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Morgan State Named to Executive Alliance’s 20/20 Honor Roll for Gender Diversity

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University was recently named to the Executive Alliance’s20/20 Honor Roll Gender Diversity in Maryland, a designation earned for having at least 20% women on the board of directors and in executive leadership. As an institution committed to diversity and gender equity, Morgan exceeds the Executive Alliance’s gender diversity criteria with 42% women on the University’s Board of Regents and 38% women on the President’s Senior Cabinet. This recognition lands Morgan among a small number of the state’s largest universities that have achieved the same representation of women in administration. “As an institution of higher education, we are wholly

Howard University Upgrades Residence Halls for Fall 2022

By Seth Shapiro The preparation of the residence halls on Howard’s campus for the upcoming Fall 2022 semester began immediately following the end of the preceding Spring semester. “The process started as soon as the students vacated,” says Candy Wongsam, the director of student housing and commercial portfolio management. Her department was created in April 2022 to oversee the third-party housing providers that manage Howard’s residence halls and ensure the facilities meet the University’s standards for the students’ on-campus living experiences. Howard staff members go room by room to assess the state of the more than 5,700 beds across the University’s 13

Lincoln University Food Lion Donates $12K for Food Pantry

Courtesy of Lincoln University Lincoln University staff and Food Lion associates are joining together to announce Food Lion Feeds’ recent $12,000 donation for food pantry improvements including a deep freezer and other appliances, shelving, storage bins, and inventory. The opening of the Food Pantry was held at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), food insecurity is defined as the “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.” With student demographics constantly

ASU ASPIRE Program Empowers Youth with Education & Service

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The ASPIRE (Amazing Students Putting in Resilient Efforts to Stay in School) summer program at Alabama State University has been busy recently not only by mentoring and tutoring local students from grades 6-12, but also by involving them in service projects in the Montgomery community. ASPIRE campers participated in a clean-up project at the ASU garden and an outreach program to give more than 100 Montgomery Public School System (MPS) students approved backpacks loaded with school supplies. “We feel it is important to help teach our young folks to be the best well-rounded person possible by helping them both academically

Lincoln U Honors 125th Anniversary of Buffalo Soldiers

By Jennifer O’Donley Commemorating the 25th Infantry Buffalo Solders Bicycle Corps’ arrival in Missouri 125 years ago, Lincoln University of Missouri recently cosponsored the 125th anniversary celebration of the Iron Riders. Event organizers shared the little-known story of these soldiers and their extraordinary accomplishments through a series of events, July 17-24, at Big Lake State Park, Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site, St. Jude’s Square in Monroe City and the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. “Lincoln University is extremely proud to have cosponsored the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Iron Riders,” said Dr. Darius Watson, Lincoln University Interim Dean of

TSU Aristocrat of Bands’ Gospel Album ‘The Urban Hymnal’

By Alexis Clark From Black spiritual to contemporary, musical experts say Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands anticipated gospel album is a conceptual journey of faith that embodies the evolution of gospel music told through the lenses of an HBCU band. Titled ‘The Urban Hymnal,’ the album has 10 tracks filled with organic sounds that were created in the Land of Golden Sunshine. The history-making album features trailblazers within the gospel music industry. When Dr. Reginald McDonald was promoted to Director of Bands in 2015, he was told by his predecessor to dream big for the band’s legacy,  to ensure a

Howard University Welcomes Freshmen with Smooth Move-In

By Aaliyah Butler The Howard University campus community embraced hundreds of freshmen students moving into campus housing this week. As families travel from near and far, a new class of Bison are welcomed with smiles from student leaders, volunteers, housing staff and administrators. “I could not have asked for a better move-in. It’s festive, fun and even emotional as parents say goodbye,” said Cynthia Evers, Ed.D., vice president of student affairs. The Howard University campus community embraced hundreds of freshmen students moving into campus housing this week. As families travel from near and far, a new class of Bison are welcomed

NC A&T Kicks Off Record Enrollment & New Academic Year

By Todd Simmons and Jamie Crockett North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University starts the 2022-23 academic year today with more students than ever before, new academic programs and a research enterprise on a rapid rise. The university expects approximately 13,500 students this year – a purposely small increase over last year’s 13,322 headcount, though enrollment figures will not be final until month’s end. Nevertheless, that total is expected to make A&T the nation’s largest historically Black university (HBCU) for the ninth year in a row – indeed, the largest that any HBCU has ever become. “Our measured, strategic growth

Lincoln’s Simbaa Arts Magazine Now Accepting Submissions

Courtesy of Lincoln University Simbaa, Lincoln University’s Magazine of the Arts, is now accepting submissions for its spring 2022 edition. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit for consideration their best poetry, short stories, essays, visual art, and photography. All submissions can be e-mailed to simbaa@lincoln.edu. The deadline is Sunday, March 20th. In addition, Simbaa, along with the Department of Languages and Literature, is again sponsoring the Poet Laureate Contest and Guy A. Sims Short Fiction Competition. The top three poems submitted to the Poet Laureate Contest will be published in Simbaa, and the first-place poet will be declared Poet

Howard’s African Studies Center Awarded $3M in Grants

By Aaliyah Butler The Center for African Studies at Howard Universityhas been awarded National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grants from the United States Department of Education. The center will receive nearly $3 million for the 2022-2026 grant cycle to support Africa-focused programming, education and outreach, as well as African language instruction. “We are delighted to continue to serve as a National Resource Center for African Studies,” saidKrista Johnson, director of the Center for African Studies. “The increased allotment is a testament to Howard’s leadership in African studies, scholarship, language and outreach programs. We are

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