Portal Matches Black Doctors to Patients

By Joe Ripley An Atlanta doctor is trying to make it easier for Black medical patients to find physicians and medical professionals who look like them. Dr. Frank Jones created the My Black Doctors Directory. According to its website, research shows Black patients thrive when their doctors look like them and have similar life experiences. The database is one that Arthena Caston believes could connect Black communities all over the state of Georgia. Caston remembers the day her life changed forever. She was just 51 years old when she was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. She noted the signs: forgetting

ECSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean attended the 2023 Army ROTC Cadet Training Leadership Symposium

By Leha Byrd Elizabeth City State University School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean, Dr. Sharon Raynor, attended the 2023 Army ROTC Cadet Training-Leadership Symposium July 11-15 in Louisville, Ky. It was hosted by the Army Centers of Influence (COI) and catered to college and university students enrolled in Army ROTC, as well as community and educational leaders throughout the nation. Raynor was nominated to attend the forum by ECSU Professor of Military Science Major Julie Kendrick and the ECSU Viking Battalion. The ECSU Office of Communications and Marketing interviewed Raynor about her experience and her hopes for the ECSU Army ROTC. ______ What was

JSU coding team soars to victory with SOAR app at BE Smart Hackathon

By Aron Smith Jackson State University’s coding team, TICODE, claimed the top prize of 100,000 American Airlines (AA) Advantage miles, beating out 24 participating HBCUs, at the prestigious 8th Annual BE Smart Hackathon hosted by American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5. TICODE, which stands for “Tiger Coders,” is a JSU student-tech organization focused on delivering top-notch coding projects to streamline and enhance web application development, ensuring a faster and more efficient development experience. The BE Smart Hackathon gives students, like those in TICODE, a platform to exhibit their technical abilities and seize opportunities for internships and full-time positions within

Washington DC Small Business Development Center Launches Online Marketplace

By Brittany Bailer The DC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Howard University is pleased to announce the official launch of its online marketplace, providing entrepreneurs with a digital platform to promote and sell their products and services. In conjunction with this initiative, the SBDC will offer an array of educational workshops and classes to empower entrepreneurs with essential skills and knowledge. Traditionally, online marketplaces affiliated with SBDCs have been limited to SBDC clients. Carl Brown, the director of the DC SBDC, has decided to take a pioneering approach by introducing an open marketplace that extends to Howard University’s students, faculty,

Bowie State Professor Receives Journalism Awards

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University literature professor Christopher Murray recently earned a pair of top journalism awards for sports writing from the Pennsylvania News Media Association (PNA) and the Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ). Murray won first place for sports column writing for a small newspaper from the PNA for a column about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. He also received first place honors from the SPJ for a series of columns that covered Hurts, Black NFL coaches and the Baseball Hall of Fame. “This is probably one of the best,” Murray said as he compared his

MSM Receives Funding from the Georgia Power Foundation to Support 12 Full Student Scholarships

Written By Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has received funding from the Georgia Power Foundation to support full scholarships for 12 of its students. Four students each from the Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Public Health, and Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies programs will benefit from the new scholarships. “Morehouse School of Medicine is immensely grateful to the Georgia Power Foundation for this generous gift,” said Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine. “These scholarships will be life-changing for our students, allowing them to focus completely on their

Barber-Scotia College Partners With National Public Relations Firm Roseboro Holdings

Courtesy of Barber-Scotia College Barber-Scotia’s President Chris V. Rey, J.D. announced, today, a partnership with national public relations firm Roseboro Holdings to manage the colleges’ communications. Helping organizations make data-driven decisions to grow their brand, since 2016, Roseboro Holdings has been at the forefront of helping leaders and their organizations make a lasting impact in the business, nonprofit, and political world. Roseboro Holdings focuses on the client’s story needs and pairs that with current trends in the business management and public relations world to look beyond the obvious and find solutions to position the business for future growth an development.

$200,000 Department of Energy Grant Keeps ECSU Poised to Produce Energy, Engineering Industry Professionals

Written By Leha Byrd According to department leaders, the grant helps strengthen program offerings with lab upgrades and targeted field and project-based training for students. It will also expose students to renewable energy research, support a summer enrichment program for high school students, and provide professional development and support to faculty from other institutions interested in adopting renewable energy curriculum. The award is one of several the university has acquired recently in an effort to address energy industry shortfalls, like underrepresentation of minorities and women, with its programming and curricula. Last year, ECSU received a five-year grant totaling $825,000 from the U.S.

ECSU Receives Grants For Preserving, Digitizing University History

By Leha Byrd The Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Archives and Special Collections has received more than $102,000 in grant funding to enhance and ensure long time preservation of various artifacts that tell the story of the university’s 132-year history. The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Library Alliance awarded ECSU $25,000, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded *$75,639, and the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) awarded $1,815 for 2023-2024. The university’s Archives and Special Collections is housed inside the G.R. Little Library. It stores items like VHS and U-Matic tapes of ECSU commencement ceremonies, papers from former ECSU chancellors, ECSU

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