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Stillman College and Verizon to host free STEM program for students grades 6-8

Courtesy of Stillman College Verizon Innovative Learning and Stillman College are teaming up once more to provide a free summer STEM camp for area middle-schoolers. The Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program will be held at Stillman College, June 5-30. This free STEM enrichment program will provide students in grades 6-8 hands-on training in topics like design thinking, 3D printing, augmented reality, social entrepreneurship, and more. The Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program is designed to create a more diverse pipeline for future careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields; no prior knowledge or experience is required for

Wilberforce University Gains in National College Scoring

Courtesy of Wiberforce University The nation’s first, private historically Black college/university (HBCU) shows great value in the official U. S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. These are metrics that give a perspective of how categorized colleges and universities rank. Wilberforce University (Ohio) is graded among six other four year, private and public, historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs) by enrollment, location (rural) and size. The schools are: Cheyney State in Pennsylvania, Kentucky State, Central State University in Ohio, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Harris Stowe University in Missouri, and Philander Smith in Arkansas. The statistics show that 10 years after graduation, Wilberforce University was among the leaders in

The White House Invites 32 HBCU Student Journalists to the 2023 HBCU Briefing

By Markus Speakman the White House held a Press Briefing with HBCU student journalists and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms featuring Vice President Kamala Harris. Along with the Director of Alumni Affairs, Mr. JamesAaron Pierre, I traveled to Washington, DC, to join Vice President Harris and Senior Advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms, alongside 31 other HBCUs, to ask questions regarding HBCUs. Senior Advisor Bottoms said, “this is the coolest thing I have done since I’ve been at the White House, and I am so excited to see all of the HBCU students in the White House.” Senior Advisor

N.C. A&T, LANL Study Optical Properties of Aerosols From African Biomass Fuel Burning

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Research teams from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have initiated the first phases of the African Combustion Aerosol Collaborative Intercomparison Analysis (ACACIA) pilot study. The project titled “Studies of optical and chemical properties of aged and fresh biomass burning absorbing aerosols for climate models” is funded by the Department of Energy. Principal investigator (PI) Solomon Bililign, Ph.D., a professor in N.C. A&T’s departments of physics and applied science and technology (AST), co-PI Marc Fiddler, Ph.D., and LANL lab group leader Manvendra Dubey,

Bowie State and Coast Guard Strengthen Partnership With Scholarship

By Johnathan Saxon Bowie State University solidified its relationship with the United States Coast Guard during a ceremony at the Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Nursing during which President Aminta H. Breaux and Vice Admiral Peter Gautier signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to continue the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Executive Champion Scholarship Program at BSU. The CSPI scholarship provides financial support for school and training for eligible students to prepare them for careers as commissioned officers in the Coast Guard. The scholarship covers tuition and fees for up to $20,000 for two years plus money for textbooks, a housing

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Empowers Students to ‘Be the First’

Scholarships can play a significant role when navigating the financial responsibilities required to fund an education. Nearly 60 percent of families depend on them to help cover the monetary burden associated with a college degree, next to family contributions, the second biggest source for college funding—and families of first generation and/or African American students often even more so. For more than 35 years, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has awarded more than $300 million in assistance to students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). TMCF has delivered 98 percent of its awards exclusively to HBCUs. According to CollegeStats.org, white students

16 ECSU Scholars Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Funding to Travel Abroad

Courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Sixteen Elizabeth City State University students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will travel abroad in 2023. Scholarship funding totals $70,000 for students traveling throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.  The Gilman Scholarship is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and was designed to offer students the opportunity to study abroad by removing cost barriers. Students eligible for the scholarship must be Federal Pell Grant recipients during the term of their study abroad program or internship. The program is sponsored through the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE).

Centralian Jasmine Walker featured on PBS’ Engineering Your Future

Courtesy of Central State University Central State University is committed to preparing students for innovative careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and agriculture (STEM-Ag) through its 1890 Land-Grant mission. Centralian Jasmine Walker, ’20, is an environmental engineer at GHD, a global professional services company focused on water, energy, and urbanization. She recently appeared on PBS Learning Media’s Engineering Your Future, a series of stories about young professionals working to change the world through environmental engineering. The series is geared toward students in grades 3-5 and 6-8, but people of all ages will enjoy getting to know Walker and learning about a

Howard University, PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Hosts Inaugural Black Commerce Conference

By Brittany Bailer Continuing its commitment to access and education for minority business owners, The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship will hold its inaugural HUxPNC Black Commerce Conference: The Future of Entrepreneurship June 14-16, 2023, at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC (999 9th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001). The event will feature celebrity entrepreneurs Lamman Rucker (Green Leaf, Queen Sugar), Kim Roxie (Lamix Beauty) and Camille McDonald (America’s Next Top Model/Signature Walk Marketing), along with business leader Richard Bynum (EVP and chief corporate responsibility officer, PNC) and a number of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) presidents and venture capital lenders. The goal is to create and

FAMU NAA Fundraising Breakfast Nets More Than $300K in Donations for University

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University National Alumni Association (FAMU NAA) raised $339,883.24 for student scholarships and other programs during its annual breakfast fundraiser Saturday, June 3. “We are so thankful and appreciative of all our alumni, most importantly to those who thought it not robbery to give to support our students today and year-round. Our students could not do it without you. For that, we are eternally grateful,” said Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D., vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the FAMU Foundation, Inc. Among the major donors was alumna Cheryl A. Harris, who, along with her

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