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Jackson State University Becomes First HBCU To Implement Student Loan Repayment Program

Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University (JSU) is proud to announce a new Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) designed to tackle Mississippi’s teacher shortage. The program offers students and their families a significant promise: if post-graduation income is below $45,000, the LRAP will aid in repaying federal student loans, private alternative loans, and parent PLUS loans. Notably, JSU is the first HBCU to implement such a groundbreaking initiative. Jackson State’s Vice President of Enrollment Management, Kylon Alford-Windfield, emphasized the transformative potential of the LRAP. “Jackson State has a rich history as a teaching college, serving as a nurturing environment for young individuals to

Gwendolyn H. Everett, Ph.D., Named Interim Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

By Monica Lewis Gwendolyn H. Everett, Ph.D., an art historian with more than 30 years of teaching and administration experience at the collegiate level, has been named the interim dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The current associate dean for Faculty Affairs with the college, Everett’s new role is effective July 1. She will replace fellow alumna dean Phylicia Rashad, whose three-year tenure ends on June 30. Everett has held several roles within the University, including associate dean for the Division of Fine Arts when the college was housed under the College of Arts and Sciences.

Edward Waters University Receives Record Eight-Figure Funding From State’s Budget

By Quintessa Williams Governor Ron DeSantis’ recently signed the ‘Focus on Florida’s Future’ Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The comprehensive state budget, totaling $116.5 billion, includes pivotal support for several key initiatives at Edward Waters University (EWU), reinforcing the university’s commitment to academic excellence and student success. The budget, reflecting a decrease in overall state spending from the previous year, features the Governor’s line-item vetoes amounting to $949,611,399. Despite these reductions, EWU has been fortunate to secure substantial funding for several of its critical projects, amounting to a total of $12,433,026. This represents the highest ever single year state legislative allocation to EWU in its history.

SEAS Sizzling This Summer with Research and Job-Readiness Programs for High School and College Students

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia The UDC School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is serving up a slate of summer programs built to give students—from high school through college—impactful, job-ready training in STEM fields. Among the professional growth opportunities is an eight-week biomedical engineering research program that focuses on aging-related issues, staffed by UDC faculty and graduate student mentors. The program is funded by a $1.9 million NIH National Institute on Aging grant and the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award, and serves Firebirds as well as students from universities outside the D.C. region. “Our summer research

Single-Year Record $5.8 Million in Scholarships Awarded to Morgan State University Students Increases Access to Education

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University reports that the Morgan State University Foundation (MSUF) awarded a record-topping $5.8 million in scholarships to 2,560 students during fiscal year 2024. This historic year of philanthropic achievement represents the Foundation’s largest number of scholarship recipients and funding awarded in an academic year. This milestone underscores the Foundation’s unwavering commitment to advancing educational opportunities and supporting the academic pursuits of Morgan students. “It has been an exceptional year for our university, marked by the remarkable success of our scholarship program through the University’s foundation. We are proud to have awarded our deserving

Three Black Women Appointed Chief Academic Officers at HBCUs

Angela W. Peters has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Voorhees University in South Carolina. With over three decades of higher education experience, Dr. Peters has held several leadership roles with HBCUs in Georgia and South Carolina. She most recently served as chief academic officer, provost, and vice president of academic affairs at Albany State University. Earlier in her career, she spent 18 years with Claflin University in South Carolina. During her long tenure with the university, she held various academic and leadership roles including vice provost of academic programs, chair of the chemistry department, and professor

North Carolina A&T State University Establishes the Merck Biotechnology Learning Center

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Merck, an American pharmaceutical company, has partnered with North Carolina A&T State University, the country’s largest HBCU, to establish the Merck Biotechnology Learning Center. Through collaboration with Merck’s two North Carolina-based manufacturing plants in Durhman and Wilson, the new facility will provide NCAT students with advanced academic opportunities in biotechnology through expanded classroom and laboratory spaces, as well as access to state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing equipment. Students will also be exposed to potential employment opportunities with Merck. Additionally, leaders from Merck will utilize the new Biotechnology Learning Center to train new and existing employees

Tennessee State’s College of Agriculture Secures Five USDA NIFA Grants

By Charlie Morrison Tennessee State University College of Agriculture research scientists recently secured grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The five different research grants come as part of the national agency’s recent $30.8 million investment into all 19 of the country’s 1890 land-grant HBCUs. The grant awards for TSU range from $449,000 to $600,000 in total. The grants will fund projects on topics such as nitrogen management in cover crops, climate-resilient urban forests, drinking water sanitation management on poultry farms, artificial intelligence, the impact of dietary fiber on gut microbiota,

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Appoints Andrea Stewart as Interim Chancellor

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Andrea Stewart has been selected to serve as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She succeeds former chancellor Laurence Alexander, who has been appointed chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically Black university in the University of Arkansas System. The school enrolls roughly 2,200 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students. Black students represent 90 percent of the undergraduate population. Dr. Stewart has been with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for over a decade. She served as

Free Summer School Skyrockets Retention for College Students at North Carolina HBCU

By Evan Castillo One of North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is evolving into a “three-semester university” and boosting retention rates by offering all of its students free summer classes. Before Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) 30-60-90 Free Summer School Program, the school was last in the state for retention at 63.3% in fall 2021. Now, the program is helping FSU keep more students enrolled — its retention was up to 77.7% in fall 2022. The 30-60-90 program allows students to take up to seven credits for free during the summer terms for a total of 28 free credits during their

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