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A viral majorette dance team blazes new trail amid backlash

By Tat Bellamy-Walker When a clip of the Cardinal Divas, a majorette dance team at the University of Southern California — Los Angeles, went viral last month, the group’s founder, Princess Isis Lang, said she didn’t expect her life to dramatically change. “Honestly, my life has been so crazy,” said Lang, 20, who is studying musical theater at USC. “Some people have come up to me and they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, are you Princess? Are you that girl that created that majorette team?’” “I’m really blessed. And I can only really thank God and my friends and family,” she

Jefferson City School District and Lincoln University of Missouri Announce New Partnership Aimed at Bolstering Cybersecurity Career Pipeline

Courtesy of Lincoln Univesity of Missouri The Jefferson City School District and Lincoln University of Missouri signed a Letter of Articulation and announced a new partnership aimed at bolstering the cybersecurity career pipeline on Thursday, Oct. 13. Project REACH (Realizing Equitable Access to Cybersecurity in High School) is a feeder program funded by the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in collaboration with CYBER.ORG that connects K-12 students to HBCU (Historically Black College or University) cybersecurity and computer science programs in an effort to close the diversity gap in the cybersecurity workforce. Lincoln University, one of 10 HBCUs across the country chosen

Sentara Healthcare Foundation Awards $850,000 to Hampton University for Healthcare Community Engagement Programs

Courtesy of Hampton University Sentara has provided funding to Hampton University for a program entitled: Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce to Create Healthier Communities. The gift is $850,000 and is designed to increase and grow the number of diverse healthcare professionals in Hampton Roads and to combat challenges in the delivery of healthcare to underserved populations. The funded program elements include: Sentara Healthcare – Current Use Scholarship for Nursing Students Provides academic support to students in four-year Nursing degree programs in Health Sciences and Community Health Promotion, as well as the RN to BSN degree programs, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Information Management, Physical

Fresh produce boxes now available to students, staff at four local colleges and universities

Courtesy of Benedict College The $5 boxes are distributed every other week and contain nearly 10 pounds of fresh produce. Students and staff at four local college campuses now have access to boxes of fresh produce for just $5. FoodShare South Carolina launched the new program Wednesday at the University of South Carolina, Allen University, and Columbia College. Foodshare will soon be coming to Benedict College as well. According to the national advocacy nonprofit, Swipe Out Hunger, one in three college students faced food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined by the USDA as a household that has “limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”

FVSU Receives Nearly $3 Million to Increase the Number of Minority STEM Graduates

Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has received a nearly $3 million grant from the Department of Education to expand the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP) to increase the number of minority Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) graduates. The grant will be used to address the shortage of women and minority STEM professionals and the need to increase their participation in pursuing STEM disciplines. The project addresses the challenge by focusing on providing STEM education to students from rural areas and populations of students under-represented in STEM. The project aims to recruit, mentor and

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Examine Democracy in America Coming To Claflin University

Courtesy of Claflin University The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with SC Humanities presents “Voices and Votes: Democracy in American.” The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union.” Opening at the Arthur Rose Museum on the campus of Claflin University on October 29, 2022, “Voices and Votes” will be on view through December 10. Claflin University and the surrounding community has been chosen by SC Humanities to host “Voices and Votes” as part of

Governor Cooper Visits Fayetteville State University and Tours Child Care Center to Highlight NC Child Care Stabilization Grants

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Governor Roy Cooper visited and toured the Fayetteville State University Early Childhood Learning Center today to highlight the NC Child Care Stabilization Grants. To date, more than $655 million has been distributed to 4,200 child care facilities across the state to support and retain the early educator workforce. “Investing in early childhood education is one of the most important things we can do for the future of our state,” Governor Cooper said. “These grants are helping provide parents with the time and flexibility to keep and obtain good-paying jobs while ensuring their children are cared for.

Tuskegee earns $75,000 for faculty, student research

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University was selected for an All of Us Researcher Academy Institutional Champion award for $75,000 from the National Institutes of Health. This will provide faculty and student stipends for research in health disparities, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence (AI) bias using the All of Us database on the researcher workbench. Tuskegee University joined the All of Us Southern Network in 2018.  Since then, Dr. Stephen Sodeke has been serving as the Site-Principal Investigator at Tuskegee.  Tuskegee University continues to be rewarded for the work faculty researchers are doing to increase the resources

Good Morning America Show Featuring JSU Culminates with Surprise $100K Donation from Mars, Incorporated and SNICKERS®

Courtesy of Jackson State University Good Morning America Co-Anchor Michael Strahan traveled to Jackson State University to celebrate Homecoming with the Tigers during a live broadcast of the show. During the broadcast, the University was surprised with the announcement that Mars is donating $100,000 in support of the JSU Emergency Gap Fund. “America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities like JSU are vital resources in educating an increasingly diverse workforce and the business community can step up to support diversity in higher education,” said Anton Vincent, President of Mars Wrigley, North America. “I am extremely proud to call Jackson home where my parents Dr. George and Pearl

Charles Drew University approved to start medical degree program

By Marissa Evans Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has received preliminary approval from accreditation officials to start taking applications for its own medical school program. University officials hope to open applications for the first medical school class by the first week of November, with the goal of having a class of 60 students entering the program next summer. The historically Black university in Willowbrook received confirmation for preliminary accreditation of its medical school curriculum from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the main officials responsible for approval. The process took five years. “It’s just really a big

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