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TSU Alums and Owners of National Food Chain Slim & Husky’s Inspire Incoming Freshmen With Story of Hope, Success

By Emmanuel Freeman Clint Gray III and Emmanuel “E.J.” Reed, TSU alums and two of the three owners of a major national restaurant chain, recently inspired incoming freshmen with their message of hope and success during a ceremony on campus. The co-owners of Slim & Husky’s, the famous hip-hop pizza franchise, spoke about how a dream they had in their college dorm kicked off with a $3,000 startup money and grew into building a multi-million-dollar company with branches across the country. “Slim & Husky’s was born right here at TSU, in these dorms,” Gray reminded the students. “As freshmen and

Lincoln University again named HBCU institutional leader by Fulbright Program

Courtesy of Lincoln University Lincoln University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for the 2019-2020 academic year. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing the noteworthy engagement that selected HBCUs have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. ECA has conferred Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader status on 20 HBCUs, including Lincoln University, because they have demonstrated noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants during the 2019-2020 academic year and have promoted Fulbright program opportunities

UAPB Celebrates Second Year of Enrollment Growth

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) reported a 3% increase in enrollment of new and continuing students, including graduate, undergraduate, and transfer students. Preliminary fall 2021 enrollment is nearly 2,800 students and marks a second year-over-year increase. The fall 2020 semester saw 2,668 students enrolled at UAPB for an increase of 6.8% over 2019. The university’s fall 2021 first-time student enrollment is 4.4% over the fall 2020 semester. The overall increase was also propelled by a robust 16.8% increase in students pursuing graduate degrees. Additionally, UAPB saw an increase in its

Nation’s Leading Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board Re-Accredits Morgan State University’s MLA Program Through 2028

By Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Master of Landscape Architecture Program (MLA) has been re-accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB), the official accrediting body for first professional programs in landscape architecture. Established to evaluate, advocate, and advance quality education in landscape architecture, the LAAB creates and applies standards that professional programs in landscape architecture must adhere to; in addition, governing all program accreditation compliance. Morgan’s MLA program, housed within the School of Architecture & Planning (SA+P), is the oldest accredited Landscape Architecture program in Maryland, and the only Master of Landscape Architecture program offered at a Historically

Bowie State University to Prepare Public Health Informatics and Technology Professionals

Courtesy of Bowie State University This summer students in Bowie State University’s (BSU) computer science department participated in a month-long boot camp in an effort to help increase the number of public health professionals trained in informatics and technology while improving their knowledge of data science and skills in managing and protecting public health information. Fifteen students along with 15 nurses, programmers, certified nursing assistants, and other working professionals comprised the initial cohort in a comprehensive training effort Bowie State has launched with a four-year, $10 million grant from the Public Health Informatics and Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program. Participants

Lincoln University of Missouri Graduates 8 New Law Enforcement Officers

Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri graduated eight new law enforcement professionals at a commencement ceremony May 26 in Pawley Theater on the LU campus. The newly minted officers make up the fourth class to complete the program of LU’s Law Enforcement Training Academy in Jefferson City. Launched in early 2021, the Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA) is the only one of its kind, the first in the nation at a HBCU. The new graduates are: Miguel Barton of Jefferson City, Mo.; Marcellis Blackwell of Palos Hills, Ill.; Madison James of Jefferson City, Mo.;

FVSU Receives $1.3 Million to Continue McNair Program

Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Funding aims to increase the number of first-generation, underrepresented students attaining Ph.D. degrees Fort Valley State University (FVSU) was recently awarded $1.3 million in federal funding through the Office of TRIO College Access Programs to continue programming for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Project through 2027. The grant cycle spans for five years and will serve 25 first-generation, income-eligible students annually. Fort Valley State University is one of 189 national grantees, one of five grantees in the state of Georgia, and one of two HBCUs in the state to host the McNair project.

N.C. A&T Homecoming Alumni Concert to Feature Jeffrey Osborne and Loose Ends, Oct. 28

By Alana Allen The annual North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Alumni Homecoming has a headliner this year that guarantees to “Woo Woo” Aggies. On Friday, Oct. 28, The Foundation for N.C. A&T State University, Inc. is rolling out the golden carpet with Grammy-nominated, R&B singer Jeffrey Osborne and special guest, Loose Ends. The Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert will offer a dinner for all ticket holders that begins at 7:15 p.m. The show time for the concert is 8:30 p.m. in the Guilford Ballroom at The Koury Convention Center, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Osborne, a native of Providence, Rhode

TSU Houses Record 5000 Plus Students For Fall, President Stays Overnight to Reassure Students and Parents

by Kelli Sharpe Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover spent the night at one of the university’s off-campus housing facilities over the weekend to ease concerns regarding safety and quality of rooms.  President Glover helped to check students in at the Best Western and later checked in herself. The hotel is one of six locations the University is using for overflow housing and has already housed 5,000 students on and off campus. “I would not put students in a place I would not be willing to stay myself,” said President Glover. “While I wish my stay could have been longer,

2 civil rights exhibits hosted at McLendon Library at Hinds

By Cathy Hayden The exhibits are “Freedom Riders: Journey for Change” and “This is Home: Medgar Evers, Mississippi, and The Movement.” “Freedom Riders: Journey for Change” focuses on one of the most prominent events in Civil Rights history and includes images of the bombing of a Greyhound bus outside of Anniston, Ala., the journey from Montgomery to Jackson, Freedom Riders at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Freedom Riders at the Jackson airport and Freedom Riders going to trial in Jackson. Many of the images were taken from the original film footage in the WLBT News Film Collection. A DVD

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