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Dr. Juan McGruder to lead Meharry institutional advancement team

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Juan McGruder, Ph.D., has been appointed as senior vice president of institutional advancement at Meharry Medical College. McGruder will be responsible for driving development initiatives for the College, including expanding strategic partnerships to advance equity in health care and improve care for the underserved. With more than 25 years of experience in leadership, program development and management, McGruder arrives at Meharry from Oglethorpe University, where he drove business development as vice president of advancement. As senior vice president of institutional advancement, he will expand private and public investment and partnerships with Meharry that will expand

Tuskegee University Welcomed Families for an Enriching Parents Weekend

Written by Tuskegee University Parents and family members of Tuskegee University students were on campus last weekend for the annual Parents’ Weekend 2023 – “Celebrating Tuskegee University Golden Tigers – Head, Heart, and Hand.” The festive weekend included interactive workshops, enlightening seminars, and opportunities to connect with key individuals who play a pivotal role in their student’s journey. Parents Weekend offers a rich array of experiences that strengthen the sense of community and belonging at Tuskegee University. It’s a chance for parents to gain valuable insights into their student’s academic and personal growth. Through engaging sessions and activities, they can

Longtime friendship between Joel L. Fletcher, Jr., Ralph W. E. Jones Sr. inspires posthumous $100K endowed scholarship

Written by Grambling State University  Longtime friendships often lead to long-lasting effects and impacts, sometimes even after those friends are deceased. That was the case in the friendship of former University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Joel L. Fletcher and former Grambling State University (GSU) President Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones who first met in the late 1940s to early 1950s. And that friendship is now being commemorated and honored by an impactful $100,000 scholarship endowment Fletcher’s grandson Paul Nevels established to be presented to a GSU student enrolled in the College of Education’s Call Me MiSTER program. The Call Me

TSU Student Leaders Walk For Breast Cancer Awareness

By Angel Higgins The goal of the Tennessee State University Office of Student Activities and Leadership is to enhance the skills of those elected or selected to serve in the student government association. Mister Junior Tamauri Murray is doing just that by using his platform to bring awareness to breast cancer awareness.   Murray organized the TSU Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Walk for student leaders to participate on Saturday, October 21.  For the Birmingham, AL native, the event had a special meaning and to have his peers involved made it even more significant. “I wanted to make sure I used my

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

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