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Cheyney Receives PA Hunger-Free Campus Certification

Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Over one-third of students know someone who dropped out of college due to food insecurity during the pandemic, according to national studies about food insecurity amongst US college students. While COVID-19 helped shed light on the issue of students going hungry, Cheyney University was addressing food and basic needs insecurities prior to the pandemic. When leadership learned that students can have a meal plan and still be hungry, the university in 2019 created a food pantry that included fresh vegetables and fruits. “As reports indicate, students of color experience food insecurity at higher rate; and first-generation

Howard University Partners with Fiserv and humble ventures to Launch GrowHU Accelerator for HBCU-Affiliated Entrepreneurs

By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University, in partnership with Fiserv, Inc. and humble ventures, is announcing that applications are open for the first cohort of the GrowHU program – Howard’s growth-focused accelerator for entrepreneurs. The GrowHU accelerator aims to bring together Howard University and the broader HBCU community through a growth-focused accelerator for diverse founders scaling their businesses. The program is open to Howard University and other HBCU-affiliated entrepreneurs and is designed to help companies advance to the next level of growth by providing sales and marketing support. To be considered, companies must have an established repeatable sales process and generate either $10,000 of monthly recurring revenue or

North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees to Meet on Sept. 28

By Quiana Shepard The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 9 a.m., in the Banquet Hall, located on the first floor of W.G. Pearson Dining Hall. Draft minutes from the June 22, 2022 meeting and July 28, 2022 special call meeting, as well as the agenda for the Sept. 28, 2022 meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees, can be found here. North Carolina Central University (NCCU) prepares students to succeed in the global marketplace. Consistently ranked as a top Historically Black College or University, NCCU’s flagship programs in the sciences, education, law, business, nursing and the arts prepare students for professions ranging from clinical research to information science. Founded in 1910, NCCU remains committed to

Fulbright Program Recognizes N.C. A&T as 2022 HBCU Institutional Leader

By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2022. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing selected HBCUs’ strong engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program. Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders have demonstrated noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years and have promoted Fulbright program opportunities on campus. N.C. A&T was also highlighted in December 2019 in the inaugural Fulbright HBCU

TSU Engineering Program Gets Major Boost From Turner Construction Company

By Alexis Clark Turner Construction Company awarded three $15,000 scholarships for engineering students and will fund $65,000 to the department in Tuition Assistance Program grants to qualified students. TSU and Turner have partnered in efforts to support STEM students, and specifically those majoring in engineering.  A check presentation and roundtable discussion were held to highlight the partnership. More than 50 students attended along with TSU President Glenda Glover, executives from the company, and alumni in engineering. In addition to the scholarships, roundtable discussion focused on internships, career opportunities in the field of engineering and HBCU impact. The three scholarship winners of Turner

Grant for ECU-FSU partnership to support minority public health graduate students

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University An East Carolina University and Fayetteville State University partnership has secured more than $1.3 million in grant funding from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to address regional public health needs. The partnership will build pathways to recruit a diverse graduate student population through the development of a summer research immersion program and provide graduate student scholarship support. The partnership will fund scholarships for students from the state’s Minority Serving Institutions – Historically Black Colleges and Universities and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke – to enter East Carolina University’s public health, environmental health, health

Cheyney University Advances Plans To Restore 240-Year-Old Campus Cottage, Convert To Welcome Center

Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania As part of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania’s efforts to transform its campus by preserving history and creating state-of-the-art facilities, the university will restore the Melrose Cottage, originally constructed in the late 1700s, and convert the structure into a Welcome Center that will attract, exhibit, and educate current and future generations about the nation’s first Historically Black College and University (HBCU). With the project supported through the Semiquincentennial Grant Program funded by the Historic Preservation Fund as administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, Cheyney will utilize the $500,000 grant to embark restoration

JSU Division of University Communications Awarded Multiple 2022 dotCOMM Awards

Courtesy of Jackson State University The Division of University Communications at Jackson State University (JSU) is the recipient of four 2022 dotCOMM Awards, an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication. The competition spotlights the role of creatives in the dynamic, constantly evolving web. “Jackson State University is honored to be recognized amongst our international peers for our work in the web and digital communication landscape,” said Alonda Thomas, JSU associate vice president for marketing and communications. “These four winning campaigns are excellent examples of the teamwork our marketing, digital media, public relations and creative services staff produce in support

Pulitzer Prize winner feels called to Morgan State University

By Jamie Calica Before being labeled as “one of New York’s most intelligent, unpredictable and interesting voices,” Etheleen Renee “E.R.” Shipp was a little girl growing up in the South, determined to go beyond the path her mother had mapped out for her. Going against the expectation to live a simpler life, Shipp picked college over a husband and a job at a paint factory. She made her way to the University of Georgia, where she was named Freshman of the Year before going on to become a New York Times reporter, co-author of “Outrage: The Story Behind the Tawana

Bowie State Prepares Teacher Aides to Earn Education Degrees

By D. Thompson Bowie State University is collaborating with Maryland school districts to help provide a “grow your own” program to address the state’s teacher shortage by enabling teaching assistants to enroll in tuition-funded classes at the university to earn a degree as certified PK – 6 early childhood, special education and elementary public-school teachers. Funded by the Maryland State Department of Education, the Maryland Leads grant enables school districts across the state to offer individuals working as teacher aides or in other supportive roles, a pathway to securing their teacher education credentials and a full-time teaching position. Local school

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