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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

ASU Buzz Tour Heads to Mobile

By Hazel Scott The excitement is back, as Alabama State University’s Buzz Tour will be on the road again. On November 2, shortly after sunrise, a busload of ASU faculty, administrators, staff and students will get a chance to showcase what the University has to offer to perspective students.  As they roll out from the Dunn-Oliver Acadome, the Buzz Tour is bound for a one-day journey, with one stop on the way — Bishop State Community College. “The Buzz Tour is in conjunction with the Port City Classic events in Mobile,” said Dr. Freddie Williams, assistant vice-president for Student Affairs/Enrollment Management/Admissions

TSU Moving Forward With Plans For New Alumni Welcome Center

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University already feels like home for many. But now when it is time to return to the university, alumni will have a 10,773 square-foot facility to welcome them. TSU is slated to have a welcome center on campus in the near future to serve as a home away from home for alumni. Dr. Carletta Harlan, a Welcome Center Committee member and former Foundation Board member, states that the Center will be a facility that alumni will be very proud of when they return to the TSU campus. “We have such pride in our alumni,” Harlan,

Grambling State students to ‘Level Up’ in innovation and technology through Entergy, Accenture internship

Courtesy of Grambling State University Entergy and Accenture, a professional services company, have partnered a second year with Grambling State University in Louisiana to develop an innovation and technology workforce of the future through an internship program called Level Up. Six GSU students are participating in the year-long internship and were assigned a specific project as well as a mentor from Entergy. Not only will the program give them hands-on experience working on real-world IT projects at a Fortune 500 company, but it will also help them develop soft skills such as resume writing and interviewing for jobs. They will

Spelman President Helene Gayle Appointed to Inaugural Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States

Written By Spelman College Spelman College President Helene Gayle was recently appointed as one of 12 members of President Joe Biden’s inaugural Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. The announcement of the Council was first made by Vice President Kamala Harris on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration during 2022 the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. According to the White House, the Advisory Council “represents the diversity of the African Diaspora from African American communities around the United States and African immigrant communities across the continent and the Caribbean. The Council’s members include individuals who have distinguished themselves in

‘Laboratories of success’: why HBCUs are the best models for race-blind admissions

By Edwin Rios Ever since Cheyney University opened in 1837, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided educational access to students who were once barred from attending white institutions. By the 1890s, to support newly freed Black Americans following the civil war, more than 200 HBCUs had opened. And by the 1950s, more than 90% of Black undergraduates in the country were attending Black schools. Once the US supreme court ended state-mandated segregation with its 1954 decision in Brown v Board of Education, followed by the introduction of affirmative action policies designed to rectify segregation’s effects, the number of Black

Founders’ Day Convocation delivers hope to JSU community amidst loss

By William H. Kelly, III Jackson State University celebrated 146 years of legacy during its 2023 annual Founders’ Day Convocation held Tuesday, Oct. 17. Community members, alumni, faculty, staff, and students gathered on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway to reflect on the history and future of Jackson State, with keynote speaker and JSU alumna Jennifer Love. “This is a time to pay homage to our past as we carry forward the JSU legacy and the rich traditions that lie at the very heart of who we are as Jacksonians. We started in 1877 from humble beginnings with a handful of students to become one of

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