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A 2-Year College Seeks to Break Free

By Josh Moody Richard Bland College of William & Mary is an anomaly in Virginia higher education. The public two-year college is slightly more selective than its peers across the commonwealth; it is not a member of the Virginia Community College System, and it is the only junior college in Virginia with residential housing. Most notably, it has a unique governing structure: Richard Bland shares a board of visitors with the College of William & Mary and is governed by a committee of William & Mary board members. That governing structure is a historical artifact—a throwback to the 1960s, when

The Story of Myrtilla Miner and her role in uplifting the Black scholars of the nation’s capital

By Amber D. Dodd The University’s beloved Miner Building is one of the only that face Georgia Avenue’s lively movements of Bison moving to class, city buses and the beautiful sounds of the nation’s capital. Miner Building holds a significance like no other; it housed one of the very first institutions of higher learning for African Americans after the Civil War, the dream of the building’s namesake; Myrtilla Miner. Miner was a champion for education opportunities for all, creating a pathway to empower Black students and educators for over 70 years. Today, Howard University, together with the University of District

FAMU Hosts International Day of Women and Girls in Science

By Cyrena Allen More than 125 elementary, middle and high school students from throughout Leon County spent hours on the Florida A&M University (FAMU) campus with an impressive group of mentors at the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The girls and young women at the “Color in STEM” event at Jake Gaither Gymnasium came from 14 Leon County Title 1 schools, Florida State University Schools and several Tallahassee charter schools. Allyson Watson, Ph.D., dean of the FAMU College of Education, in her keynote address told the students about the obstacles she encountered along her STEM journey. “Someone,

Bowie State Alums Featured in Documentary of 1973 School Integration in Prince George’s County

By D. Thompson The Tower Road Bus Documentary chronicles how integrating the Prince George’s County Schools through forced busing impacted and changed the lives of students, teachers, and a principal who all received their undergraduate or graduate degrees from Bowie State. The film brings focus to the events that occurred 50 years ago surrounding school busing that reshaped education in the county, and will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall. A panel discussion following the screening will include BSU alumni Courtney Pringle ‘62, a retired Crestview

Some students at historically Black colleges in Atlanta are protesting a police training center

By Sara Weissman Some students and faculty members at historically Black Atlanta colleges and universities are speaking out against plans to build an 85-acre, $90 million police training facility nearby in forested land owned by the city. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, nicknamed “Cop City” by its critics, was approved by the Atlanta Council in fall 2021. The complex is expected to include shooting ranges, a mock city for police training and a K-9 unit kennel, among other amenities, and would be a little less than 10 miles from the Atlanta University Center, which is home to four HBCUs. The project has

Discrimination and caretaking contribute to lower college completion rate for Black students

By Claretta Bellamy According to a new report, Black college students face two distinct barriers when it comes to finishing their education: discrimination and managing too many responsibilities. Black students reported facing barriers that prevent them from completing their undergraduate studies in six years or less, regardless of the type of certificate or degree program, according to research published Thursday by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. The most significant factors contributing to the lower rates among Black students, the study found, were experiencing acts of discrimination and managing multiple priorities that can interfere with completing coursework. The report compiled data in fall

Benedict College Receives Over $2.8 Million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Courtesy of Benedict College Benedict College announced the school received $2,893,457 in funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for the implementation of a pilot program titled Connecting Minority Communities and Innovations Initiative. The initial program implementation will span over a two-year period. Since the onset of COVID-19, the landscape of higher education in the United States has been altered, particularly among private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) such as Benedict College. There are millions of Americans affected by the digital divide. Statistics indicate those who live below or at the poverty level in South Carolina (324,623 people) technologically

Amazon and Howard University Announce Academic Collaboration

By Hayya Shah In an ongoing effort to create enduring pipelines of diverse science talent and differentiated research, Amazon today announced a collaboration with Howard University, a historically Black college or university (HBCU) located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1867, Howard is a research university comprised of 14 schools and colleges. As part of the collaboration, which will be housed in the College of Engineering and Architecture, Amazon will fund faculty research projects with an initial focus on machine learning and natural language processing. “Through their research, funded in part by Amazon, our faculty and students are working to make advances in artificial

FAMU Alum Ken Riley Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., and the University community welcomed the election of Rattler and Cincinnati Bengals legend Ken Riley to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Riley, who retired from the NFL 40 years ago, was elected as a member of the 2023 Hall of Fame Class unveiled during the NFL Honors broadcast from Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday night. Riley died in 2020 at the age of 72. He played for the Bengals from 1969 to 1983. During his career, he recorded 65 interceptions in 207 starts for the Bengals, a tally that ranks fifth

Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center is nominated by industry peers as Attraction of the Year

By William H. Kelley III The Margaret Walker Center will be highlighted during the annual Hometown Hero and S.U.M.I.T.T (SUperlative Merit In Travel and Tourism) Awards program hosted by Visit Jackson on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at 7 pm at the Two Mississippi Museums. The MWC, located at Jackson State University, was nominated as Attraction of the Year by fellow hospitality and tourism industry peers. The Hometown Hero awards program is a signature project via Visit Jackson that was created to recognize excellence by individuals and entities contributing to the tourism industry’s success in the City of Soul, Jackson, Miss. “It’s an honor to be

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