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HBCUs Should Lead the Effort To Democratize Higher Learning, Extending Their Reach Into Every Prison In This Country

By Mr. Rodney Spivey-Jones That’s the long refrain reverberating in my mind the entire week I spent at Morehouse last October. I listened to stories about Dr. King, the student; discussed identity and the power of narrative at the Gaffney Lecture; and conversed with the Oprah Winfrey Scholars and the Prison Education Ambassadors. The week ended at King Chapel where I had the honor and the privilege to speak at the Crown Forum Lecture about my article “Black Disfigurement and the American Hieroglyphics of Race.” I say honor and privilege because six years ago I was earning my bachelor’s degree while

Bowie State Bowling Team Finishes Second at Conference Championship

By Jonathan Saxon The Bowie State women’s bowling team ended the 2023 season as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) runner-ups. The Bulldogs rolled through two days of competition at the 2023 CIAA Bowling Championship before falling to the top-seed Fayetteville State Broncos 4-0 in the title match. “The girls put up a good fight,” said head coach Andrew Campbell. “The last couple of seasons it’s always been Bowie against Fayetteville, and we had reigned supreme up until this one time right here. I’m looking at it as one of those stepping stones.” While the loss snapped the team’s conference

University Galleries at N.C. A&T To Host HBCU Artists’ ” Common Roots, Many Branches”

By Markita C. Rowe The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a new art exhibition, “Common Roots: Many Branches.” The show, featuring more than 60 works, opens Monday, March 20, and runs through Friday, April 14, with a re-opening Friday, May 12, through Friday, July 28. The 18 artists featured in the distinctive exhibition are current and former visual art faculty members and students who represent the National Alliance of Artists from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NAAHBCU). NAAHBCU is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) professional organization that educates and promotes artists and art programs at

HSSU receives funding to push Geospatial Intelligence programming among HBCU

Courtesy of Harris-Stowe State University Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU), along with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Unleashing Potential and Gateway Global, have received funding to advance the Geospatial Intelligence vision in the St. Louis area. T-REX, the innovation and entrepreneurial development center located in downtown St. Louis, has created a geospatial programming initiative through the Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The PIA creates avenues for the schools to engage with NGA in order to forge pathways for students who are interested in the field of geospatial intelligence. With the funding the University has received, The

Black students are less likely to attain college degrees because of discrimination and external responsibilities, study finds

By Jalen Brown Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial or ethnic group because of racial discrimination, the high cost of higher education and a multitude of external responsibilities, according to a new Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2023 State of Higher Education study. The study, released on Thursday, found that Black students in less racially diverse programs are more likely to feel discriminated against, physically and psychologically unsafe, and disrespected, leading them to abandon their higher education goals. Only 35% of Black Americans have associate degrees or higher, which are essential

Lincoln University Sets Dedication of Dr. James Frank Hall for April 21

Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri will dedicate a campus building to honor a former university president on April 21. The event will commemorate the renaming of Founders Hall to Dr. James Frank Hall. The LU Board of Curators voted last November to rename the hall that primarily houses Lincoln’s science and agriculture classes after Frank, the only LU alumnus to serve as university president. Frank graduated with honors from Lincoln in 1953 with a degree in physical education. He served as university president from 1973 to 1982. Frank was an exceptional leader who worked tirelessly to raise

TSU International Food Festival Highlights Cultural Exchange, World-Wide Cuisines

By Alexis Clark From Ethiopian injera, a pancake-like flatbread, to Indian samosa, a fried pastry with a vegetable filling, the savory smell of exotic spices filled Elliot Hall on the Tennessee State University campus. More than 150 students and staff members visited booths during the International Food Festival and Cultural Exchange event hosted by TSU’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). The annual student activity included representation from seven regions and dozens of countries from around the world like Brazil, Turkey, and Nepal. The OIA Executive Director, Dr. Jewell Winn said it was a great time for students to showcase their

Fisk University competes as first HBCU with NCAA women’s gymnastics team

By Jade Boone Forty-one years since the first NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, an HBCU has a team of its own. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, made history earlier this year after launching its gymnastics program — the first for a historically Black college and university — and competing at the inaugural Super 16 event in Las Vegas. Fisk announced the formation of its first-of-a-kind program more than a year ago. Corrinne Tarver, who serves as Fisk’s athletics director and head coach of the gymnastics team, is no stranger to making history herself. She was the first Black gymnast at the

Pentagon announces Howard University as the first HBCU to lead university-affiliated research center

By Kaanita Iyer and Justin Gamble  The Pentagon has chosen Howard University to lead a university-affiliated research center, its first partnership with a historically Black college or university, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week. “To sharpen America’s technological edge and to strengthen America’s outstanding military, the department is committed to investing even more in HBCUs and minority-serving institutions,” Austin, the first Black secretary of defense, said Monday. Howard will receive $12 million per year for five years in funding, according to a news release. This is the first university partnership primarily sponsored by the Air Force, and this is the first

FAMU School of Business and Industry Hosts Financial Literacy Week

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry (SBI) hosts a Financial Literacy Week to help students increase their knowledge about money, budgeting and investing. “Education on financial literacy and wellness is important for our students so that we can work toward closing the wealth gap and increasing economic security for future generations,” said SBI Dean Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Ph.D. SBI is partnering with the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development (SFEPD) Financial Ambassadors and Scout, a Black- and women-founded financial education startup based out of New York and Los Angeles focused on building wealth

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