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Albany State University Partners With Department of Labor to Provide Employment Support to Veterans and Military Families

Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University, a historically Black institution in Georgia, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Labor that will provide new career development and employment opportunities to veterans and military-affiliated students, alumni, and families at ASU. The new partnership will provide veterans, as well as Albany State alumni who have served, ROTC cadets, military spouses, and service members on active duty, with access to career resources and support from the VETS job training programs within the Department of Labor. Additionally, veterans and qualified Albany State affiliates will be provided

Alabama HBCUs Team Up for Transfer Scholarships

By Ashley Brown In a significant move to enhance educational opportunities for students, Bishop State Community College and Alabama A&M University have announced a partnership that will offer full-tuition scholarships for Bishop State graduates looking to further their education at the four-year institution. Through a recently signed memorandum of understanding, both colleges aim to create a streamlined pathway for BSCC graduates aspiring to transfer to AAMU. This initiative facilitates academic progression and financially supports students who meet specific criteria. Transfer Merit Scholarships As part of this agreement, AAMU will allocate ten Transfer Merit Scholarships specifically for Bishop State graduates who achieve

Miles College Signs Agreement to Purchase Birmingham-Southern College Campus

Courtesy of Miles College At the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year, Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama ceased its operations 168 years after its founding. Recently, representatives from Miles College, an Alabama-based HBCU, have signed a purchase agreement to acquire Birmingham-Southern’s 192-acre campus. With the addition of Birmingham-Southern’s campus, Miles College plans to expand its academic programs, research opportunities, and innovation initiatives with both local and global partners. The purchase agreement only covers the physical acreage and buildings on the former Birmingham-Southern campus. The former college will still operate as a corporate entity until the college’s official closure is finalized. Once

UDC Unveils State-of-the-Art Athletic Field After Decade-Long Wait

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia has proudly unveiled its newly renovated athletic field, an exciting enhancement to the Van Ness campus that has been a decade in the making. The university held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the state-of-the-art turf facility. UDC Director of Athletics Patricia Thomas expressed her enthusiasm for this significant milestone. “This new turf field is a game-changer,” said Thomas. “It’s designed to accommodate soccer as well as men’s and women’s lacrosse. The previous grass field struggled under the wear and tear

HBCU Professor and Students Virtually Interview NASA Astronaut in Space

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By Ashley Brown In an inspiring virtual meeting, Dr. Chance Glenn, Sr., a professor of electrical engineering at Alabama A&M University, and four students had the unique opportunity to interview NASA astronaut Dr. Jeanette J. Epps. Epps has spent over seven months aboard the International Space Station. Their conversation provided a firsthand glimpse into life in space, highlighting Epps’s work on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Since her launch on March 3, 2024, aboard SpaceX Dragon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Dr. Epps has been engaged in scientific experiments and technology demonstrations essential to advancing space exploration. Glenn, who recently returned to AAMU from

Morgan State welcomes back homecoming with new safety measures to ease concerns

By Assata Allah- Shabazz  During Morgan State University’s homecoming last year, student Trinity Brown was in the cafeteria one evening when bullets suddenly pierced its windows. “I thought people were just playing around until I saw glass shatter, and everyone started running and ducking,” Brown, a political science major from Harlem, New York, said. “The café workers were gone, and we were hiding in a small side room.” A year after the shooting on Morgan State’s campus wounded five people, including four students, and prompted the cancellation of homecoming festivities, campus police have implemented new security measures for this year’s

Wall Street Journal Ranks North Carolina A&T Top Public HBCU

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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 national rankings recognize North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as the nation’s top public historically Black university. The ranking assesses how effectively colleges prepare their graduates for financial success, focusing on factors such as graduation rates and future earnings rather than institutional reputation or financial health. Among the 500 universities evaluated, 14 HBCUs made the list, with eight being public institutions. Following North Carolina A&T in the rankings of public HBCUs are Florida A&M University, North Carolina Central University, Prairie View A&M University, Tennessee State University, Savannah State University, Jackson

Alabama State University and Faulker University Establish Accelerated Law Degree Program

Courtesy of Alabama State University Alabama State University, a historically Black institution, has recently partnered with Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, to provide a new opportunity for undergraduate students to pursue a law degree. The recent agreement between the two universities will allow undergraduate students from Alabama State University to complete both their bachelor’s degree from ASU and law degree from the Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in just six years. Without this accelerated pathway, it would typically take students a minimum of seven years to earn both degrees. “It is an honor today to stand before

American Nurses Foundation’s $339K Grant Positively Impacting Male Nursing Students

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By Ashley Brown The American Nurses Foundation is celebrating the impact of the $339,000 grant it awarded to Southern University and A&M College in April aimed at enhancing educational programs for male nurses of color. The funding is part of the foundation’s Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions research grant. The groundbreaking proposal titled “Workplace Racism, Perceived Stress, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors Among African American Registered Nurses,” was selected by an independent review panel after a competitive selection process involving three minority-serving institutions. “African American nurses account for 11% of the registered nurse workforce in the United States and even less than

Tuskegee University’s Aviation Program Earns Accreditation

By Ashley Brown Tuskegee University’s aviation program has officially received accreditation and will launch in January 2025. This achievement makes Tuskegee the only historically Black institution in Alabama to offer a fully accredited aviation program. Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, expressed his pride in this milestone. “We have responded to the demand for pilots,” Hargrove told WSFA News. “There are more than 10,000 to 15,000 pilots that are needed here in the U.S.” The newly accredited program will offer a bachelor’s degree in aviation science with a pilot track, featuring a blend of

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