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Coppin State Awarded $3.7M to Boost Teacher Diversity

By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University has received a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to support Coppin’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) initiative over the next five years. The P2P program aims to increase teacher diversity while also boosting student success in high-needs urban and rural schools across Maryland. “The Pathways to Professions Program builds upon the foundation of Coppin State University as a destination for training and cultivating quality educators, who then go on to shape the minds of our young people,” said Coppin State University President Anthony

Tuskegee Gets $1M Clif Bar Endowment for Organic Farming

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee announced it had received a $1 million endowment from Clif Bar & Company, The funds will support the advancement of organic agriculture and farming practices through the University’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS). With this investment, Tuskegee University becomes the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a Clif Bar endowment and is the fifth recipient in the company’s $10 million program to support organic research at land grant universities. This endowment is also being matched by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), a non-profit organization that builds public-private partnerships to fund research

Spelman Awarded $5M Google Grant to Boost Women in STEM

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $5 million grant from Google.org, Google’s charitable arm, to the College’s Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (Center of Excellence) to support the development of a comprehensive data dashboard that will help shape the narrative of the impact of Black women leading, working and studying in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The dashboard will also scale to include the impact of women who are Indigenous and Latina. This is the largest single grant that Google.org has awarded to support a project focused on women of color in STEM.

Howard Launches Center for Journalism & Democracy

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Center for Journalism & Democracy opens at Howard University in Washington, DC. Founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism, the Center is the first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism.  “More than a year ago, I came to Howard University with a vision to create a space for veteran and budding journalists to hone their craft and respond to our increasingly threatened democracy. Today, we officially launch the Center for Journalism & Democracy, and hold our inaugural Democracy Summit to showcase our philosophy that democracy not only guarantees a free press

JSU Highlights Importance of Voting Ahead of Midterms

By Anthony Howard The 2022 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Although presidential elections attract a greater amount of attention, political experts say the midterms can be more or equally as important as the nation’s largest political race. Two major determinants of the midterm are the two chambers of Congress: The U.S Senate and the House of Representatives. During a typical midterm, about one-third of the seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate are up for grabs. Additionally, so are all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Every two years, each seat in the House of

Albany State Revamps Career Services With New Initiatives

By Nykira Ross The Albany State University (ASU) Office of Career Services remains committed to student success and is implementing new enhancement initiatives during the fall semester. The initiatives include a new career resources platform, classification checklists, signature events, and more.   Career Services’ revitalization is spearheaded by the new director, Dr. Julie Francis-Pettway. Dr. Pettway, an ASU alumna (‘97, sociology), has over twenty years of experience working in career services. “Albany State University provides a strong foundation to help students achieve their dreams. I am proof of the University’s commitment to student success, and now it is my time to give

Tuskegee Alumna Turns Chemistry Into Ice Cream Success

Courtesy of Tuskegee University An HBCU alumna in Ellenwood, Georgia has found a way to make ice cream better than it already is. As owner of the successful [N7] Kream Lab Nitrogen Ice Cream Lounge, Kelli Bain has attracted customers from far and wide. She uses one special ingredient to help her sweet treats rise above all the competition: liquid nitrogen! Unbeknownst to many, the unusual choice cuts down on freezing times and unnecessary ingredients. The Tuskegee University graduate’s passion for ice cream took root in Indianapolis, where she learned the tricks of the trade from her grandfather. Affectionately called “Papaw,” the educator and gourmet chef

Military Bands to Perform at Savannah State University

Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Program will welcome two bands, the 3rd Infantry Division Band and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, to perform in concert for community members and students studying music on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Free and open to the public, the event will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. at T.A. Wright Stadium. Masterclasses will be provided to students followed by a question and answer session. “This is a great opportunity for our students to see and learn from professional instrumentalists whose level of perfection is unrivaled,” said

ASU PT Students to Present Research at National Conference

By Hazel Scott Alabama State University’s Department of Physical Therapy (PT) in the College of Health Sciences,  a leading graduate institution that emphasizes health science education through innovative classroom education, will have four students presenting key research posters at the national American Physical Therapy Association Conference in San Diego, California, February 23-25, 2023. The Combined Sections Meeting (CMS) is one of the largest annual Physical Therapy Conferences in the nation. ​DPT ​students Morgan Clausell, Paris Fountain, Nikia Moore, and Zoie Wilson  will present their research on “Cultural Competence in Physical Therapists.” Their faculty advisers are Dr. Charlene Portee, dean, College of the

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