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JSU selected to participate in Princeton-HBCU research alliance launching the first wave of projects

By Kyle Kidd Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been selected to receive support through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI). Jackson State University (JSU) was among the first wave of research projects announced during the launch of this groundbreaking alliance in May 2022. Each of the collaborations will be co-led by a team of researchers from Princeton and one of five HBCU partnering institutions, including Howard University, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Spanning the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and engineering,

Carnegie Corporation of New York awards grant to expand the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program at Howard University

By Jerome Dendy The Patricia Roberts Harris (PRH) Fellowship, a public affairs professional development program, administered by Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, has received a $200,000 philanthropic grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). The funding will support the expansion of the program with a specific focus on increasing diversity and representation amongst emerging leaders in international affairs. The PRH Fellowship is made possible due to a bequest issued by renowned Howard University alumna Patricia Roberts Harris (B.S. ‘45) to fund unpaid semester-long student internships – often a barrier to diversity, inclusion, and access to the professional

Fayetteville State University’s Family of the Year Spans Generations of Educators, Broncos

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University (FSU) honored Hilda and Edward Cromartie, Sr., of Mount Olive, North Carolina, and their family as the 2022 Family of the Year during its 155th Founders’ Day celebration. The FSU Family of the Year award recognizes multi-generational families who continue to exemplify FSU’s motto: Res Non Verba, Deeds Not Words. Hilda and Edward Sr. are both FSU dual degree holders and dedicated their lives and careers to education as teachers and administrators. Their children, NaTale Cromartie (Nelson), her husband, Ryan, and Edward Cromartie, Jr., followed the senior Cromarties’ path to FSU and to the

ASU Honor Students Help Selma Community as Part of Giving Back Initiative

By Hazel Scott On Saturday,  Oct. 22, more than 45 students in the W.E.B. Du Bois  Honors program headed to Selma, Alabama, to continue Alabama State University’s long history of service. Through the  W.E.B. Du Bois Honors Program Global Leadership Initiative, the honors students helped with a clean up project in the Selma community, mentored junior and senior students in STEM and Social Science Education, and performed other outreach services, all key factors in the community service projects the honors program has established with Alabama’s four Black Belt counties (Dallas, Montgomery, Wilcox and Lowndes). The honors students are required to undertake two

Morgan State gains research professorship through Md. E-Nnovation Initiative

Courtesy of Morgan State University For a second consecutive year, the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded Morgan State University funding via the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative (MEI), a state program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields at Maryland-based colleges and universities, to support a new research professorship. This marks the university’s fourth research professorship in as many years. Morgan will receive $1 million, which will be matched by $1 million in funds received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, to establish a new Endowed Chair for the Center for Urban Health Equity (CUHE). The award will be

Free immersive STEM enrichment workshop for students in grades 5-8 at Dillard

Courtesy of Dillard University Dillard University is partnering with Verizon to offer a free immersive enrichment open house workshop, Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers, for middle school students, 5th-8th grades, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on November 5. The event will be on Dillard’s campus in the Professional Schools Building, room 131-135. Students will learn about design thinking, 3D printing, augmented reality and social entrepreneurship. The workshop is inclusive and welcome all genders and nonbinary youth. The workshop includes a full-day open house with tours of Dillard’s campus. Verizon launched the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program to empower middle school students

N.C. A&T Department of Journalism and Mass Communication To Honor First Hall of Fame Inductees

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Seven distinguished alumni and servant leaders will become the first Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JOMC) Hall of Fame inductees Friday, Oct. 28, during a 10:30 a.m. ceremony in the General Classroom Building Auditorium. A reception will follow the induction ceremony in Crosby Hall Room 217. The department plans to make the Hall of Fame induction an annual event during Homecoming week. “This is a long overdue activity. As longtime faculty members retire and new faculty come aboard, we must never lose sight of the history and legacy of achievement that have

Maryland Dept. of Commerce Continues Support of Morgan State University With Center for Urban Health Equity Endowment

Courtesy of Morgan State University For a second consecutive year, the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded Morgan State University funding via the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative (MEI), a state program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields at Maryland-based colleges and universities, to support a new research professorship. This marks the University’s fourth research professorship in as many years. Morgan will receive $1 million, which will be matched by $1 million in funds received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, to establish a new Endowed Chair for the Center for Urban Health Equity (CUHE). The award will be

​ASU’s Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling Program Earns CACREP Accreditation

By Hazel Scott Alabama State University’s Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC)  program has earned accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) through 2030. Institutions accredited by CACREP, an independent accrediting agency that assures graduate counseling programs throughout the United States and the world meet standards within the counseling profession, must go through a  rigorous accreditation process that involves an extensive self-study report as well as a site visit from a team of outside counselor educators who evaluate the program’s adherence to the CACREP standards.  The CACREP board of directors votes to approve

Tonjia Hope Receives IES Abroad Professional Development Award From IES Abroad At Annual Conference

Courtesy of the Howard University Newsroom Staff Tonija Hope, director of the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, was presented with the IES Abroad Professional Development Award last week in Chicago. IES Abroad presents this prestigious leadership award at its Annual Conference each year to recognize study abroad professionals’ substantial contributions and achievements to the field. The Professional Development Award recognizes an education abroad professional who has made significant contributions to the field by creatively using resources to promote and support study abroad and has provided leadership in the areas of program development and student services. The awardee is chosen by

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