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Cardboard box filled with a $180,000 cash donation mailed to The City College of New York. The package sat in a mailroom for months

By David Williams, Physics professor Vinod Menon doesn’t get much mail at the office, so when The City College of New York (CCNY) returned to in-person classes this semester, he was greeted with some junk mail and a nondescript package in a battered cardboard box. Menon, the chairman of the physics department, at first thought it was some sort of memento sent by a former student, but when he opened the box on September 1, he found stacks for $50 and $100 bills — $180,000 in all. “I’ve never seen this kind of money in real life in cash form,” Menon told CNN.

JSU alumna Kristen Broady encouraged graduates to get ready to accept opportunities on the horizon

by Jackson State University The day has come. The long-awaited 2021 Fall Commencement ceremony took place on Friday, December 10., at the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center. The college experience for these graduates has been different than years past. As a product of a prolonged pandemic, many students endured great obstacles to get their reserved seat at commencement. The guest speaker for the occasion was Kristen Broady, Ph.D., a Jackson State alumna and Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution. An expert on economic disparities, labor and automation, Broady has conducted extensive research and policy

Discussion of U.S. Policy Toward Africa with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee

Written by Howard University newsroom Howard University’s Center for African Studies and the Department of African Studies welcomed assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Molly Phee, to a U.S. Policy Toward Africa. Assistant Secretary Phee recently traveled with Secretary Blinken to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. The trip included a major policy speech in Nigeria, where the secretary outlined U.S.-Africa policy under the Biden-Harris administration. As a follow-up to their journey, Phee will offer brief remarks and participate in a Q&A with Howard faculty, students and attendees. Molly Phee, a career member of the senior foreign

Morehouse College to Share in a $2 Million Gift from Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation

By Morehouse College Morehouse College will share in a $2 million gift contributed by the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation to support new scholarships for Black students at 12 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation contribution aligns with and builds on Ralph Lauren Corporation’s commitments to address systemic racism and racial injustice by creating more pathways for equity within the fashion industry and beyond, beginning with education. In addition to Morehouse, Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation scholarships will also benefit students at Spelman College and 10 other HBCUs over a five-year period. In collaboration with the United

Texas Southern University Student on Mission to Sock Out Poverty

Written by Texas Southern University Princess Jackson, a freshman at Texas Southern University (TSU) is on a mission to stamp out poverty in Houston – one sock at a time. Jackson founded Sock Out Poverty, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization when she was nine years old and has given out over 15,000 pairs of socks to people in need. Jackson, whose mother Phyllis Burton serves as executive director for the organization, said she learned that socks are often an overlooked but much-needed personal item while at a blanket drive with her family. “We saw the homeless with blankets, cardboard beds

FAMU Holds Memorial Service for Former President Walter L. Smith Sr.

By Andrew Skerrit Former Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Walter L. Smith Sr., Ph.D.,was remembered for his role of not only “saving FAMU” but expanding its academic and athletic offerings and setting the stage for the University’s later success. Smith, the seventh president of FAMU and a president emeritus, died in Tampa on Thursday, November 25, 2021. The former athlete, scholar, historian, and education leader was also remembered for his remarkable educational journey, from a GED to a Ph.D., from  a high school dropout at 16 to  a University president. In video remarks, FAMU alumnus U.S. Rep. Al Lawson Jr.

Center for Justice Research Releases Collaborative Publication on Violent Crime Drivers in Four High-Crime U.S. Cities

By Texas Southern University The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University (TSU) today announced the publication of its most recent research study titled “An Exploratory Study of Environmental Stress in Four High Violent Crime Cities: What Sets Them Apart?” The research report, published in the bi-monthly Crime & Delinquency journal, was conducted in partnership with Stetson University. The study examines analytical patterns in four U.S. cities – Houston, TX, Baltimore, MD, Jackson, MS, and Wilmington, DE – to understand what economic, health and social factors motivate violent criminal behavior within these select communities. The study was completed through a two-part

Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Announces the Capri Holdings Fashion and Merchandising Scholars Fund

Written by the Howard University Newsroom, The Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts announced a gift from the Capri Holdings Foundation for the Advancement of Diversity in Fashion to establish the Capri Holdings Fashion and Merchandising Scholars Fund. Howard University is one of four institutions Capri Holdings is partnering with to provide scholarships for nearly 100 students from historically underrepresented communities who are pursuing degrees in fashion and merchandising over the next four years. “Thank you to Capri Holdings for this opportunity that is being afforded to Howard University students. The fashion design program was initiated in the Fall of

Fisk University Board of Trustees Raises $150,000 to Send Students to Ghana

By Fisk University, The Fisk University Board of Trustees has gifted a whopping $150,000 to send students from the University (mostly from the W. E. B. Du Bois Honors Program) to Ghana, West Africa during May 2022. The $150,000 will cover program costs for students as they travel to the W. E. B Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Ghana, and other sites.  Students will trace William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois’s journey from Fisk University—his undergraduate institution—to Ghana, his eventual homeland and final scholarly point of interest.  This nearly two-week study tour coincides with Du

TSU President Glenda Glover Selected As Vice Chair of President Joe Biden’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs

By Lucas Johnson Tennessee State University’s Dr. Glenda Glover has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Vice Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  The Board will advance the goal of the HBCU Initiative, established by the Carter Administration, to increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to their students and continue serving as engines of opportunity. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to supporting the vital mission of HBCUs.  Through the American Rescue Plan and by forgiving capital improvement debt of many of these institutions, the Biden-Harris

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