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Two Delaware State Alums honored at MEAC Tournament

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University students, staff and alumni made their annual sojourn to the MEAC Basketball Tournament on March 8-9 to support the Hornets men and women’s teams and to celebrate two of their own. During the tourney week, the MEAC honored Delaware State University basketball star Jahsha Bluntt as one of it 2023 Hall of Fame inductees. The MEAC also recognized Maxine Lewis, DSC Class of 1973, as the University’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnae. A two-time MEAC Player of the Year (2006 and 2007), Bluntt was also the MEAC Basketball Tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer in 2005. During his

Cheyney University Symposium Highlights Students Working To Become Future Leaders In STEM

Courtesy of Cheyney University After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania hosted its first poster session since 2019 during the first ever STEM Symposium co-sponsored by the Life Science & Technology Hub (LSAT Hub) and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP). The STEM Symposium highlighted undergraduate research and internship activities facilitated by the university’s business and institutional partners.  Students who are working to become future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) demonstrated that they are thriving in this industry through the poster session and student intern panel. The two-day symposium also included a

FAMU Professor Darryl Tookes Conducts Remake of The Main Ingredient Classics

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) music business professor Darryl Tookes and other music faculty and students played major roles in recording the recently released The Main Ingredient’s R&B classics Everybody Plays the Fool and Just Don’t Want to be Lonely. Tookes, vocalist, composer, arranger, producer, poet, and activist, was the executive producer, lead singer, conductor, and arranger for the project. FAMU faculty and students provided music and background vocals for the two songs. Shirley Gooding, widow of former Main Ingredient singer Cuba Gooding, and Don W. Saint James produced the recordings. I’m honored to bring this evolutionary and revolutionary project to

Students want this women’s college to rethink its notion of gender in admissions

By Rachel Treisman Student government positions weren’t the only item on the ballot at Wellesley College’s elections on Tuesday. It also included a referendum on gender inclusivity, which passed. Students at the women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts approved a ballot initiative proposing that it change its admissions policy to welcome all transgender and nonbinary applicants. Currently, the school only accepts applications from “those who live as women and consistently identify as women,” which includes trans women and nonbinary students who “were assigned female at birth and who feel they belong in our community of women.” The initiative also called

Brooklyn Nets Scouting Director Visits Bowie State

By Jonathan Saxon Learning in the classroom takes many forms, but one of the most impactful ways to learn a topic is to gain insight from an industry professional. And that’s exactly what Brooklyn Nets scouting director BJ Johnson offered to students when he visited Bowie State University earlier this week. Johnson and the Nets have been working with BSU’s Sport Management program for the past three years to shine a light on the different career possibilities in sports and to provide students with professional insights from team employees across different departments. The partnership was originally borne from Johnson wanting

Fisk University Gymnastics Docuseries Coming Soon

Courtesy of Fisk University Global independent studio wiip is developing a new documentary series (working title “Flipped”) following the 2023 Inaugural season of Intercollegiate Women’s Artistic Gymnastics at HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, TN. The project originated with award-winning filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper (“Olympic Pride, American Prejudice”) and Baller Alert Films CEO Robin Lyon (“All In”) who will executive produce along with Gail Lyon (“Pistol”) and Paul Lee (“Mare of Easttown”) and Hope Hartman (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) from wiip,and Fisk University. The series will follow college gymnastics’ only all BIPOC team as they navigate the pressures of their first season while

Delaware State University’s Safe Space Project awarded $300,000 grant

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University’s Safe Space Coalition received financial support for its work to develop a dedicated sexual assault response and prevention program on campus from a two year grant award for $300,000 from the National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault. The Building the Capacity of Black Programs Funding Initiative Addressing Sexual Assault (BCPSA) grant will be used to support a Safe Space Project, which will be based at University’s Hope House located on 34 N. State Street, Dover, DE at DSU Downtown. The newly established Hope House, which is currently being used for

Cheyney’s HRTM Program Participates In The 2023 NSMH NE Regional Conference

Courtesy of Cheyney University Students from the Cheyney University’s Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management (HRTM) Program participated in the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH) Northeast Regional Conference on February 16th through the 18th at Virginia State University in Petersburg Virginia. The Cheyney team was comprised of 2 HRTM majors (and seniors): Ashunti Banks and Anya’e Benford, along with faculty members Professor Herbert Black (Co-Advisor) and Krystal Peters (Co-Advisor & HRTM   Program Coordinator). The highly engaging, three-day event, centered around the theme, “Entrepreneurship Fundamentals and Effective Money Management,” and featured more than 100 attendees from hospitality programs throughout the region,

Howard Prepares to Face Reigning Champs in First Round of NCAA Tournament

By Mauricio Casillas The Howard University men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992, and on Sunday night, the team learned it’ll face the reigning champion in the first round. Fortunately for them, the Howard Bison are used to proving the naysayers wrong. Getting to this point after 31 years was anything but easy. When it mattered most, it was guard Jelani Williams – a hometown hero – who hit two clutch free throws to give the team the lead in the MEAC tournament final and win the game 65-64 against Norfolk State

Delaware State University DEI Council hosts JEDI-CCE Institute

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council recently served as the host institution for the Transform Mid-Atlantic JEDI-CCE Institute where three other institutions participated in a March 2 daylong workshop on advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) on college and university campuses. The workshop – entitled “Creating a Community-Engaged JEDI-Centered Campus Culture: Action Planning and Assessment Progress” – included participants from the University of Baltimore, Goldey Beacon College, Wilmington University as well as Delaware State University. Held in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center, the Institute began the day by “framing” the themes of

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