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Grambling State lifts mask requirement

By Grambling State University Grambling State University (GSU) has lifted the protective mask requirement that has been in effect since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. Face masks and coverings may be worn on campus but are not required. GSU gradually resumed on-campus work for team members beginning in June 2020 with a mask mandate that remained in place since that time. After months of virtual and hybrid learning due to the COVID pandemic, GSU returned to in-person learning for the fall 2021 semester with the mask requirement remaining in place until now. GSU will

UDC receives $200,000 donation from The Leonsis Foundation, Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Washington Wizards for Edwin Bancroft Henderson Memorial Fund to honor the “Grandfather of Black Basketball”

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia Yesterday morning, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) commemorated the legacy of its alumnus Dr. Edwin B. Henderson by naming its athletics facility to the Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex during a ceremony held at the Van Ness Campus.  In a surprise announcement, UDC accepted a $200,000 lead gift from the Leonsis Foundation and Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the ownership group of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Washington Mystics, NHL’s Washington Capitals and Capital One Arena, among additional sports and entertainment holding.  MSE is led by Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis. This

Game On: Students, Alumni Join Forces to Bring Rugby to Howard

By Tamara E. Holmes For sophomore Takunda Rusike, playing rugby is one of her favorite pastimes. Finding someone to play with, however, has not always been so easy. When it comes to the Black community, “We don’t know a lot about rugby,” Rusike says. Having first learned about the sport from her family who immigrated to the United States from Zimbabwe, and later having played in high school in Towson, Md., Rusike wished Howard had a team. So she decided to start one. While Rusike was mulling the best way to do that, fellow Bison Daniel Davillier, a junior and

Shaw University Awarded $150K from the National Trust for Historic Preservation

By Shaw University On February 28, 2022, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, through its HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, awarded more than $650,000 in grants to five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to fund Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plans. Shaw University received $150,000 and will use the funds to preserve important architecture, historic assets, cultural landscapes, and collections, which represent more than 150 years of learning, growing, and empowerment for students, faculty, and alumni. Shaw University President Dr. Paulette Dillard said, “The Shaw University community expresses its sincerest appreciation to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for awarding the campus

Norfolk State University and Pharrell Team Up

By Norfolk State University Pharrell Team Up To Present Economic Business Forum Norfolk State University hosted a business economic forum Thursday, Oct. 28, held by entertainment entrepreneur Pharrell Williams. The mogul’s “The Elephant in the Room” was a business economic panel discussion aimed at helping move the region’s economic development forward. A group of financial investors told an audience of invited businesspeople, community leaders, alumni, students and faculty that the city of Norfolk and Norfolk State University are the types of communities and institutions they invest in. “NSU, an HBCU, is actually a gold mine,” Williams said. Referring to the financial

Xavier University of Louisiana named the highest-ranking HBCU in terms of Return on Investment

By Xavier University  Annually, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce rank colleges and universities by return on investment. This year, more than 4,500 institutions were ranked using a new metric that measures the share of students at an institution whose earnings 10 years after enrollment are higher than those of workers with a high school diploma as their highest level of education. According to the report, Xavier University of Louisiana is the highest-ranking HBCU regarding students’ 15, 30, and 40-year return on investment (ROI).   Return on investment is described as a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of

President inducted into CIAA Hall of Fame

Courtesy of Livingstone College Livingstone President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr., was inducted into the CIAA 2022 Class of the John B. McLendon Jr. Hall of Fame on Feb. 25 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The induction was among several recognitions for the outgoing Livingstone College president, who announced his retirement two weeks prior to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament, held in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 22-26. CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams also announced on Friday during the semi-finals that the CIAA was creating a scholarship in Jenkins’ name. Jenkins is the longest-tenured president among the CIAA-member institutions and currently

Non-Alumni Establishes $50,000 Scholarship for ASU STEM Students

By Hazel Scott/ASU Philanthropists and attorneys LaBarron and Lori Boone are a testament that supporters can be committed Alabama State University donors without being alumni. One of the couple’s missions is to make the world a better place by working to improve education. In that quest, Boone presented President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., a $20,000 check on Wednesday, March 9, to go toward the LaBarron and Lori Boone Scholarship they created. The Alabama natives have committed to investing $50,000 over the next three years to give ASU students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) a chance at a real seat at

Online MBA Program at Fayetteville State University Ranked Top 10, Nationally

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) online MBA program has been recognized by online aggregator, College Consensus in its 2022 survey of Best 1-Year Online MBA Programs as one of the top 10 in the country, ranking number seven overall. Additionally, the university’s online program is top ranked among all historically Black colleges and universities as well as third across all included North Carolina schools. The new rankings points to the exceptional credibility and leading-edge capability of FSU’s Broadwell College of Business and Economics and its direct connection to regional economic growth and workforce development. “This is outstanding news and underscores

JSU partners with UMMC to give high school students a pathway to medicine

By Rachel James-Terry On Saturday, March 5, up to 100 Mississippi high school students filled Jackson State University’s College Science Engineering and Technology building for the Exploring Healthcare Pathways Impact the Race Program. The one-day event is held on participating college campuses throughout the state and allows students to engage and learn about the various health care programs offered at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. JSU, Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi partnered with UMMC on this initiative. “Exploring Health Care Pathways Program is significant because it provides students with a roadmap to becoming health care professionals.

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