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TSU, Local Non-Profit’s Toy Distribution Event Benefits Nearly 5,000 Area Children and Their Families

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University and a local non-profit were able to spread lots of cheer during the holiday season. The university and Simply United Together partnered again to host Toys for Tots on the campus to make sure hundreds of Nashville children awoke Christmas morning with smiles on their faces.  On December 17,  nearly 2,000 parents were able to select gifts for their children during the annual toy distribution organized by TSU and Simply United Together, a nonprofit that coordinates the pickup of donated toys. Erica Dowlen, of Nashville, a mother of a 6-month-old and a 6-year-old, was among those

FAMU Prepares To Open Chevron Innovation Fab Lab To Promote STEAM Discovery

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Chevron STR2EAM Innovation Fab Lab held its first Design Studio, a significant step toward the launch of its initiative to enrich and expose students, parents, and educators through exhilarating learning experiences tied to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) discovery. STR2EAM is located in the College of Education. “R2,” for reading and research, allows the unit and team members to incorporate literacy, literacy practices, and research-based practices within our programmatic events. The half-day December 1 event was designed to gather information from stakeholders in the community and academia to ascertain how they wanted the

Two Hampton University Students Named to AT&T Dream in Black’s Class of 2022 Rising Future Makers

Courtesy of Hampton University Hampton University seniors Sarah ‘Lee’ Buckner and Amber Anderson were announced as members of AT&T’s Dream in Black second Rising Future Makers Class. The 2022 class honors 25 students, all from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), who are making a positive impact in their communities and on their campuses. “This moment is one of my biggest accomplishments ever,” said Bucker. “Being an AT&T Rising Future has been on my vision board since early this summer. I’m honored that AT&T sees me and wants to help me take my dreams to the next level. I prayed for this moment,

Six Reasons HBCUs Are More Important Than Ever

By Dr. Michael L. Lomax Every day across the country there is another new headline about students questioning the value of a college degree. Wages have stagnated, college tuition has steadily climbed, and more students are saddled with crushing college debt than ever before. It’s no wonder they are asking: given the cost and investment, is a college degree worth it anymore? Another question I often hear is, “Do we still need black colleges?” As the CEO of UNCF, the nation’s largest minority scholarship institution, let me tell you emphatically why the answer is a resounding, “yes.” Here are six

TSU To Get Major Boost With Infrastructure Needs, Research and Increased Federal Aid For Students With Final Funding Bill of 2022

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University students and those enrolled at historically black colleges and universities across the country will see an increase in Pell grants. Eligible students will receive an additional $500 as a part of the $1.7 trillion 2022 Omnibus Bill unveiled by congressional leaders. The final funding bill of the year also includes increased funding for research and infrastructure for HBCUs. This is a major boost for TSU as the university undertakes several capital improvement projects, as well as efforts to achieve an R1 Carnegie research designation. “We are thankful to Congresswoman Alma Adams, members of the Congressional Black Caucus,

N.C. A&T’s Taliaferro Receives Nat’l Award Using Data To Ensure Teacher Readiness

By Tonya Dixon North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Alisa Taliaferro, Ed.D. recently received the prestigious 2022 Ed-Fi Alliance Educator Interoperability Leader of the Year Award. The award is one from seven community award categories including Lifetime Achievement, Partner, Technical Contributor, Ambassador, Solution and Rookie of the Year. “The impact of data interoperability is powerful in that it empowers agency among stakeholders such as students, faculty and administrators by providing them with real-time, accurate and actionable information from multiple sources and well-connected data systems,” said Taliaferro, associate dean of Quality Assurance and Graduate Programs in the College of Education.

$2 Million Gift to College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Supports Scholarships, Faculty Positions

By Kevin Childs A $2 million gift from philanthropists Joanne and William Conway to the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences – the largest the college has received in its existence – will support three new faculty positions and scholarships for nursing students at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. The donation provides five years of funding for the salaries of one full-time and two part-time nursing faculty members. It also provides scholarships for up to 15 bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) students and up to five master of science in nursing (MSN) students. It supports the creation of a Doctor of

FAMU and Blackstone Kickoff LaunchPad Initiative to Drive Student, Faculty and Community Innovation and Entrepreneurship

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry’s (SBI) Interdisciplinary Center for Creativity and Innovation (ICCI) has partnered with the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to create and enhance the entrepreneurial mindset at FAMU and in the surrounding Southside community. LaunchPad is a grant-funded program awarded to FAMU’s ICCI initiative that provides entrepreneurial training, skill building, career development and networking opportunities to FAMU students, alumni, and local and regional partners. Students can use the program components to learn more about starting and maintaining a business, network with entrepreneurial mentors in the field, participate in conferences, workshops, and other

Vice President Harris to SC State students: ‘We need you.’

Courtesy of South Carolina State University  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday called on South Carolina State University students to register to vote and have their voices heard in the American democracy. “To all the students here today I’m saying, there is no limit to your capacity for greatness,” Harris said. “There is no obstacle that you cannot overcome, and believe me, there is no barrier that you cannot break. “And so as vice president of the United States, I urge you to seize on that, because in this moment, our nation needs your leadership,” she said. Harris was

Former SC State women’s basketball coach receives 6-digit payout after lawsuit

By Katie Kamin A former women’s basketball coach at South Carolina State University has gotten hundreds of thousands of dollars from South Carolina’s Insurance Reserve Fund after she sued the school and its former athletic director earlier this year. In the lawsuit filed in March of 2022, former coach Audra Smith accused SC State and former Athletic Director Stacy Danley of breach of contract, defamation and negligent hiring and retention, among other complaints. Circuit court documents state Smith’s termination letter states she was fired in February of 2022 because she exceeded the amount of scholarships in her budget and because

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