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Cheyney University Achieves Surplus, Eyes Bright Future

By Janet Cline It looks like Cheyney University has turned a corner. The historically Black institution that was once rumored to be on the brink of possibly shutting down amid concerns about the future of its accreditation recently announced that it ended the fiscal year with not only a balanced budget, but a surplus of $2.1 million. According to university officials at the nation’s first HBCU, the school brought in $4.4 million as a result of its alumni “Resurgence” campaign. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Department of Education provided the university with a $2.5-million unrestricted grant. In the past, the state-affiliated institution

Howard Law Instructor Wins HistoryMakers Teaching Fellowship

Courtesy of Howard University The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive, has awarded its 2022-2023 Faculty Innovations in Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship to Howard University School of Law adjunct instructor Ngozi Ndulue. Ndulue is one of seven awardees. Ndulue’s course, “Capital Punishment,” will use The HistoryMakers Digital Archive to help students learn about the fundamental building blocks of the U.S. death penalty. Students will develop a background understanding of the history and the modern social and legal context that have created the modern death penalty. The course involves an in-depth dissection of the fundamental U.S. Supreme Court cases that have shaped

Lincoln University Boosts Development with New Learning Tools

By Lincoln University of Missouri Professional development at Lincoln University of Missouri has taken on a new dimension with the university’s recent investment in LinkedIn Learning for students, staff, and faculty and in Academic Impressions, a leadership, personal development, and skills-based training resource for higher education faculty and staff. These educational tools help develop business, technology-related and creative skills university-wide. “We are in the business of improving lives through education, and LinkedIn Learning and Academic Impressions are additional avenues for us to do that,” said Lincoln University President Dr. John Moseley. “Our people are our greatest asset, and through these tools, we are

FVSU Launches Master of Social Work Program for 2023

Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University today announced it will offer a new Master of Social Work (MSW) program both in-person and online. The graduate-level program will focus on mental health, addiction, and clinical behavioral health. Internship and fieldwork placements will allow students to further their understanding of addiction and mental health through direct practice.  The MSW degree program will also allow students to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to prepare for immersion in a culturally diverse landscape. Recruiting for students will begin in the fall. Classes start in spring

Fisk to Host 6th Annual Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Event

By Fisk University Brown Girls Do Gymnastics’ 6th Annual Conference will be hosted on the campus of Fisk University. This year’s conference will be preceded by a 3-day intensive gymnastics camp for upper-level gymnasts ages 13 & up, Camp Isla™ – Fisk. “We are removing obstacles for Black and brown girls to get the training, network, and community they need to reach their gymnastics goals,” said Derrin Moore, founder of BGDG. “Our work to help HBCUs launch gymnastics programming is only one piece of the puzzle. We are creating a system to provide full support of our Brown Girls from

Three TSU Students Named Apple Engineering Scholars

By Alexis Clark Three Tennessee State University students have been selected to participate in the inaugural class of Apple’s Engineering & Innovation (E&I) Program. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced that Derrion Boyce, Ashleigh Thomas and Tenille Cochran are the TSU Apple Scholars for the program. All showed their gratitude for the scholarship award of $15,000 for the academic school year. Boyce, a first-generation college student and rising senior majoring in electrical engineering, said the Apple HBCU Scholars award allows him to have a seamless journey to obtaining his degree. “This scholarship has given me more hope, and less worry

Xavier Alum Wins 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Award

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier alum Dr. Leonard Lightfoot (‘04) was recently announced as the recipient of the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Award in STEM for Professional Achievement after being nominated by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate. Dr. Lightfoot is also a co-founder of the Black Coffee Company, a company guided by the values of giving back to the community. In the spirit of philanthropy, Dr. Lightfoot and his colleagues support the annual Give.Love.Xavier day campaign.    Dr. Lightfoot shared how he developed lifelong friendships among his peers during his time at Xavier. He and his Black

SAU Launches First HBCU Urban Access Hub in the Nation

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) was founded in 1867 to educate freed slaves in Raleigh, North Carolina. Today, SAU officially announces the nation’s first HBCU Urban Access Hub to advance equity in education by taking the HBCU experience to urban communities where there is no HBCU. “Despite the gains that African Americans have made, too many youths aren’t taking advantage of education in America,” said SAU President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail. “With year-long access to the university, students will find opportunities to come to SAU, including summer enrichment programs, financial aid, and scholarships, starting in the ninth grade.” The HBCU Urban

Cheyney Adds Black Journalists to Communication Faculty

Courtesy of Cheyney University In their day jobs, Ernest Owens is Editor at Large at Philadelphia Magazine and Amanda VanAllen anchors the morning news on WPHL-TV. Both award-winning African American journalists have now brought their talent and experience to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania to share with students in the classroom. Assistant Professor of Communication Arts Dr. Gooyong Kim said he wanted to bring in two active, accomplished professionals to provide a current perspective to the classroom. “The mass media industry moves fast so we need to have not only the textbook perspective in the classroom, but we also need to

Morehouse Human Rights Film Fest Expands for 2022

By Morehouse College Morehouse College, the nation’s only college dedicated to educating and developing men of color, announced the expanded dates, early selection films, and new advisory board for the Fourth Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF), scheduled for September 20-24, 2022 in-person on the Morehouse campus and The Plaza Theatre. The five-day event will be presented by Chromatic Black in partnership with Steal The Sun Studios. The festival will also be accessible virtually from September 20 to September 30, 2022. Badges are now on sale at a 50 percent discount. The threefold goal of MCHRFF is to

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