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TSU Experts React to Buffalo Shooting’s Deep Impact

By Alexis Clark More than 700 miles away from Tennessee State University, the 198th mass shooting of 2022 in Buffalo, New York, has impacted communities across the country. TSU psychology and history experts and an incoming student from New York said the attack was extremely personal. Incoming freshman Michkayla Lewis, who starts classes at TSU in the fall, said the attack has put fear into her community. The Elmont, New York native lives in a predominantly Black neighborhood, about 400 miles from Buffalo. Incoming freshman Michkayla Lewis visits TSU for new student orientation. (Photo submitted) “I don’t know if I can ever see New

Claflin, London Met Form Global Academic Partnership

Courtesy of CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY Claflin University and London Metropolitan University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday (May 26) to launch a historic academic partnership that will provide international study, teaching, and research opportunities for students, faculty, and staff at both institutions. Claflin President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack and London Metropolitan University Vice-Chancellor Lynn Dobbs signed the agreement in Claflin’s Ministers’ Hall. “This partnership is special. It’s very different because it represents a significant financial investment by London Metropolitan University,” Warmack said. “They are investing in our students by bringing them to London and providing housing and scholarship opportunities.”

JSU Faculty Senate Honors Coaches, Installs New Officers

Courtesy of Jackson State University The Jackson State University Faculty Senate held its annual appreciation lunch on May 2 at the Walter Payton Center. During the celebration the group installed officers, celebrated academic excellence and the accomplishments of the university’s athletic teams, and heard remarks from the JSU president and provost. “It’s our tradition to end the year with a luncheon to install officers and applaud the work of our Faculty Senate members and others across campus,” said Dawn Bishop McLin, Ph.D., president of the Faculty Senate. “This year, we chose to honor some of JSU’s coaches because of the

UAPB Helps Black Landowners Protect Heirs’ Property Rights

By Will Heheman Beverly Burkett, owner of F&B Associates, is using the expertise she gained during her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to help African American landowners in Arkansas keep their land for future generations. She is working with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Small Farm Program to reverse the trend of land loss among Black farmers because of complications related to land being designated as heirs’ property. Challenges associated with heirs’ property status are the leading cause of involuntary land loss among African American farmers, Burkett said. Heirs’ property

Spelman Welcomes New Trustees, Honors Robert Holland Jr.

Courtesy of Spelman College In addition to appointing the 11th president of College, the Spelman Board of Trustees welcomed two new members this year and mourned the loss of a life trustee.  Former members of the Board who have served the College and the Board with unusual distinction may be designated Life Trustees, with the right and privilege to participate in a variety of ways, but are non-voting. The term of a Life Trustee is without limit. The newest members of the Board are familiar to the College. Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, C’93, is a founding partner at the Lawrence Bundy law

Talladega College Joins EON-XR to Launch Virtual Learning

Courtesy of Talladega College EON Reality (EON-XR), the international leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, recently partnered with Talladega College to introduce students and faculty to the knowledge metaverse. The total in-kind grant program value is $4,462,913.00 This collaboration will enable professors to offer hands-on training to their students without being present in the classroom. In addition, EON-XR can supplement traditional training and education methods by introducing user-friendly, immersive lessons and content. This platform also enables educators, trainers, employers, and other users to create augmented reality and virtual reality lessons without coding or

Southern University, IBM Partner to Boost Cybersecurity

Courtesy of Southern University The Southern University System is part of IBM’s recently announced education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Specialisterne Foundation, and six Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide no-cost STEM job training to U.S. military veterans, neurodivergent learners worldwide, and university students from underrepresented communities in the U.S. In 2021, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna pledged for IBM to partner with HBCUs to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers, with the goal of building a more diverse U.S. cyber workforce. Southern is among the first six of more than 20 Cybersecurity Leadership Centers. Other institutions include Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University,

Texas Southern Launches Graduate India Studies Program

By Arrman Kyaw Texas Southern University (TSU) will establish an India Studies program for the TSU Graduate School, which is meant to promote the study of India in the U.S., particularly in the Houston region. This program is the product of a partnership between TSU and the Foundation for India Studies – the latter gave the TSU Foundation $10,000. TSU, working together with the Foundation for India Studies, will implement India-focused programming, such as symposia, conferences and guest speakers. The Graduate School will host the first symposium during the Fall 2022 semester. One focus of the partnership is to study

Delaware State, St. Georges Launch High School Satellite Lab

By Delaware State University A partnership between Delaware State University and St. Georges Technical High School has led to the establishment of a Satellite Lab at the high school. The lab will enable St. Georges science faculty to teach students protein analysis through the use of food science technology that the school recently acquired through a USDA grant. Dr. Jung-Lim Lee, associate professor of Human Ecology at Delaware State University, has lent his expertise by showing the teachers how to use the technology. The high school formally dedicated the lab on May 26. Dr. Samuel Besong, chair of the University’s Department of

Fisk University Restores Upward Bound After 25-Year Hiatus

Courtesy of Fisk University After a 25-year hiatus, the federally funded TRIO-Upward Bound Program will return to Fisk University. The program will increase the number of low-income, first-generation students in the metro Nashville area who will obtain their high school diploma and go on to earn their college degrees. Fisk was among a select group of institutions winning competitive grants awarded by the Department of Education for the cycle 2022-2027. Totaling $1,437,642 over a five-year period and $287,528 annually, Fisk University will partner with area high schools to stem the rates of lagging academic performance of students from low-income backgrounds.

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