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TU Advances to 34th Honda Campus Allā€Star Challenge National Championship Tournament

By Kawana McGough The journey to the 34th Honda Campus Allā€Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament is underway for the team of scholars from Tuskegee University. HCASC, America’s premier academic competition among HBCUs, annually brings together more than 250 HBCU students, coaches, presidents and institutional representatives for a tournament that uniquely combines educational and personal development experiences beyond the classroom. After advancing in the HCASC National Qualifying Tournament in February, Tuskegee University is one of 32 teams that will compete later in April on the corporate campus of American Honda in Torrance, Calif., for the HCASC National Championship title and

Langston University-Tulsa Allied Health Facility Grand Opening

Courtesy of Langston University Langston University commemorated the opening of a state-of-the-art Allied Health Facility on its Tulsa Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday. The 17,000-square-foot building, home to the Langston University School of Nursing and Health Professions in Tulsa, was built through a $16.25 million allotment from Vision Tulsa. The facility includes simulation labs with mannikins powered by artificial intelligence, spacious classrooms, a lecture hall, conference and meeting rooms, and department and administrative office spaces. Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., President of Langston University, opened the program with remarks recounting the journey to create the new facility. In

Clark Atlanta Universityā€™s Office of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment to host Jazz Brunch and Conversations Open House in April

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Clark Atlanta Universityā€™s Office of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment will host the inaugural Jazz Brunch and Conversations open house for students seeking graduate degrees. The dates for the event are Saturday, April 1,Ā 2023, and Saturday, April 22, 2023, on the campus of Clark Atlanta University from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Brunch will be provided with live music from jazz saxophonists and CAU alumna, Amarylis Sueing and Jared Brown performing, respectively. This event is free to the public. ā€œClark Atlanta Universityā€™s graduate programs have produced some of the nation’s top African American scholars and business professionals,ā€

FAMU Receives $5M Hewlett Foundation Grant To Establish Cyber Policy Institute

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) received $5 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation today to create a Cyber Policy Institute that will allow the University to develop scholars to address cyber policy issues evolving from the rapid digitalization of our disciplines and professions. ā€œWe are proud to partner with the Hewlett Foundation to createĀ theĀ Cyber Policy Institute,Ā an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Universityā€™s College of Science and Technology (CST) and the College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (CSSAH),ā€ said FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. ā€œThis partnership will help students develop expertise and, ultimately, earn a masterā€™s degree

Howard University Announces Initial Closing of $500 Million Deal to Further Enhance Student Housing Experience

Courtesy of Howard University Howard University has closed on a $316 million tax-exempt bond transaction that enhances the student experience, addresses critical housing facility needs, and assures student residential environments commensurate withĀ top-ranked higher education institutions. This debt consolidation into a single financing represents the initial funding infusion of up to $500 million for a portfolio of student housing facilitiesĀ  including theĀ Howard Plaza Towers,Ā Charles R. Drew Hall,Ā George W. Cook Hall,Ā Harriet Tubman Quadrangle, andĀ The AxisĀ at Howard. These efforts align with theĀ Howard Forward Strategic PlanĀ and the Universityā€™s Central Campus Master Plan. Simultaneously, Howard consolidated management of the entire housing portfolio under a first-class

Dionne Warwick Honored at Bowie State

By David Thompson Music iconĀ Dionne WarwickĀ will be honored with the unveilingĀ andĀ naming of the Dionne Warwick Theater at Bowie State University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 1, at 11:00 a.m. It will be the first performance venue named in her honor. ā€œWe are very grateful that Dionne Warwick recognizes the value of this storied institution, and for lending her iconic name to the Main Stage Theater inside of our Fine and Performing Arts Center,ā€ said Brent Swinton, Bowie State Universityā€™s vice president of Institutional Advancement. ā€œGiven the rich history of artists and performers such as Myles Frost who

NASA Selects Lincoln University of Missouri to Receive $1.5 Million Grant for Minority University Research and Education Project

By Jenny Schaben NASAĀ recently announced Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) as one of the eight HBCUs competitively chosen to receive funding through their newĀ Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority (DEAP) research and education opportunity. NASA allotted a total of $11.7 million to these selected institutions through theirĀ Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), which provides financial assistance through competitive grants to higher education institutions that recruit and retain underrepresented students into STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. As part of this funding, Lincoln University will receive $1.5 million over three years to train graduate and undergraduate students in data

TSU Advances To Honda Campus All Star Challenge National Championship

By Alexis Clark The Tennessee State University Ā Honda Campus Allā€StarĀ Team is headed to theĀ National Championship, with a chance to win the title and a $75,000 institutional grant from the motor company. The Honda Campus All-Star Championship (HCASC) consists of fourā€student teams facing off in headā€toā€head competition, quickly answering questions about history, science, literature, religion, math, the arts, pop culture, and sports. This is the 26th year TSU has participated in the Honda Campus Allā€Star Challenge, a competition that consists of 32 HBCU teams vying for the national title. This yearā€™s campaign competition is April 17 in Torrance, California. The TSU

HBCU Grad Turned Entrepreneur Launches Museum for Black Children, Global Celebration

By Darnell Hill Spelman alumna Veronica N. Chapman is a social entrepreneur and childrenā€™s book author on a mission to help make the world better for Black children. In an effort to achieve this goal, Veronica has launchedĀ Black Childrenā€™s Book Week (BCBW), a global celebration of Black children and the power of positive representation in childrenā€™s books and other media, and an accompanying Virtual Black Childrenā€™s Book Museum. ā€œResearch shows that when Black children see themselves represented positively in their media, it fortifies their self-esteem and helps protect them from the impact of racism,ā€ says Veronica. ā€œIn an ideal world,

Luce Foundation Awards Howard University $100,000 Grant for Digital Humanities Project on Religion, Social Inequality, and Climate Change

By Brooke Brinson TheĀ Henry Luce FoundationĀ has awarded Howard University a $100,000 grant to support a collaboration with the University of California Santa Barbara, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Minnesota. Proposed by Howard University PI Mona Oraby, PhD, this collaboration will result in a digital expansion of ā€œA Universe of Terms.ā€ The project was first published in AY 2019-2020 onĀ The Immanent Frame, an award-winning site hosted by the Religion and the Public Sphere Program of theĀ Social Science Research CouncilĀ (SSRC). The first edition of A Universe of Terms aimed to provide non-specialists with multiple entry points into the study of

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