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Morehouse College Leads Again as #1 Producer of Black Male Undergraduates Who Earn Doctoral Degrees

By Morehouse College Morehouse College, the nationā€™s only college dedicated to educating and developing men of color,Ā tops the charts of the National Science Foundation (NSF) as theĀ leading higher education institution producing Black male undergraduates that receive doctoral degrees. As of April 2022, NSFā€™s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Survey of Earned Doctorates confirms Morehouse as the primaryĀ producerĀ with 218 Black male recipients awarded a doctorate degree between 2010 and 2020, 199 more than the second most leading institution.Ā Ā  ā€œWe believe that the liberal arts pedagogy, research opportunities, and professional growth experiences at Morehouse uniquely embrace the brilliance of men

GSUā€™s Department of History receives $94K NEH grant for digital oral history project

Courtesy of Grambling State University The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in partnership with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) recently awarded a $94,817 grant to Grambling State Universityā€™s (GSU) Department of History to research and record the history of the African American experience in northern Louisiana. ā€œVoices of Grambling: A Digital Oral History Project,ā€ intersects with the 120-year history of the institution and will be led by project investigator Dr. Edward Holt, an assistant professor and interim department head for GSUā€™s Department of History along with Dr. Roshunda Belton-Cardoza, a professor and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs;

Morris Brown College Announces Full Accreditation

Courtesy of Morris Brown College Ā Morris Brown College (MBC) is proud to announce it has received full accreditation from the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a Virginia-based accreditation agency. TRACS Board of Trustees voted to grant accreditation to MBC on April 26, 2022, at its annual meeting. This monumental achievement came after nearly 20 years of effort, marking a historical achievement for the 141-year-old college. TRACS is recognized by theĀ United States Department of EducationĀ (USDOE) and theĀ Council for Higher Education AccreditationĀ (CHEA) as an institutional accrediting agency for Christian post-secondary institutions, colleges, universities, and seminaries. TRACS is also a

Universityā€™s Molecular Diagnostic Lab awarded accreditation

By Delaware State University The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Delaware State University DSU Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, the highest standard a testing facility canĀ accomplish. The accreditation was based on a recent on-site inspection of the Kirkwood Highway lab which was opened in December 2020 and at the peak of the COVID-19 Omicron Variant outbreak was handling close to 2,000 samples on a dailyĀ basis. CAP accreditation is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. Inspectors examine two years of laboratory records, quality control procedures, equipment, staff qualifications,

Fisk University Receives a Combined $ 1.1Million From Theresia Gouw & her Venture Capital Firm, Acrew

Courtesy of Fisk University ā€œFisk University is excited to announce an innovative endowment gift fromĀ Acrew CapitalĀ and its co-founderĀ Theresia Gouw, which combines $1 million in cash with a $1million interest in Acrewā€™s Diversify Capital Fund (ā€œDCFā€), the largest ever venture capital fund with a DEI focus (read more aboutĀ Acrewā€™s Diversify Capital Fund in Bloomberg). This gift is the first of its kind at Fisk University and allows the institution to, for the first time, become an institutional investor in venture capital, an asset class that has traditionally been reserved for universities with much larger-sized endowments and that has, as theĀ New York

Morehouse College Spring Commencement To Celebrate Class of 2022 on May 15th Alongside Two of the Highest-Ranking Black Men in Congress

By Morehouse College Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black college dedicated to developing and educating men, will celebrate the class of 2022 with commencement on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at 9 a.m. on Century Campus at Morehouse College. The 138th Morehouse College Commencement Exercises will be held in addition to other celebratory events held May 13-16, 2022.Ā  In addition to the graduates, the event will honor Morehouse alumnus U.S. Senator Dr. Raphael G. Warnock ā€˜91, who will serve as commencement speaker and receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.Ā In 2005 at the age of 35, Warnock became the fifth

Spelman Names New Center for Innovation & the Arts in Honor of President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D.

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced today that it willĀ name the new 84,000-square-foot Center for Innovation & the Arts in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., the 10th president of the College. A new ā€œfront porchā€ for Spelman College, the Center for Innovation & the Arts (CI&A), will be a home to Spelmanā€™s thriving arts programs in dance, documentary filmmaking, photography, theater and performance, music, the Atlanta University Center Art History and Curatorial Studies Collective, and provide expanded space for the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. At the hub of the new Center will be the Collegeā€™s cutting-edge

Alcorn State hosts grand opening of Womenā€™s Business Center in Natchez

Courtesy of Alcorn State University Alcorn State University provides business resources to entrepreneurs with its new business center. The Women’s Business Center at Alcorn held its grand opening, Thursday, April 14, on the Natchez campus. In September 2020, the U. S. Small Business Administration announced grant funding for new SBA Women’s Business Centers. The WBCs will be hosted in rural and underserved markets, widen the footprint, and partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Alcorn’s Center will be funded for up to five years annually at $150,000. The guest speaker for the event was Natalie Madeira Cofield, assistant administrator

FAMU To Confer Honorary Degrees on Businessman/Philanthropist William Pickard and Retired Educator Otis Mason

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) will confer honorary degrees on retired educator Otis A. Mason and entrepreneur and philanthropist William F. Pickard, Ph.D. during the Friday, April 29 commencement ceremony. Both men will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree. At the 6 p.m. event in the Lawson Multipurpose Center, FAMU alumnus, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken T. Welch, will address graduates from the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, School of Business and Industry and the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. A military commissioning ceremony is also scheduled for Friday evening.

BSC Engineering Technology Industry Advisory Board Established

Courtesy of Bluefield State College Nearly a dozen selected industry leaders joined 30 Bluefield State College Engineering Technology students, faculty and administrators for the first meeting of Bluefield State Collegeā€™s Industry Advisory Board (IAB), November 16.Ā  The new IAB will provide insight as the Engineering Technology programsā€™ curricula become even more precisely tuned to develop graduates that meet the skilled workforce needs in the field. Bluefield State Provost Dr. Ted Lewis, School of STEM Interim Dean Dr. Jan Czarnecki, and Joey Hazelwood, Chair of Engineering, welcomed attendees and provided an overview of the meeting. ā€œAdvising Board members reviewed STEM curricula,

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