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BSU Nutrition Lounge Offers Free Food and Personal Items in a Pinch

By Bowie State University Sometimes despite your best intentions, things donā€™t go the way you planned. You didnā€™t put gas in the car yesterday and now the lines are a mile long. Today your daughter decides to dawdle on the way to daycare. You spend precious morning minutes looking for eyeglasses that were perched on your head ā€” again. You get to campus, rush through a couple classes and are soon embarrassed by the symphony of grumbles coming from your not-yet-full stomach. And, of course, itā€™s the day before payday and you have neither the time nor the money to

Caribbean Scholars Soon to Be Big Blue Tigers Through Grant Initiative

By Lucas Johnson Graduating high school students from the Caribbean will soon experience the excellence of Tennessee State University. Over 200 applicants from the Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and other Caribbean nations have applied to become Big Blue Tigers with the help of an International Tuition Assistance Grant (ITAG). Currently, TSUā€™s student body is made up of individuals from roughly 34 countries. However, a minimal amount come from the Caribbean. To qualify for this ITAG, high school graduates must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average. ā€œAs liaison on Global Initiatives at TSU, part of my responsibility is to

Jackson State University Communications Named a Finalist for 2022 PRSA Anvil Awards

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Courtesy of Jackson State University TheĀ Jackson State University (JSU) Office of University CommunicationsĀ has been selected as a finalist for theĀ Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Anvil AwardsĀ forĀ Best Use of Social Media. Of the hundreds of entries submitted, only those the Anvil Judges deemed to have exceeded an extremely high threshold for quality have made it through to the shortlist. The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 19, 2022. ā€œThank you to the Public Relations Society of America for recognizing Jackson State University among our national peers as having one of the top social media campaigns of the year,ā€ saidĀ Alonda

Delaware State University establishes MBA Certificate Program for Nepal institute

By Carlos Holmes Delaware State University has further expanded its global reach through the recent signing of a Letter of Intent with a Nepalese financial institution to offer an MBA certificate program to financial professionals and other students in thatĀ country. The Letter of IntentĀ opens the door to a partnership between the University and BFIN (Banking Finance & Insurance Institute of Nepal), which offers training, workshops and seminars for employees of the financial sector of that AsianĀ nation. Tony Boyle, Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management, and Dr. Binod Atreya, BFIN Managing Director and CEO, signed the agreement on March 16, which

BSC National Women’s History Month Spotlights Bluefield State Alumna Sarah Ponder

By Bluefield State College Sarah Ponder is a trailblazer.Ā  The Bluefield State alumna recently shared her story with an audience of BSC students, employees, and community members during the Collegeā€™s celebration of National Womenā€™s History Month through the ā€œCelebration of Women,ā€ sponsored by WV GEAR UP and the Bluefield State Peer Mentors organization. Ponder, the first African-American female Conductor on the Pocahontas Division of Norfolk Southern Railway (1998) and the first African-American female Locomotive Engineer in Norfolk Southernā€™s Pocahontas Division, recounted the obstacles of racial inequity and gender bias she faced and overcame in her career. ā€œTo women in male-dominated

FAMU Hosts Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

By Andrew Skerritt Hundreds of students from different parts of the country competed in the world-renowned robotics program, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, also known as FIRST Robotics, at the Lawson Multipurpose Center at Florida A&M University (FAMU) March 17-19, 2022. Excitement was in the air as robots and students tested their wits and tech skills against each other. Loud music pumped up the crowd, while the sounds of clanging metal, the whirring of wheels, and the thump of basketball like cargo balls brought cheers from the audience. FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., Farrukh Alvi, Ph.D., interim

Meek Millā€™s Reform coming to the Stone

By KHarrington National NAACP, criminal justice reform leaders to participate The nationā€™s prisons are filled with people who violated probation or parole by visiting a loved one, attending a family barbecue or for picking up their children from daycare. For recording artist Meek Mill, it was popping a wheelie that caused a judge to sentence him to up to four years in prison, sparking the popular #FreeMeek movement and docuseries on Amazon Prime by the same name. Mill, who served five months before being released, has decided to use his power to take action for the millions more who are

The Next Step in the Central Campus Master Plan: Revitalizing Howardā€™s Academic Facilities

By Seth Shapiro With the announcement that the University will invest $785 million over the next five years to accelerate the Campus Master Plan through investments in new academic buildings, Howard is poised to take a giant leap forward as a leading institution of higher education. For the first time since 1984, Howard will be constructing new academic teaching centers on its campus. The majority of the funds ($670 million) will be used for the construction of new state-of-the-art multidisciplinary academic buildings, including the Health Sciences Complex, the Center for Arts and Communications, and the STEM Center. The remainder of

JSU receives $75,000 for the late Stephen F. Mason Scholarship Endowment

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University is the recipient of a $75,000 education endowment named for the late Stephen F. Mason, the 17th pastor of the Greater Pearlie Grove M.B. Church. An alum, Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Science from JSU in 1976. ā€œIt is always a pleasure to work with those who really take the time to invest in our students. We are excited about the Stephen F. Mason education endowment and the impact it will make on the lives of our students during their matriculation,ā€ saidĀ Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., president of JSU. Masonā€™s peers describe him as

HHS announces Meharry as a winner of national challenge to increase pediatric vaccinations and well-child visits

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced that Meharry Medical College was among 20 winners of the ā€œPromoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) Challenge,ā€ a nationwide competition to increase pediatric vaccination rates and well-child visits. Final winners, announced Monday, February 14, 2022, represent the diversity of the country and include mobile vaccination projects, Head Start partnerships, primary care texting strategies and targeted support for children supported by resource families. Challenge projects generated more than 52,000 pediatric well-child visits and nearly 23,000 immunizations. ā€œAmong the

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