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Miles College Student Participating in Amgen HBCU BioTech Fellowship Program

Courtesy of Miles College HBCU 20×20, a national nonprofit that connects the HBCU and Black community to career resources, has partnered with Amgen to host the second cohort of the Amgen Operations Biotech Fellowship program. Over the course of 12 weeks, the fellows will participate in professional development programming, be paired with professionals at Amgen for mentorship, complete a capstone project, and will have the opportunity to interview for internship and full-time opportunities upon completion of the program. “As the biotech industry continues to grow, diversity should be at the forefront and we’re proud that HBCU 20×20 has partnered with

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

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.  ECSU’s most recent recipients are: Amya Bell ‘25; Leslie Billotte ‘25; Carlos Criss ‘25; Trila

TSU Graduate Students Selected For Prestigious Tennessee Hospital Association’s Agenda 21 Internship Program

By Emmanuel Freeman Two Tennessee State University graduate students have been selected for the Tennessee Hospital Association’s (THA) Agenda 21 Internship Program. J’la Jenkins, and Bege Mallam, both public health majors, were among 12 students from schools across the country who participated in a 12-week, paid supervised learning experience for qualified graduate students in healthcare administration or a related field. A native of Alabama, Jenkins, who is pursuing her master’s degree in public health, will intern at Vanderbilt Medical Center, while Mallam, who is from Nigeria, and also pursuing his master’s degree in public health, will intern at West Tennessee Healthcare

Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill Appointed Inaugural Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair in Civil Rights

Courtesy of Howard University Howard University announced the appointment of civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, as the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights. This appointment is a testament to Ifill’s distinguished career and outstanding contributions to the fields of law, civil rights, and social justice. Ifill most recently served as the seventh president & director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the venerable civil rights litigation organization founded by Howard Law School alum, Thurgood Marshall. Marshall was the foremost civil rights litigator of the 20th century and became the first Black justice

Savannah State University Receives $25,000 Donation from Hyundai for STEM Scholarships

Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) has received a $25,000 gift from Hyundai Motor America in support of undergraduate students in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Additional to the scholarship investment, the funds will also be used to provide STEM camps to local children, to help expose more young minds to these areas of study, and promote more diversity in these careers. “Savannah State University is excited about our partnership with Hyundai,” said Cynthia Robinson Alexander, Interim President of Savannah State University. “This ongoing collaboration will allow us to better serve our students and our

Nsenga Burton, Award-Winning Journalist and Entrepreneur, named New Regional Director of Clark Atlanta University’s National Center for Entrepreneurship

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University has announced the appointment of Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., as Southern Regional Director of the National Center for Entrepreneurship at CAU. As part of a partnership with The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship, the center will support expanded opportunities for Black entrepreneurship through ownership, innovation, and creativity. In this role, Dr. Burton will lead initiatives to establish or strengthen centers for entrepreneurship on historically Black college and university (HBCU) campuses in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and the Virgin Islands.  Prior to joining CAU, Dr. Burton served as co-director of Film

UAPB Attends Second Annual BMS Leadership Exchange Program in New Jersey

Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB was one of five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) participating in a second annual Leadership Exchange Program sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) in May 2023. The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) group visited BMS’s Lawrenceville and New Brunswick, New Jersey sites. This year’s Leadership Exchange Program included UAPB students in addition to UAPB faculty and staff. The Leadership Exchange Program is part of the BMS Tomorrow’s Innovators initiative, described on their site as an initiative that builds a sustainable bridge for diverse talent from HBCUs to the biopharma industry. UAPB

Morehouse College Receives $1 Million Grant From JPMorgan Chase To Grow Black Businesses And Launch Atlanta Metro Regional Network of Business Servicing Organizations

By Morehouse College Morehouse College has received $1 million from JPMorgan Chase to support the growth of Black businesses in the metro Atlanta area and launch a cohesive regional network for organizations dedicated to serving entrepreneurs of color. The grant is being managed by the Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC), a leader in higher education and industry collaborations that has been providing access to training and capital for entrepreneurs of color in the metro Atlanta area since 2004. Through partnerships within the tech, banking, and academic fields, MIEC has successfully helped to increase the number of businesses owned by

Building on its Land-Grant mission, Central State University enhances research with millions of dollars in grants and external funding

Courtesy of Central State University Central State University is becoming a powerhouse in research development in Ohio and the nation while students and faculty benefit from millions of dollars in grant funding for sponsored research. The growth in research funding supports the University’s goal to attain a Carnegie Research II designation, a leading framework for categorizing U.S. education institutions, within the next five years. The classification system sorts universities into categories by the types of degrees awarded with an emphasis on research. External funding and sponsored research are quickly growing areas of strength for Central State. Student and faculty researchers are contributing

Board of Trustees Dedicates Undergraduate Library to Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick

By Misha Cornelius The Howard University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the re-naming of The Undergraduate Library in honor of The 17th Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA. Board Chairman Laurence Morse, PhD, announced the building’s new name to a room full of Howard University trustees, alumni, staff and supporters of the University during the president’s farewell dinner held at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. on June 8. During the celebration, Morse also announced that Mayor Muriel Bowser has officially declared June 8 Dr. Wayne Frederick Day in D.C. The Wayne A. I. Frederick Undergraduate Library will receive

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