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UAPB Junior Completes National Society of Minorities in Hospitality Leadership Program

Courtesy of University of Arkansa at Pine Bluff Trenay Hayes, a junior majoring in foodservice and restaurant management/hospitality at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Human Sciences, recently completed a six-month leadership program by the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). She was one of 15 students from six historically Black colleges and universities selected for the program. “Thanks to the program, I learned some skills that we don’t really get to work on during regular college instruction,” she said. “For example, a lot of the training had to do with resume preparation. The instructors

Dr. Lara A. Thompson is the first principal investigator faculty member of an HBCU to receive the NSF’s prestigious Alan T. Waterman Award

Courtesy of University of the District of Columbia We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lara A. Thompson, an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department in the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, has been awarded the Alan T. Waterman Award by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Thompson is the first principal investigator from an HBCU to receive the award. UDC is also the first HBCU in the nation, the first university in the District of Columbia, and the first member institution within the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area to have a faculty member win

Alumna Tangela Parker named airport director of marketing and brand services for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Courtesy of Alcorn State University Alcorn alumna Tangela Parker was recently named airport director of marketing and brand services for the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. After 22 years of progressive leadership roles in the healthcare industry, Parker made the leap to aviation. In her current role, she oversees brand strategy, global marketing outreach, creative services, and advertising for the world’s busiest airport. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Parker got her start in marketing and communications after completing an internship with the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS). Her plan was to attend law school once she completed her studies in political

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

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

GSU’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 University’s (GSU) Department of History to research and record the history of the African American experience in northern Louisiana. “Voices of Grambling: A Digital Oral History Project,” 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 GSU’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  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 the United States Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as an institutional accrediting agency for Christian post-secondary institutions, colleges, universities, and seminaries. TRACS is also a

University’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 can 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 daily 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 “Fisk University is excited to announce an innovative endowment gift from Acrew Capital and its co-founder Theresia Gouw, which combines $1 million in cash with a $1million interest in Acrew’s Diversify Capital Fund (“DCF”), the largest ever venture capital fund with a DEI focus (read more about Acrew’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 the 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.  In addition to the graduates, the event will honor Morehouse alumnus U.S. Senator Dr. Raphael G. Warnock ‘91, who will serve as commencement speaker and receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. 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 will 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 “front porch” for Spelman College, the Center for Innovation & the Arts (CI&A), will be a home to Spelman’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 College’s cutting-edge

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