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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

Bowie State Designated as an Adobe Creative Campus

By D. Thompson Bowie State University, one of four historically Black colleges and universities designated as an Adobe Creative Campus, kicked off the spring semester by introducing more than 200 faculty members to the innovative uses for Adobe Creative Cloud software in their classrooms to help students become fluent users of digital tools. BSU students, faculty and staff have free access to download the Creative Cloud apps using BSU login credentials. It is also available on all on-campus devices. “We’re here to support you guys,” said Kevin Bryant, Bowie State’s Adobe customer success manager, during the Spring Faculty Institute. “We envision folks having

City of Bowie Partners With Bowie State to Open City Hall Art Exhibit

By D. Thompson Bowie State University’s fine and performing arts department and the City of Bowie are partnering to host an art exhibit that will be displayed at Bowie City Hall from Jan. 23-May 20. The exhibit will feature over thirty pieces of art, which were chosen through a juried selection process by the City of Bowie Arts Committee, and Bowie State studio art professor Arthur Vidrine. “Art has the ability to connect people together,” said Vidrine who is excited to gather the community around the showcase. “It can bring the community together towards a shared experience. Art has done

Florida Law College To Be Renamed After Benjamin L. Crump

By Candace McDuffie Wednesday, February 8 is the day that the College of Law at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, will be renamed the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. This makes history as the first law school in the nation named after a practicing Black attorney. There is only one other law school in the country named for a Black person and that is none other than Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong, J.D. expressed his excitement in a statement: “The naming of the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University is the latest

JSU scholars marvel at inner workings of legislative budgeting with spring internships

Courtesy of Jackson State University Two Jackson State University students are currently participating in internships with the Legislative Budget Office and the Mississippi Senate, which is providing them with hands-on experience in understanding how the legislative process functions and produces many of the policies and budgets that impact the lives of Mississippi residents. JSU senior accounting major Madison Cathey is a revenue and budget intern within the Legislative Budget Office (LBO). Working closely with key political stakeholders in the LBO, Cathey provides technical support and ensures that the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Legislature adopt and enact a balanced state budget.

Howard University School of Business Kicks off 20th Anniversary of Executive Lecture Series and Fireside Chat with CEO of Dreyfus, Mellon and Exchange-Traded Funds at BNY Mellon Investment Management Stephanie Pierce

By Brittany Bailer On Thursday, February 9 at 11:10 a.m. ET, the Howard University School of Business launched its annual Executive Lecture Series with a visit from finance expert Stephanie Pierce in the School of Business auditorium. Pierce is the Chief Executive Officer of Dreyfus, Mellon & the ETF advisory business at BNY Mellon Investment Management. Following the lecture, Pierce will join James Rhee at WHUT studios for a fireside chat on values-based leadership. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Executive Lecture Series at the School of Business. Inclusive investing is this year’s lecture topic and will be presented to a group

USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montaño Greene to Discuss Climate-Smart Agriculture Effort at FAMU

By Andrew Skerritt U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montaño Greene visited Florida A&M University (FAMU) 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, to discuss USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and three local projects selected for funding by the effort and led by experts at FAMU. The community is invited to attend. She will be joined by project leads who will talk about the projects and how they plan to support producers and agriculture in the region. Through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, USDA is investing $3.1 billion to expand market opportunities for American commodities produced using climate-smart practices. Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects benefit from

Jackson State University to Host 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in summer 2023

Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, Jackson State University will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging business leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and local community engagement.  YALI was created in 2010 and supports young Africans as they spur economic growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance,

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