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BSU and Howard County Public Schools Team to Address Teacher Shortage

Courtesy of Bowie State University Over 20 paraprofessionals who work for the Howard County Public Schools (HCPS) have completed their course work at Bowie State University and will become certified teachers after they graduate in two weeks and pass the state’s Praxis examinations through a Maryland Department of Education program designed to address the teacher shortage in school systems across the state. The Para-educators Pathways to Culturally Responsive Teaching (PP-CRT) project is a teacher collaborative grant program between Bowie State and the Howard County Public Schools to prepare more elementary and high school teachers. It was also developed to promote

Lessons learned at Howard have helped me navigate an unusual college experience

By Monet Heath I always had this idea of what my life would be like: I had a concrete plan of where I would attend school, how long it would take me to graduate, which clubs and organizations I would join and what goals I would pursue after graduation. My life was reduced to a timeline. However, when things beyond your control mess up the vision of your ideal life, you have to adapt, using what you have learned in the past to help confront the future. Fortunately, my time at Howard University is helping me get through my current

​Golden Class of 1973 Gift of Over $250,000 Raises the Bar

By Hazel Scott Alabama State University’s  Golden Class of 1973 marked its 50th anniversary Thursday, May 4, with a reunion celebration on campus and with the announcement of a historic gift for scholarship support and Strategic Initiatives of the University. The Golden Class raised $253,000 the largest gift from a Golden Class in recent history.  The donation was presented in the form of a giant check to ASU during the Spring 2023 Commencement Reunion Brunch in the J. Garrick Hardy Student Center Ballroom. “Our class wanted to raise the bar so people coming behind us will have something to work

N.C. A&T Theatre Alumna Williams Nominated For 2023 Tony Award

By Donna Bradby NaTasha Yvette Williams ‘92, who graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Theatre Arts Program in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Some Like It Hot.” “Some Like It Hot” is the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they join an all-girl band and catch a cross-country train for a life-chasing, life-changing trip. Williams, who received the Alumni Achievement Award

FAMU School of Nursing Unveils Six-Bay Simulation Lab

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Nursing (SON) opened its new simulation lab for students to gain hands-on clinical experience in a new state-of-the-art facility. The ribbon-cutting occurred during the recent visit to the Tallahassee campus by U.S. Department of Education and Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) officials. The University secured $2.2 million in federal funding over three years to finance the construction and equipping of the 1,500-square-foot facility. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) and Title III dollars were used to complete the work. President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., thanked FAMU Title III Program Director Erick Akins, Ph.D., and

Trustee Rosalind G. Brewer Retires from Board; Trustee Lovette Russell Appointed New Board Chair

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College is pleased to announce the retirement of distinguished alumna Rosalind (Roz) Brewer, C’84, from the College’s Board of Trustees after 17 years of service. She joined the Board in 2006, and has served as Board chair for the past 12 years. Brewer will assume a new title on June 1, 2023, as chair emerita, the first former Board chair to receive this designation. She will be succeeded by another prominent alumna and Board member, Lovette Twyman Russell, C’83. “I look forward to continuing to support my Spelman sisters as chair emerita,” said Brewer. “I

President Joseph R. Biden Inspires Hope at Howard University Commencement

By Brittany Bailer President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. served as the commencement speaker for Howard’s 155th Commencement ceremony on May 13 at the Capital One Arena. Biden was conferred an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, just before delivering remarks. This year, Howard University awarded 1,852 degrees. Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA, hailed the graduating class for their academic success and success that lies in their futures. “An even brighter future lies ahead for our people and our University, and it is all because of this year’s graduating class. In your quiet moments, I encourage you to reflect on our University’s motto

A&T Elevates Service Excellence By “Bringing The Aggie Experience To Life”

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is embarking on training its frontline staff and managers through a new customer service initiative, “Bringing the Aggie Experience to Life.” The university incorporated this initiative in its recently unveiled “Preeminence 2030: North Carolina A&T Blueprint.” This latest strategic plan, which builds on A&T’s growth as a doctoral, research university and 1890 land-grant institution, frames the university’s ambitions through 2030 around five new goals in transformative engagement, leadership and innovation, performance excellence, collaborative and inclusive culture and responsive, impactful scholarship. A&T defines the Aggie Experience as the root

FAMU Commencement Speaker Warns Graduates About Those Who Would ‘Send Us Backwards’

By Andrew Skerritt U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge exhorted Florida A&M University spring 2023 graduates to stand up and be counted to face the mounting challenges ahead. “Class of 2023, you are the next generation of leaders who will demand this country lives up to its promise. You are the ones we have been waiting for,” Fudge said. “Your generation will ensure we leave this world better than we found it.” Fudge, a former mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, didn’t gloss over the size of the hurdles graduates must navigate. “I know the road ahead may

Undrafted free agency offers fresh chance for HBCU players to pursue NFL dreams

By Ken Makin Shortly after the NFL draft ended, the Twitter account for Florida A&M University’s football program offered a glimpse into the moment one of the biggest draft prospects in the historically Black college community got the call. The Dallas Cowboys had just signed FAMU linebacker Isaiah Land as an undrafted free agent. Land, who wore a pair of dark sunglasses, didn’t quite pass the vibe check as family and friends surrounded him with cheers and hugs. He looked relieved but nearly shaken, and I wondered what might have been beyond those shades — perhaps steely determination or tears

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