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Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress

By Peter Baker The president’s commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Black voters. President Biden declared on Saturday that white supremacy is “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland” and warned a predominantly Black audience that “sinister forces” embraced by his predecessor and putative challenger are trying to reverse generations of racial progress in America. Mr. Biden never named former President Donald J. Trump in his sometimes stark commencement address to the graduating class of Howard University, the nation’s most prestigious historically

Judge Faye Allen Encourages FAMU Law Grads to Embrace Their Greatness

By Stephanie Strong The 100 graduates of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law’s 2022/2023 class listened attentively as keynote hooding speaker Judge Faye Allen, Ninth Judicial Circuit, called them to greatness on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Judge Allen reminded the graduates that great people attended the College of Law when it was founded in 1949. There were great people who led the charge to get the law school reestablished years after it was closed in Tallahassee, Florida and moved to Orlando, Florida. “The history of this great institution puts you in a position to be the greatest lawyers of

Bowie State University Earns Tree Campus Higher Education 2022 Distinction

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State was honored with the 2022 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective forest management to enhance the campus environment. The Arbor Day Foundation is the world’s largest membership nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. Its’ Tree Campus Higher Education program began in 2008 to encourage colleges and universities to plant trees on their campuses. “This designation shows everyone that the university is truly committed to embracing and preserving the natural environment around us and lowering the carbon footprint,” said Jabari Walker, Bowie State’s energy and

Landscape Architecture Graduating Class Designs Straight Path to Careers

By Dustin Chandler The state’s only undergraduate landscape architecture program, housed at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has built its rĂ©sumĂ© this spring by graduating its entire senior class with careers in the field already set to begin. “Happily, our class of 2023 has set a new record by reaching 100 percent employment in career positions before graduation,” said Steve Rasmussen Cancian, assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design. “That’s never happened before in our program. “I think the key difference it makes is that where students drop off from the profession is where

Welcome to the portal — where college athletes can risk it all for a shot at glory

By Jason Fuller The cost of tuition and fees for full-time students at Stanford University is just north of $56,000 a year, and the prestigious college accepts fewer than 4% of applicants. So when Myles Hinton, a native of Johns Creek, Ga., was accepted on a full scholarship in 2019, the moment wasn’t lost on him. And yet, Stanford wasn’t good enough, in his estimation. Not when it came to football. “I’m not going to lie to you, because, like, I love my coaches, I love the team, love my teammates — there wasn’t any qualms with the athletic facility,”

Beyond the Numbers: Howard Researchers Dive into Findings of Racism and Sexism Within Science, Medicine, and Education

By Amber D. Dodd In an intercollegiate, Howard University research article, it was determined that, through media, education and science, racism is still found throughout societal depictions of humanity. Rui Diogo, PhD, associate professor in the College of Medicine and Fatimah Jackson, PhD, a biology professor and director of the University’s Cobb Research Laboratory, led three medical student researchers on the project. In a series of interviews, they expanded on their research and what it implies for society at-large. Diogo highlighted the prominent issues of centering the evolution of humankind around white people or whiteness, especially since only 14% of

Talladega College Celebrates Its Largest Graduating Class Ever

Courtesy of Talladega College Talladega College celebrated its largest graduating class at the 148th commencement exercise Saturday, May 6. For the first time, commencement was held at the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center. The 187 fall and spring graduates made a dramatic entrance, beginning their procession at Savery Library. They were preceded by the Drum Line, Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Dr. Alison Brown carrying the college mace, and Vice President and Dean of Students Dr. Gary Edwards. Faculty joined the procession near Sumner Hall. The Golden Class of 1973 united with the graduating class as the

ASU’s CommUniversity COVID-19 Effort Extends to Itta Bena, Miss.

By Kenneth Mulliax Alabama State University’s Department of Health Services has extended its COVID-19 initiatives to the state of Mississippi. True to their calling, members of ASU’s healthcare team recently traveled to Itta Bena, Miss. and put ASU’s ideals of CommUniversity into high-gear by offering free COVID testing and vaccinations and educational information. Dr. Joyce Loyd-Davis, ASU’s senior health officer, explained that she and her assistant, registered nurse Cathy Reynolds, drove to the Mississippi town in the vehicle awarded to the University last year for this very sort of outreach effort, by an Alabama Pharmacy Association grant under the auspices of the

Maryland Inmates Complete Their First Semester at Bowie State

By David Thompson Seven incarcerated citizens at Jessup Correctional Institution have completed their first semester of courses offered by Bowie State towards a degree in sociology or a certificate in entrepreneurship. These male students were the first cohort of a new program launched in January that covers an inmates’ tuition and fees through federal Second Chance Pell Grants. “This program has been wildly successful,” said Dr. Charles Adams, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at Bowie State. “Our goal is to educate and help inspire these men to make meaningful changes in their lives so they’re better prepared to

FAMU Names Google Student Scholars and Endowed Professorships

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) named four Google endowed computer science and computer engineering professors and two Google student scholars as part of its push to enhance academic and research discovery and attain Carnegie Research 1 status. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Allyson Watson, Ph.D., said after Google made a $5 million investment into FAMU, the University decided to use those funds to enhance the academic and research discovery for scholars. Additionally, the Google investment will allow for student scholars in Computer and Information Sciences/Computer Science and Computer Engineering to be named Endowed Scholars, she

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