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Simmons College Gets $500K to Boost Diversity in Tech

By Alexis Matthews Simmons College of Kentucky is addressing the diversity gap in the data science field with the help of a $500,000 donation from JP Morgan Chase. Rev. Dr. Kevin Cosby, Simmons College president, said any investment in the city’s only historically Black college is one the greatest. “This wonderful institution, JP Morgan Chase, is saying we’re going to do everything we can possible, not to block you, but to assist you to sit in some places that the data says Blacks historically don’t sit in; that is in science and technology,” said Cosby. Alisia McClain is part of

JSU President Hudson Joins St. Dominic’s Health Board

By Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D, is the newest member of the Board of Directors for the St. Dominic Health Services and parent organization, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System. “It is an honor to join the board of directors for St. Dominic’s,” said Hudson. “Access to affordable, high-quality healthcare continues to be a national concern for our country. I look forward to working with the board to address health disparities within the Jackson-metro community and leveraging the academic prowess of the Jackson State faculty and students to foster solutions and resources that

TSU Legends Boston, Rudolph Join NCAA Hall of Fame

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University track and field legends Ralph Boston ’61 and Wilma Rudolph ’63 were both named to the inaugural class of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame at a ceremony on June 6 at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice, TSU’s Director of Track and Field, presents Ralph Boston his award at the induction ceremony. (Lauren Ellsworth, USTFCCCA) Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice, TSU’s director of Track and Field and Olympic gold medalist, who was present at the ceremony, presented Boston his award. Cheeseborough-Guice also received Rudolph’s award

FAMU Marching “100” Overcomes Hurdles to Perform in Paris

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s Marching “100” Band arrived in Paris Sunday morning to prepare for their performance at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Fashion on Thursday. But for the group to cross the Atlantic required teamwork and cooperation from administrators, staff, parents, alumni, and Louis Vuitton executives to overcome sizable logistical hurdles given the tight deadlines. “You cannot do a major thing without teamwork,” said Assistant Director of Marching and Pep Bands Darryl L. Baker, who handled the arrangements and worked out the logistics in the weeks since the Band received the invitation to perform. Baker credits the President’s

TSU Launches India Studies Program with FIS Partnership

Courtesy of Texas Southern Unversity Texas Southern University and the Foundation for India Studies announced the establishment of an India Studies program for the TSU Graduate School. This partnership promotes the study of India in the United States, particularly in the Houston region. The Foundation for India Studies presented the TSU Foundation with a gift that will be used to develop and implement India-focused programs at the University in cooperation with the foundation. Programming will include a series of public and academic symposia, conferences, and guest speakers that emphasize the connection between the struggle for liberation in India and the

Spalding and Simmons Unite to Strengthen Student Resources

By Grace Hayba Two Louisville universities are teaming up to provide better resources to their students and staff. The two schools have advocated for better programs for each other for years, and on Thursday morning, the presidents of both universities put pen to paper to make that relationship official. Sitting side-by-side Thursday morning, Spalding University President Tori Murden McClure and Simmons College of Kentucky President Rev. Dr. Kevin Cosby, signed a memorandum, aimed at improving the lives of faculty and staff at both schools. There are three major components of the partnership between the Golden Eagles and the Falcons. The

JSU Wins 2022 Tobacco Control Health Leadership Award

By Kyle Kidd Jackson State University recently received the 2022 ‘Tobacco Control Health Leadership Award from the Arizonans Concerned About Smoking, Arizona NAACP, and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association during the U.S. Public Health Service Symposium. This award recognizes JSU’s role model tobacco-free campus policy in which tobacco product is defined as any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, bidis, blunts, clove cigarettes, or any other preparation of tobacco products. Henry Thompson, project director of the Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition, was excited to

TSUNAA Hosts 66th Convention Celebrating TSU Excellence

By Alexis Clark The Tennessee State University National Alumni Association (TSUNAA) turned the City of Miami “Blue and White” for the 66th National Convention in the sunshine state. It had been four years since TSUNAA held an in-person annual convention due to the pandemic. More than 200 members attended the alumni conference including TSU President Glenda Glover. The three-day convention, themed, “Tiger Renaissance: Celebrating TSU Excellence of Yesterday Today and Tomorrow,” included several presentations, panel discussions, and activities such as, “Tiger’s Choice: National Day of Service,” where delegates held community service activities across the city.  TSUNAA National President Charles Galbreath welcomes delegates during the

Howard Receives $4M Grant for Cancer Equity Research

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded Howard University a four-year $4.08 million grant to establish a Cancer Health Equity Research Center (CHERC), one of multiple such centers that ACS is creating with other educational institutions and amounts to an investment of $16 million nationally. ACS officials said addressing the root causes of cancer health disparities in the context of the social determinants of health is essential to accelerating progress in health equity research. “It is our expectation that the Cancer Health Equity Research Centers at Howard University will prove to be pivotal in altering the field of cancer

FAMU Secures $2.5M Grant to Aid First Responder Wellness

By Andrew Skerritt A Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS,IPH) faculty member secured an estimated $2.5 million from the Florida Department of Children and Families to continue collaborative efforts to support the wellness of the state’s first responders. This new award is in addition to more than $1 million in previously awarded external funding for first responder resiliency initiatives secured by Kellie O’Dare, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Institute of Public Health and director of the 2nd Alarm Project. O’Dare received the grant as part of an initiative spearheaded by Florida First

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