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Howard Univesity Hosts the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Enrichment Institute

By N’dia Webb The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center hosted The Mandela Washington Fellowship: Alumni Enrichment Institute in the ballroom of the Armour J. Blackburn Center on July 20. The event, which had over 100 people in attendance, featured guest speakers, a luncheon, campus tours, and a fireside chat with President Wayne A.I. Frederick led by Howard sophomore Malik Ngugi that addressed U.S. relations with Africa. President Frederick shared his connections to Africa and his own interpretations of the continent as a whole. He also stressed Howard’s role as an institution that has promoted justice, equality, and diversity since

NCCU’s Deanne Cranford-Wesley Receives National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-E) Community Service Award

By Keisha Williams Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Ph.D., director of the CyberSecurity Lab in North Carolina Central University’s School of Business, has received the 2022 Outstanding CAE Community of Practice in Cyber Defense (CAE COP-CD) Service Recognition Award from the National Centers of Academic Excellence. This award is presented to cybersecurity professionals whose tireless work promotes the advancement of education and advocacy in cybersecurity academics and practice. Since joining NCCU in 2020, Cranford-Wesley has played an instrumental role in the development of a comprehensive and challenging cybersecurity curriculum to support the university’s information technology major. She also established the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCYS)

Utica Campus receives $7.5m for Upward Bound

By Cathy Hayden Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus has been awarded five Upward Bound program grants for $7.5 million, approximately $297,000.00 each for five 5 years, by the U.S. Department of Education. The Utica Campus is a designated HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The programs will provide college access to students in the targeted high schools identified in Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin and Warren counties. The five programs will serve more than 300 student participants in the surrounding communities and their parents with a primary goal of increasing students’ enrollment, retention and graduation rates. Across the country, especially in

Philander Smith to participate in Second Chance Pell Experiment

 By Philander Smith College Philander Smith College (PSC) is pleased to announce its participation in the U.S. Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative first launched by the Obama-Biden Administration to expand access to Federal Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals enrolled in participating programs. Through the “PSC Restoration Project,” the institution will begin enrolling incarcerated individuals from the Tucker Correctional Facility and the East Arkansas Regional Unit in the fall of this year. “Access to high-quality postsecondary education is essential to incarcerated individuals, but for far too long, people in prison were left out,” said U.S. Secretary of

Saint Augustine’s University Collaborates with Community Partners to Host Legacy Building Summit to Address Health Disparities and Solutions

Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) hosted its inaugural Legacy Building Summit to explore ways the university and its students can build on its history of addressing health disparities and launching new programs in their community. The summit is the first of many, with future sessions focusing on Criminal Justice, Technology, Business and Industry, Education and the Humanities. “Since our founding, St. Agnes has played an important role in bridging the gap for Black Americans,” said Dr. Christine McPhail, President of Saint Augustine’s University. “Today, SAU stands on the precipices of creating new opportunities to fill the

Nine N.C. A&T Students Chosen For North Carolina Governor

By Jackie Torok Nine North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students are among 36 chosen from nine of North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor’s HBCU Internship Program this summer. The summer internships are paid, full-time positions for rising juniors or seniors who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 and are active in student and national organizations. Interning with Syngenta are the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ Samaya Brooks and Leonard Jackai, who are studying agribusiness and food industry management. Amari Budd, who is studying industrial and systems

ASU Student Interns at Fortune-500 Tech Software Giant

By Kenneth Mullinax A senior marketing major at the University’s Percy J. Vaughn Jr. College of Business Administration just finished a summer internship at Cisco, a worldwide leader in tech software at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif. “Working at Cisco opened my eyes by learning how it connects the unconnected in business,” explained Kristen Thomas, a native of Oconee, Ga., whose internship at the Fortune 500 company was recently completed. She explained that her career path upon graduation from Alabama State University is working in the same industry as Cisco. “To win this amazing opportunity to work at

UAPB Helps Arkansas’ Small Farmers Obtain USDA-NRCS Funding to Better Their Operations

By Wil Hehemann Socially-disadvantaged farmers in Arkansas benefit from a decades-old partnership between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), says Charley Williams, a UAPB alumnus and veteran NRCS soil conservationist. This cooperation helps empower a broad range of producers in the state, including those with limited financial resources, those who are new to farming, and women, veteran and minority farmers or ranchers. “Cooperation between UAPB and NRCS started a long time ago,” Williams said. “UAPB began inviting NRCS personnel to its annual Rural Life Conference to share

SAU President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Affirms Outstanding Contributions of Faculty and Staff

By Saint Augustine’s University At the biannual Faculty and Staff Development Institute, Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail praised the accomplishments of various departments and faculty members as they prepare for the upcoming semester at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU). “In the eighteen months since I’ve been [at SAU], it’s been an exciting journey. I’ve learned a lot about SAU, and the more I learn, the more I want to know about the various organizations and groups in our community,” said Dr. McPhail, President of Saint Augustine’s University. Her time at SAU has also shown her various opportunities for the university to grow,

Philander Smith College hosts 2022 African American High School Honors Ceremony

Courtesy of Philander Smith College Philander Smith College celebrated academic excellence in the African American community in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Now in its seventh year, the African American High School Honors Ceremony was created to spotlight the academic achievement of academically talented Black students in Central Arkansas.  Receiving honors were nearly 200 high school seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher from Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, Pulaski County Special School District, and Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District, as well as Lisa Academy, eStem Public Charter High

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