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Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film Host ‘Power Players Behind the Scenes’ Career Panel in Collaboration with NBC Sports and NBCU Academy

By Aaliyah Butler, WASHINGTON – Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film will host “Power Players Behind the Scenes” career panel event, in collaboration with NBCU Sports and NBCU Academy, on September 16 at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom. This event will lead up to the Truth & Service Classic between Howard and Hampton University. The career panel event is open to the Howard community and the public. “We are at a moment in history in which media’s role  in our society is heightened by the need for experienced, truth-seeking journalists to educate and inform the public,” said Gracie Lawson-Borders, dean of Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications. “It is

Howard vs. Hampton: The battle for the real HU rages on

 By Alexis Davis,   It’s one of the most popular rivalries among all historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs): Howard University vs. Hampton University. The Mecca vs. The Home by the Sea. The Bison vs. the Pirates. HU vs. HU. In football, the rivalry between Howard and Hampton dates to their first matchup in 1908, with the Pirates winning 6-0, and has remained a classic tug-of-war since then. Yet, Black football classics such as Howard vs. Hampton are bigger than just a game. “I want my players to understand what the game means, but also what this education and history

In Regards To The Multimillion-Greenback HBCU Scholarship Fund Beyoncé Launched

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By Simon Osuji, From profitable a number of Grammy awards to branching out from her ’90s lady group Future’s Baby and changing into probably the most common solo artists of all time, Beyoncé’s checklist of accolades goes on and on. The primary solo hit Beyoncé launched was “Loopy in Love“ in 2003, which ended up being a chart-topper, touchdown her in pop music paradise as music royalty. Her marriage to Jay-Z has stayed out of the press for essentially the most half as a result of they’re recognized to maintain issues as non-public as attainable. What we do know is

FAMU repeats as nation’s highest ranked public HBCU by U.S. News & World Report

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By Byron Dobson Florida A&M University moved up 13 slots – from 117 to 104 – among the nation’s top national public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2022” guidebook released Monday. The landing places FAMU as the highest-ranking public historically black college or university in the country for the third consecutive year. Additionally, FAMU now stands alone as the highest-ranked public HBCU at No. 7 among the publication’s ranking of the Top 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, public or private. “Moving up 13 places is a testament to our focus on student success and

Kamala Harris advocates for HBCU investment during Hampton University visit

By Jessica Floyd, “If we are to invest in the strength of our nation we must invest in our HBCUs,” said Vice President Harris on Friday at the Home by the Sea campus. “HBCUs are not only competing but they’re leading,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Hampton University on Friday. A majority of the vice president’s trip to Hampton focused on the intersection of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics educations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The White House, which is in the midst of its 2021 National HBCU Week, has been heavily driving initiatives

Demonstrators gather on Georgia college campuses to protest lack of mask mandates

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By Steve Almasy and Kiely Westhoff, A weeklong series of protests has begun on some of the biggest college campuses in Georgia, a state where less than 50% of residents are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and the governor has left mask mandates to local officials. The protesters are demanding mask mandates at all Georgia state-funded universities, with demonstrations scheduled to take place at 17 campuses, according to the Georgia chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). “The one thing we want to achieve is an immediate mask mandate,” Georgia Conference AAUP President Matthew Boedy said. In late July, system officials

Virginia HBCU Hampton University is a vaccinated island in a sea of COVID

By Chanelle Chandler As it marks its return to in-person classes, Hampton University, a prominent historically black college known colloquially as “Home by the Sea,” is setting an example of how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The school, which is located in Hampton, Va., has required that students be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, mandated masks in the classroom and taken efforts to curb the spread of the virus at large gatherings. But despite these measures, the college is something of an island, smack in the middle of a raging COVID ocean. In recent weeks, the city of Hampton has seen

Howard University cancels classes after ransomware attack

By Zachary Cohen, Howard University canceled classes Tuesday as it continues to investigate a ransomware attack on the school’s network, according to an interim update on the situation posted by the university, which is in Washington, DC. The university’s information technology team detected “unusual activity” on the network last week and shut it down to investigate the situation, the statement said. “The situation is still being investigated,” according to the university, but “based on the investigation and the information we have to date, we know the University has experienced a ransomware cyberattack.” “To date, there has been no evidence of personal information

Chadwick Boseman fought to reestablish a fine arts department. It’s now named after him

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By Faith Karimi, Chadwick Boseman’s alma mater has officially renamed a building after him. Howard University placed the late actor’s name over its fine arts building, a year after he died of colon cancer at age 43. The historically Black university released a statement and posted a time lapse video of the letters going up on the building. “The letters were installed over the now official Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts,” the university tweeted. “An icon in his own right who has left an immeasurable legacy for the next generation.” Boseman graduated from Howard with a degree from the College of Fine Arts

Tulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages

By Ryan Young, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when Hurricane Ida roared through and knocked out power to almost all of New Orleans. And on Tuesday, with two packed bags each, they boarded buses to Houston with hundreds of other students to fly home. “This is really scary, it’s nothing like anything I’ve ever had to endure ever in my whole life,” Lilly said of the experience. “I’ve been with people that I just met and they’ve all been really nice so like, it was

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