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SAU to Launch First HBCU Ultimate Team in the Country

Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Saint Augustine­’s University (SAU) will field the first HBCU Ultimate team in the country in the Fall of 2022. Dr. Mark Janas, a professor in the Accreditation Council for Schools and Business Programs (ACSBP)-accredited SAU School of Business, Management & Technology, is the leader of the university’s virtual and club sports programs.   “Ultimate fits in well with our club sports mission to introduce sports that are not traditionally part of the HBCU experience. But we want to do more than introduce the sport. We want to contend for championships against other big-school brands in the

N.C. A&T Celebrates N.C. Clean Energy Program Participants With State Agency, Industry Leaders

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University State agency leaders and industry partners are celebrating 40 high school and 20 college students’ completion of the 2022 N.C. Clean Energy pre-apprenticeship and internship program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The program – the first of its kind in the nation – is committed to equipping the next generation of potential clean energy talent with professional training and skills development in various topics, including solar panel installation, renewable energy, HVAC and architectural design. N.C. Clean Energy is supported by multiple grants totaling $185,000 from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, the

The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University Announces Executive Director

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University has named Kali-Ahset Amen, Ph.D., as its inaugural executive director. Amen will be responsible for operationalizing the vision put forward by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who is founding the center. The center is set to launch late Fall. Amen had previously served as managing director of the Billie Holiday Center for the Liberation Arts in Baltimore, where she worked to advance its mission of preserving, documenting and disseminating Black Baltimore’s history and culture. She was also an assistant research professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The Center

Lifelong Passion for Agriculture Leads UAPB Alumnus to Career as USDA Soil Conservationist

By Wil Hehemann Jamison Murry, a 2017 alumnus of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, says his love of agriculture is a gene he inherited from his father, the Rev. James Murry. The young Murry’s lifelong appreciation of the field has led him to pursue a personally fulfilling career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pine Bluff. “I can remember driving tractors with my dad and other guys around Altheimer and Wabbaseka, Arkansas at about age six,” Murry said. “I quickly fell in love with the machinery and

Local Parent, Graduate Student Say TSU Speech Pathology Clinic Gives Children a New Voice and a Great Experience

By Alexis Clark Kerri Claybrooks says the progress her children have made by attending the Tennessee State University summer speech and pathology program is reason enough for her to put it on her calendar again. The mother of two has already made plans for them to return next summer to TSU’s Language, Articulation, and Fluency clinic. Claybrooks admits she has witnessed her 6-year-old daughter blossom with her verbal requests, while her 8-year-old son has enhanced his conversational skills. The children have been a part of the university’s clinic and Speech Pathology and Audiology department program for more than four years.

Two ASU Faculty Members Edited Important International Scholarly Publication on COVID-19

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The University continues to leave its positive academic imprint internationally in the field of higher education as evidenced by two ASU faculty members having just completed the editing of an important international publication on the COVID-19 Pandemic. The book was published in London, England. Alabama State University’s husband and wife academic team, Dr. Seela Aladuwaka and Dr. Ram Alagan, joined ranks with Professor Barbara Wejnert (University at Buffalo) to edit and publish their second international journal. “This book that was edited by Dr. Aladuwaka, myself and a professor in New York, is an international book on systemic inequality, sustainability and the

N.C. A&T Conducts 30th Annual Summer High School Transportation Institute

By Debbie Hampton North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is conducting its annual Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI), now in its 30th year. STI, offered through the North Carolina A&T Transportation Institute in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics, is introducing 15 high school students to career opportunities in the public and private sectors of transportation and supply chain management. The program focuses on demonstrating how different transportation professions use STEM skills and familiarizes the students with the various industries and modes of transportation – from air to highway and from rail to water. Deese College Associate Dean Danielle

The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival Reveals 26 Films Nominated for Six Film Categories

By Morehouse College The Fourth Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF) announced today 26 films spanning six categories that have been nominated for its annual awards including Full Length Documentary, Full Length Feature, Short Documentary, Short Feature, Student Film category, and the all-new Chromatic Black category, named for this year’s presenting sponsor, production company Chromatic Black. Scheduled for September 20-24, 2022in-person on the Morehouse campus and virtually Sept. 20-30, the nominated films provoke discussions about immigration, race, gender identity, politics, health care, and law enforcement, along with many other human rights and social justice topics. Badges are now

Bowie State Offers Black Male Educator Pedagogy Professional Learning Series

Courtesy of Bowie State University Hundreds of Thousands of Black Male Students Are at Risk. How do we motivate and prepare young Black males for the teaching profession and provide current Black male teachers with the tools and knowledge they need to be effective educators in 2022? That’s why the Center for Research and Mentoring of Black Male Students and Teachers (CRM-BMST) at Bowie State University has introduced The Black Male Educator and Pedagogy Professional Learning Series, a new five-part program that is dedicated to the pedagogical, or learning and development of Black Male teacher candidates and current educators. Black males are

Sanofi Partners with Howard University for Unprecedented Pharmacy Fellowship Program

By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University has announced a collaboration with Sanofi for 10 new post-graduate fellowships in the College of Pharmacy for students earning PharmD degrees. Upon successful completion of the program, Sanofi’s goal is to hire fellows into permanent full-time positions at the company, marking the first time an industry partner with the college has committed to post-fellowship employment. Earl B. Ettienne, MBA, LP.D., RPh., the College of Pharmacy’s director of graduate programs and industry partnerships, said the partnership reflects the college’s continued commitment to addressing real-world challenges with innovative solutions. “We pride ourselves in developing excellent men and women that are ready

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