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Hampton University Announces Bonuses and New Employee Program

By Hampton University As we approach the conclusion of Dr. William R. Harvey, legendary tenure as Hampton University’s President of 44 years, he is expressing his heartfelt appreciation to the hard working and extraordinary effort on the part of all faculty and staff members that make up the campus community. Dr. Harvey has announced the University will provide each employee under contract at the beginning of the new 2022-2023 academic year a bonus of $1,000.  The bonus check will be distributed July 1, 2022.  In addition, all employees are eligible for an annual increase of up to 5% for the 2022-2023

Delaware State University Leaders Respond to Lacrosse Incident

 Courtesy of Delaware State University The national news story of the Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse bus’ improper encounter with the Liberty County Sheriff’s deputies was not lost on any of the speakers at both the May 12 Graduate Commencement and the May 14 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies. On their way back to Delaware after a southern three-game road trip, the Women’s Lacrosse team bus was pulled over by the Liberty County deputies and without probable cause those officers pulled their luggage out of the baggage compartment and did a rummaging search through their personal items. Claiming be search for drugs. The

Dillard University Hosts Insurance Risk Workshop for Residents

By Dillard University Dillard’s Office of Community and Church Relations will host an insurance risk assessment workshop for churches, homeowners, renters and businesses on Tuesday, May 17, at 11 a.m. in Georges Auditorium, located inside of Dillard’s Professional Schools Building. The event will feature three notable speakers: Patrick W. Bell, assistant commissioner for the Louisiana Department of Insurance; director for Swanson Insurance Agency, Greg Swanson; and Jo Ann Lawrence, deputy district director for the Louisiana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). With hurricane season quickly approaching, residents will have the opportunity to get their current property and casualty

Bowie State Students Embark on 10-Day National Parks Adventure

By Bowie State University Classes are over and most college students are preparing for their summer break or graduation, except for 10 students at Bowie State University who are preparing to leave on a 10 day, 1,500 mile camping trip to five National Parks to experience the outdoors, explore the physical geography, history, and cultural landscape in the western United States. Through experiential learning, students will acquire knowledge about geography, national park sites, preparation for outdoor travel, and camping. “Bowie State received a grant from the American Association of Geographers that will be used to enable students to explore our

Eboni K. Williams Honored with Honorary Doctorate at Benedict Col

Courtesy of Benedict College A big mazel goes out to The Real Housewives of New York City’s Eboni K. Williams. She recently received an honorary doctorate from Benedict College, where she gave the keynote address at the 2022 commencement convocation on Friday, May 6. Eboni posted photos from the graduation ceremony and reflected on the experience: “It’s my privilege and my honor to be the latest addition to the Benedict College Family. I was thrilled to provide the keynote address at the 152nd commencement ceremony.” She then shared a note for the new graduates: “To the Benedict College Class of 2022, YOU ARE QUALIFIED!! Dr. Eboni

Howard University Student Tyler Smith Wins 2022 David L. Boren Scholarship

By Brittany Bailer Howard University student Tyler Smith has been selected to receive the prestigious 2022 David L. Boren Scholarship. The scholarship provides up to $25,000 to U.S. undergraduate students from any major to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Boren Scholarships focus on geographic areas, languages and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national

TSU Receives $1.9M Grant for Climate Smart Agriculture

By Alexis Clark The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment this week of nearly $4 million – $1.9 million of which will be award to TSU’s College of Agriculture. The NIFA is awarding the college $1,920,000 for a new 1890 Center of Excellence grant, an investment that helps increase rural prosperity and economic sustainability of food systems in underserved farming communities, according to Dr. Dionne Toombs NIFA Acting Director. TSU is one of two institutions to receive the grant this year, along with Delaware State University. Dean and Director of Research/Administrator

GSU Spring 2022 Graduation: Edward James Inspires Graduates

By Grambling State University Grambling State University held its 2022 Spring Commencement Exercises in two ceremonies Thursday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, conferring 416 degrees ranging from doctoral to the undergraduate level. Former Louisiana State Rep. Edward “Ted” James, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Regional Administrator for Region 6 South Central Region in December of 2021, served as keynote speaker for both ceremonies. The Southern University graduate was also presented with an honorary doctorate from GSU. During his speeches, James encouraged the new graduates to branch out into

Wiley College Ranked #6 for Exemplary Academic Stewardship

By Wiley College Wiley College is excited to be recognized as #6 for Exemplary Academic Stewardship. Wiley College was selected as #6 out of 50, through this inclusive ranking system that has reconsidered the metrics for national rankings. According to AcademicInfluence.com, “This metric spotlights smaller schools, with fewer financial resources and people, that invest wisely and do proportionately better in building influence than large wealthy schools. Many of these smaller, less wealthy schools are incentivized to make better use of their resources but would never get recognized in conventional school rankings, which directly or indirectly put a premium on the

Bowie State Univ. Secures $4 Million for Innovation & Research

Courtesy of Bowie State University Funding Will Support Bowie BIC and Hydroponics and Aquaponics Research Projects U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced this week that $3 million in congressionally directed funding will be provided to support the Bowie Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC) small business development, with an additional $1 million for the university to develop a new laboratory for hydroponics and aquaponics research. The Bowie BIC is the only business incubator on an HBCU campus in Maryland and has developed the first SBA 8(a) accelerator program to assist certified U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) contractors in the

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