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Netflix establishes $5.4 million Chadwick Boseman scholarship at Howard University

By Marianne Garvey, Netflix and Howard University have established a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship. The full scholarship will cover four years of tuition at Howard’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed after Boseman earlier this year. Boseman attended the school studying directing and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in 2000. This semester, one scholarship will be awarded to each class year. After that, one incoming freshman will receive the scholarship annually. Students in the dramatic arts will be considered first. “It is with immense pleasure and deep gratitude

Howard University Recent Graduates Win National Journalism Awards Highlighting Work Produced During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Howard University Newsroom Staff, Three recent Howard University graduates are recipients of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Student Production Awards. The honor was presented by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCB) live on Facebook on Wednesday, September 22. The NCCB Chapter also presents the NATAS Emmy® Awards recognizing professional television news excellence for the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. region. The college Student Production Awards were for the categories news report-news, multimedia journalist (MMJ) and commercial. The winning entrees were produced in the capstone broadcast journalism class, NewsVision, under the instruction of Jennifer Thomas, associate professor for the department

VSU to Require Proof of Vaccination for All Athletic Events

By Virginia State University, Virginia State University has announced new guidelines that will require all guests at Rogers Stadium and other campus athletic events to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entry. The new guideline is effective immediately and is part of an effort to help safeguard the health and wellness of the general VSU community and campus visitors. In addition, it aligns with the campus-wide requirement that all faculty, staff, and students be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “Right now, our campus has an infection rate below 1%. Our goal is to maintain or even reduce our already low positivity rate in

Woodley Named Director of Alumni Engagement

By Winston-Salem State University Newsroom, Thesha Woodley has been appointed director of alumni engagement for Winston-Salem State University, where she will lead the creation of programs and services to effectively manage and sustain relationships with the over 30,000 alumni. Woodley is a 2007 graduate of WSSU with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. “I am looking forward to returning to Winston-Salem State University and working with alumni like myself who fell in love with the university as a student and want to give back,” said Woodley. “Winston-Salem State is my second home. WSSU not only educates students

The Lumbee Veterinarians make donation to Tuskegee’s Veterinary Medicine College in honor of trailblazer Dr. Ellis M. Hall

By Tuskegee University Newsroom, The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) announced it has received a $5,000 gift from alumnus Dr. David E. Brooks and the Lumbee Veterinarians in honor of the college’s trailblazer, Dr. Ellis Madison Hall. The gift from Brooks, a 1978 alumnus is aimed at advancing the legacy and mission of the College on behalf of the Lumbee Veterinarians. “Words will never express the level of gratitude I have for Dr. Hall, whom I will always consider as one of my role models in the veterinary profession as well as the Father of the Lumbee Veterinarians,” explained

Howard University Names Erica Alexander as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Written by Howard Newsroom Staff  Howard University is pleased to announce that Erica Alexander, OTD/L, CHPC, CFE, CPHQ, has been selected as the deputy chief compliance officer. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the compliance oversight for health sciences, which includes the Faculty Practice Plan (FPP), colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing and allied health. In addition, she will serve as a liaison to the hospital and work in collaboration with the current compliance team for Howard University Hospital. Alexander is charged with overhauling the health sciences compliance and ethics program, including training and awareness, policy development

College hires cyber security team to investigate origins of racist emails sent to black student groups

By CBSBoston.com Staff UMass Amherst has hired a cyber security firm to help find the source of the racist emails sent to Black student groups. The messages, signed by a group calling itself the UMass Coalition For A Better Society criticized the intelligence, appearance and language of Black people. The school’s chancellor said Stroz Friedberg Digital Forensics will help with the investigation. “We will not be intimidated by the hateful acts of craven individuals who hide in anonymity,” said Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy. “While we are mindful of the challenges of determining the source of anonymous emails such as these,

Morehouse College’s New Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice Degree Aims to Amplify Black Voices and Representation

By Morehouse College, The Morehouse College Board of Trustees has approved a new Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Social Justice. Morehouse students pursuing the 30-credit hour degree program will take foundational courses in news writing, multimedia and visual storytelling, and mass media law. They can choose from three tracks  – sports journalism, arts and culture, and social justice journalism – to finish their remaining credits and gain a deep understanding of a specific concentration of journalism. Students can also develop leadership skills and build their portfolio working as a member of the College’s student news organization,

Wilberforce and Central State Create Opportunities for Students

Written by Wilberforce University Newsroom, Wilberforce and Central State Universities and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities are working together to ensure support for a niche student population. Tuesday, September 28th, the presidents of both universities formally announced the expansion of opportunities for students at both colleges who have disabilities. As part of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s executive budget for fiscal years 2022-2023, Ohio College2Careers immerses a full-time, dedicated vocational rehabilitation counselor in the disability services offices at Wilberforce and Central State Universities. The counselor will connect the students to career exploration and counseling, assistive technology, resume and interview preparation, and

WSSU Receives Job Corps Scholars Program Grant

By Winston-Salem State University newsroom, Back in the fall of 2019, LaMonica Sloan Wilhelmi and senior staff members at Winston-Salem State University were brainstorming, searching for ideas to help provide more career development options for students. The innovative ideas from that session laid the groundwork for what turned into a $1.2 million Job Corps Scholars Program on the WSSU campus that will provide intensive two-year career preparation for 40 community members a year. “This got started during one of our senior staff meetings in September of 2019,” said Wilhelmi, the associate vice-chancellor and dean of students at WSSU. “The conversation

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