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ECSU’s CERT Wins National Innovation of the Year Award

By Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)’s Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) earned a top award from the National CERT Association at the organization’s awards ceremony in Galveston, Texas, today. Created by CERT Leaders across the United States in partnership with FEMA, the non-profit association was established in September 2019 to support communication and resource sharing across the CERT community. ECSU’s CERT was organized in 2018 and has grown to include 65 students, faculty, and staff who are trained to offer certification courses to other members of the community in emergency and disaster preparedness and response. The university

Morgan’s CAP Center Cultivates Excellence in Cybersecurity Scholarship and Research

Courtesy of Morgan State University Coming from his hometowns of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, to the world-renowned graduate program in electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, in the mid-1980s, Kevin Kornegay felt pleased about having earned a great educational opportunity. He also felt very much alone. “When I arrived at graduate school, at Berkeley, they had a massive community graduate student office space with maybe a few hundred students from around the world. I walked into the room. I looked left. I looked right, looking for someone who looked like me, and there were very few of

Society for Financial Education & Professional Development (SFEPD) Will Teach Financial Education at Hampton University

Courtesy of Hampton University The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development (SFEPD)and Hampton University announced a comprehensive initiative to teach financial education to the Hampton Universitycommunity.   Appointed as president of Hampton University on July 1st, Williams is bringing new and innovative approachesto academics, including a strong focus on financial education, preparing students for financial success after graduation, and wealth creation. One of the nation’s premier HBCUs, Hampton University is a private research university, known for its business, communications, and nursing programs. According to Williams, Hampton University will work to eradicatea void in college education by ensuring a holistic approach to teaching financial skills at the university and in the community. “Too many college students receivean educational degree but do not acquire the financial skills that encourage economic health throughout their lives,” Williams said. “By working with SFEPD,

Homeless Teen Earns Spot On HBCU Basketball Team

Courtesy of Fisk University A homeless teen has earned a well-deserved spot on the Fisk University basketball team! Learn more in the story by Christine Devine at Fox LA. When you think of the homeless, a six-foot-five-inch teenage basketball player doesn’t necessarily come to mind. But Jeremiah Armstead is just that, and he’s trying to get into college. Jeremiah is at ease on the basketball court in Watts. What’s more challenging is that the 18-year-old, his younger brother, sister and mom are now at a domestic violence shelter, rescued from living in their car — again. “Coming out to California my sophomore year we were

Five Howard University Ph.D. Scholars Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

By Aaliyah Butler Five Howard University Graduate School Ph.D. candidates have joined a network of preeminent scholars across the country as inductees into the Howard chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The doctoral scholars, Collis A. Brown, Tanya E. Gardner, Majella Chube Hamilton, Bryan M. Jenkins and Raina Rhoades, were inducted at the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference this April and are honored for exemplary leadership in their respective fields. They have demonstrated commitment to scholarship in service of others and advocacy of students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy. The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society recognizes diversity and excellence in doctoral education.

ASU Student Receives $5,000 Scholarship from The Links, Inc.

By Hazel Scott The Montgomery (AL) Chapter on behalf of the Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated has awarded one of Alabama State University’s deserving students a $5,000 Servant Leader Scholarship to offset a portion of the cost of the student’s education. Nicholas “Nick” Mosely, a junior majoring in psychology, was presented the scholarship during a formal ceremony on Aug. 23, with ASU officials, including Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Col. Gregory Clark, and  The Links representatives Sophia Johnson and Denise Vaughn in attendance.  Links chapter president Ann Sippial was unable to attend. “The scholarship is to help Nick pay for his tuition

25th Anniversary of Evelyn G. Etheridge Conference on the Harlem Renaissance

Courtesy of Paine College Paine College Department of Humanities to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Evelyn G. Etheridge Conference on the Harlem Renaissance The Paine College Department of Humanities will celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the Evelyn G. Etheridge Conference on the Harlem Renaissance on October 26-27, 2022, at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. This year’s conference is a blended celebration in both virtual and on-campus formats. This year’s theme is, “Art Matters: Historicizing Emancipation Through the Arts.” The conference will host several major events, music, visual, and literary significance. There will be a town hall meeting as has become a

Harlem’s Fashion Row, Tiffany & Co. Bring N.C. A&T Students “Transformative” Experience Through Year-Long Series

By Lydian Bernhardt Fourth-year students in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s fashion merchandising and design program will get the professional advice and build the connections they need to succeed in the luxury fashion world through a historic year-long collaboration between the program, fashion agency Harlem’s Fashion Row and luxury-goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. For 10 weeks, key industry experts from HFR and luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co, part of the French conglomerate, will Zoom into the fashion class taught by Devona Dixon, Ph.D., to share practical knowledge and experiences on topics such as jewelry design, branding and

CeeLo Green Donates Tablets To Paine College

Courtesy of Paine College Grammy-award-winning artist CeeLo Green has graciously donated electronic tablets to the students of Paine College On Friday school officials announced to students during 140th Fall Convocation that all students attending the college through federal Pell Grants will receive 32-gigabyte Android tablets. Each tablet comes with 12 months of free internet connectivity and is formatted and distributed by Atlanta-based internet service provider Moolah Wireless. J.R. Henderson, a member of Paine’s Board of Trustees said that they reached out to CeeLo after seeing what T.I. did at Morris Brown. “We said, “OK, Atlanta has T.I. We have CeeLo,’” said

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