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Clark Atlanta University announces the Relaunch and Renaming of the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University will hold a press briefing announcing the relaunch and renaming of the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy to the W.E.B. DuBois Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy on its campus Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Thomas W. Cole Exhibition Hall. George T. French Jr., Ph.D., president of Clark Atlanta University, has renamed the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy after W.E.B. DuBois and has placed it in the Department of Political Science. “Dr. DuBois was an eminent scholar who spent much of his career

White student expelled from Howard University’s law school sues alleging racial discrimination

By Claretta Bellamy A white student who was expelled from Howard University’s law school is suing the historically Black university in Washington, D.C., alleging race discrimination and creating a hostile environment. Plaintiff Michael Ray Newman, who attended the Howard University School of Law in fall 2020 after having received a $26,250 annual scholarship, was expelled about two years later in September. The lawsuit, which Newman’s attorney filed Feb. 16 in Superior Court of the District of Columbia, says he suffered “emotional, mental and economic harm” and seeks more than $2 million in damages. The suit is the result of a series of

Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent facing backlash from school’s alumni

By Nichol Chavez An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than last year. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has served as superintendent of the public military college since 2020. He first assumed the role in an interim capacity after General J.H. Binford Peay III resigned, following allegations of a racist culture at the school. Wins officially took on the role last year. Spirit of VMI, a political action committee comprising alumni, parents and friends of the school, issued a statement earlier this month questioning why the VMI

Tuskegee University receives $100K Research Award from Microsoft

By Brittney Dabney Tuskegee University has been awarded $100,000 by the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Initiative that allows researchers to leverage the technology to develop real-time resource management using reinforcement learning, one of the most discussed techniques in artificial intelligence (AI). Drs. Mohammad Rahman and Fan Wu, faculty members of the Department of Computer Science, College of Business and Information Sciences, alongside Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, provost, are principal investigators for the project entitled, “Dynamic Cloud Resource Management for Cloud-Based Cyber-Physical Systems (CBCPS) with Reinforcement Learning (RL).” “The project will build the faculty and institution research capacity in AI, providing students

Howard’s School of Divinity administration reflects on achievement and transformation

By Amber D. Dodd As part of Howard’s legacy of pushing Black scholars forward, its School of Divinity works to marry spiritual and religious teaching together with an immersive experience of scholarship. Dean Yolanda Pierce, PhD, reflected on the importance of the School of Divinity where African American history is intertwined in their curriculum and how it aligns with the University’s ongoing record of being Black history personified. “Like the rest of Howard University, [the School of Divinity] is committed to developing scholars and professionals who lead change, help to solve the world’s problems, and embody truth and service in

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 time the department

Food Delivery Robots Coming to Bowie State

By D. Thompson You may have noticed some white, futuristic-looking devices roaming around campus during the early portion of the spring semester. They are part of a new fleet of food delivery robots getting ready for deployment in March, courtesy of a partnership between Bowie State University and Starship Technologies. Starship will provide the campus with 15 autonomous food delivery robots that students, faculty and staff will be able to use via the company’s app to receive food delivery to almost any campus location. The robots will have access to the menus of the various campus dining options. Maurice Tyler, Bowie State’s

Original Lobi Sculptures From Ghana Go On Display at FAMU’s Black Archives

By Andrew Skerritt A new series of exhibitions begins at the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Meek-Eaton Black Archives (MEBA) Research Center and Museum Monday, February 27, with “Field Spirits of the Fante.” Ten original sculptures carved by Lobi craftsmen will go on display, giving insight into daily life, spirituality, and agricultural practices of Ghana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition launches a new series on Land, the Environment, and the African Diaspora presented by the center in partnership with the new Lola Hampton Frank Pinder Center for Agroecology and the FAMU African American Studies Department. “I

Health Research Symposium to Highlight the Value of Research, Clinical Trials

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Members of the extended Tuskegee community are invited to discuss the importance of engagement in research to better shape healthcare for residents of all ages. The All of Us Research Program, in partnership with Macon County community members, will host a Health Research Symposium at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.  Community-centered gathering and conversations will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 and the community-researcher partnership symposium is from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. During the symposium, there will be three panel discussion sessions focused on The Historical

Attorney urges Criminal Justice majors to make a difference during Black History Month event

Courtesy of Grambling State University Social injustice in the criminal justice system was the subject matter Thursday morning as Grambling State University’s Criminal Justice Department presented a program titled “Hands Up! Don’t Shoot” as part of GSU’s observance of Black History Month. The keynote speaker for the event held in the Floyd Sandle Theatre in the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center was attorney Carol D. Powell, who defended the Jena 6 all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court and was named by the Congressional Black Caucus at one of the leading civil rights attorneys for the 21st Century.

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