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Rita Brent, comedian and JSU alum, returns home to host show after three years, sells out

By Rachel James-Terry Rita Brent is back and sold out. The multi-hyphenated comedian and Jackson State University alum has returned to the Capital City to host “Raised in the Sipp” Saturday, Sept.17, at Duling Hall. It is her first Jackson, Mississippi, comedy show after a three-year hiatus due to a pandemic that surprised most of the world. The show promises to provide the “ultimate comedy and musical experience for people of all backgrounds.” “I’m trying to make it as unique as possible because I’m trying to shift into the comedy music vein, where I’m not just doing stand-up comedy. I love

Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Participate in Panel Discussion at Claflin University

Courtesy of Claflin University Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Claflin University Tuesday for a panel discussion with nine outstanding scholars on topics that included voter registration, mental health, and entrepreneurship. Harris’s visit coincided with National Voter Registration Day and HBCU (Historically Black Colleges/Universities) Week. “Today we are celebrating National Voter Registration Day, “Harris said. “When I think about that and the last big election we had in 2020, I am happy to report that over half of the people in our country who were 18 – 21 years of age voted. “These young

TSU Agriculture Student Embodies the Tiger Spirit in Fight Against Rare Cancer

By Alexis Clark For Zaria Hunter, this semester marks her triumphant return to Tennessee State University as she continues the battle of her life against a rare form of cancer. In 2021, Hunter started her spring semester of sophomore year off strong, studying agriculture sciences with a pre-veterinary medicine concentration. But Hunter’s school year took a turn when she began having constant, severe headaches. Something she expected to pass overtime with some medication. What Hunter didn’t expect, was to spend her 20th birthday in St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis fighting the rare cancer that was ravishing her body and had

Morgan’s Team ZillowBears Take First Place in HBCU Hackathon with Innovative Financial Credibility App

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Team ZillowBears earned top honors amid a competitive field of more than 200 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) showcasing their ingenuity and savvy in Zillow’s second annual HBCU Housing Hackathon. The realty-based case competition awarded top prizes to teams that developed innovations to help renters and first-time buyers find their dream homes. The first place ZillowBears, a team of four Morgan students majoring in Computer Science, won $20,000 for its “Z-Save” application, which estimates monthly mortgage costs and lets users deposit that amount into a virtual wallet that tracks their payment trends.

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

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