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Stillman is one of eight selected institutions from across the country that will participate in a new fund launched by Ascend at the Aspen Institute

January 10, 2023

Courtesy of Stillman College Stillman College has joined a cohort of eight HBCUs and Tribal Colleges and Universities selected to partner with the Black and Native Futures Fund, a new capacity-building fund to provide financial support to student parents. The Black and Natives Future Fund will provide $75,000 to Stillman to provide flexible class formats, customized support, student skills development, and emergency aid, while engaging faculty on family-friendly syllabi and classroom policies. A Student Parent Success Counselor will be designated to provide customized academic coaching to student parents, with workshops on topics such as academic planning, time management, and self-empowerment. “Stillman

Tuskegee University receives $5 million to establish partnership with Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

January 9, 2023

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Courtesy of Tuskegee University The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the $5 million USAID Agriculture Higher Education activity in Nepal, implemented by Tuskegee University (TU) and in collaboration with Sathguru Inc. and Nepal’s Agriculture and Forestry University. As the lead implementer of USAID Agriculture Higher Education, Tuskegee University will apply its considerable innovation in agricultural research, education, and extension services to the rural communities of Nepal through Agriculture and Forestry University. The TU-Sathguru team will offer its capabilities and experience to: Develop innovative, transformative, and student-centered curricula using Universal Design for Learning; Increase the number of workforce-ready

JSU receives $25,000 endowment honoring memory of IHL board member

January 9, 2023

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By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University is the recipient of a $25,000 Karen Cummins Memorial Endowment in memory of the life of Cummins, a board member for the Institutions of Higher Learning, who passed away in 2017. Then Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Cummins to the state College Board in 2012. “Scholarships provide life-changing educational opportunities for our students and help give them a limitless future,” said JSU President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. “We are very grateful for the philanthropic efforts of Billy and Karen Cummins, and this is a wonderful addition to Karen’s legacy.” Cummins served as the vice president of

MSM Students Selected For Inaugural Class of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative

January 9, 2023

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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in partnership with the National Football League (NFL), the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS) announced today, that it has selected three medical students to participate in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. MSM students Omolayo Dada, Paolo Gilleran and Eddie Gontee have been chosen to participate in the inaugural class of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. The groundbreaking NFL initiative aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine and,

Civil rights activist and journalist Charlie Cobb to keynote 55th Annual MLK Convocation at Jackson State University

January 6, 2023

Campus News

By William H. Kelley III The Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University is pleased to announce Charlie Cobb, civil rights activist and journalist, will keynote the 55th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation on Friday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. CST in the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Auditorium. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb is a former field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He helped to organize Freedom Summer with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in 1964. In the same year, Cobb contributed to the Mississippi Summer Project by proposing the creation of Freedom

MSM Gets Grant to Advance Genomics Research

January 6, 2023

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By Donovan J. Thomas Morehouse School of Medicine is joining a $46 million collaboration focused on expanding genomic research efforts in order to discover new ways to treat and prevent diseases. The partnership, known as the Accelerate Precision Health program, is supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an organization created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan to “solve some of society’s toughest challenges.” The grant is part of a multi-year, $500 million investment to support healthcare research advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. Together with the nation’s three other Historically Black Medical Colleges — Charles R. Drew

Jackson State generates record increase in sponsored research funding for 2022 fiscal year

January 5, 2023

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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University (JSU) experienced a dramatic increase of 90.96% in sponsored research funding for the 2022 fiscal year, far outpacing the previous cycle. The growth aligns with the ‘Elevate’ theme of JSU’s Strategic Plan, which notes that the institution “will raise the level of research prominence by leveraging our ‘high research activity’ status, increasing our research capabilities, growing strategic partnerships, driving innovation and economic development, and providing opportunities for faculty and students to engage in impactful collaborative research.” The JSU Division of Research and Economic Development reports that the record $65,862,291 million in awards does not

Short on Community Health Workers, a County Trains Teens as Youth Ambassadors

January 5, 2023

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By Pien Huang Of all the things she could have done on her summer vacation, Bithaniya Fieseha, a senior at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Va., decided to study chronic disease, mental health and contact tracing. Some of her friends didn’t understand the appeal. “I feel like people are like, ‘You wasted your summer,’ ” she says. “But I enjoyed it. I really enjoyed meeting up with everyone, going through the struggle.” She practiced taking temperatures, weight, and blood pressure readings on her family. Fieseha topped it off with an internship at a local health clinic. Her hard

FAMU President Larry Robinson Named to USDA/1890 Task Force

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 Task Force, which seeks to strengthen the partnership between USDA and 1890 land-grant universities. “I’m delighted for the opportunity to serve on the USDA/1890 Task Force. It’s a framework for leveraging the resources of the federal government on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to more effectively unleash the talent, research and extension services needed to strengthen the nation’s agricultural system. I am excited to be part of crafting solutions to these issues and other challenges on behalf

HBCU Men’s Basketball Program Tackles Black Maternal Health

January 5, 2023

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Courtesy of Howard University An HBCU men’s basketball program has decided to take on a surprising cause for their team’s social justice project. According to HBCU Gameday, the Howard University men’s basketball players will take on the issue of Black maternal health and the implications of the Roe v. Wade reversal on Black women. The decision came after intense discussions among players and coaches. “The team chose to organize around Black maternal health as its social justice project this season due to the amount of attention in the past year given to these issues, like the overturning of Roe v. Wade,” said