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Black women at Harvard say Claudine Gay’s ouster reflects a system that wasn’t built for them

By Char Adams Eden Getahun was ecstatic when, just 13 months ago, she learned Harvard University would have its first Black female president. But she sensed even then that Claudine Gay, a prominent African American studies scholar, would face harsh obstacles leading the predominantly white institution. There was “excitement and hope in terms of what it represents for Black women everywhere to see someone like them in a position of authority like this,” said Getahun, a Black woman and a junior studying social studies at Harvard. “But I did, from the very beginning, recognize there is a chance that she is just

N.C. A&T Professor Contributes To State Of Climate Report, Efforts Addressing Climate Change

By Jamie Crockett More than 570 scientists in over 60 countries contributed to the 2022 State of the Climate Report, which revealed “Earth’s greenhouse gas concentrations were the highest on record, heatwaves shattered temperature records across the planet, the Arctic was warm and wet and the ocean heat and global sea level were also the highest on record,” among other findings. This report, released annually for 33 years, is an international, peer-reviewed effort scientists use to inform communities and policymakers of the changes in climate. The document is compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information

Amid congressional focus on HBCUs, Senate Democrats to huddle at Howard University

By Niels Lesniewski and Todd Ruger Senate Democrats have chosen a significant venue for their annual issues conference: Howard University, with headline remarks — that are closed to the press — from President Joe Biden expected Wednesday evening. The Democrats will visit the landmark historically Black university in Washington at a time when HBCUs nationwide have faced a series of extremist bomb threats. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU caucus, praised the venue choice in a statement to CQ Roll Call. “HBCUs across the country are critical engines of our nation’s economy and social fabric, and Howard University is a cornerstone

Bowie State Students Display Research Projects at SURI Symposium

Written By Bowie State University No prior research experience? No problem. At least, that is the idea behind the 2023 Semester-based Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) Symposium held on Dec. 8 to highlight projects that expose Bowie State University students, no matter their background, to the practice of research.   The program, which started in 2015 as a nine-week summer opportunity, connects students with little-to-no research experience with faculty mentors who guide them through projects designed to pull the veil back on what it means to be a researcher.   “Dr. Guy-Alain Amousou has always had a vision for every student in every discipline to participate

B-CU Students Continue To Protest, Organize Lock In And March To City Hall

Written By Nyah Peebles Students at Bethune-Cookman University are demanding action from school officials, continuing their protest against school conditions into day three. The students started their protest on Monday following the news that the university was not going forward with hiring Ed Reed as head coach. His departure seems to have sparked a movement within the students, giving them a platform to bring awareness to the issues they face at the university. On Tuesday, they hosted a “Whitehall Takeover,” where they performed a lock in at the chapel in the Whitehall building, then marched to Daytona Beach City Hall the next day. “Today we marched

UMES sophomore’s “Knew-U” platform wows at Women of Color Business Incubator

Courtesy of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Sometimes, the greatest ideas come from personal experiences. That was the case for University of Maryland Eastern Shore sophomore Cayla Jackson when she came up with the concept of “Knew-U,” an online platform focusing on self-care topics while also making shopping and booking services appointments easier and more personalized for its users. “I grew up with personal insecurity, comparing myself with women on social media, or in magazines, and on TV and noticing that I don’t look like that,” she said. “I tried to go and find different avenues to make myself look like

The Importance of Providing a Platform to Showcase HBCUs and Highlighting the Excellence of Howard University Athletics

By Dana Mcpherson For the first time in its eight-year history, the Cricket Celebration Bowl will present the diversity of excellence housed at Howard University. With their 14-7 victory over Morgan State on November 18, Howard University’s football program clinched consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season titles and its first postseason appearance since 1996. The Cricket Celebration Bowl, an annual matchup between the champions of the MEAC and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), will this year feature Howard and SWAC winner Florida A&M University (FAMU). The 2023 Cricket Celebration Bowl is scheduled for noon on Saturday, December 16, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz

OceanX Launches Historic Partnership With Xavier University Of Louisiana

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Distinguished Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Xavier University of Louisiana and global ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX announced a historic partnership to offer Xavier students an in-depth educational experience with ocean exploration and marine science and operations. The partnership underlines OceanX’s efforts to increase diversity in STEM education and serves to bridge existing gaps in the marine sciences by equipping Xavier students and faculty with resources and opportunities across four core areas: OceanX’s Young Explorers program, employment opportunities, research and curriculum development, and partnership building. “Xavier University of Louisiana is constantly evolving to offer

Morgan State University Alum Among First Peace Corps Volunteers to Return to Service Overseas

Courtesy of Morgan State University For more than four decades, Peace Corps volunteers have worked overseas at the grassroots level with the goal of promoting world peace and friendship. In March of 2020, the agency suspended international operations and underwent an unprecedented global evacuation, pulling volunteers from more than 60 countries around the world as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. With most of the world having returned to some semblance of normalcy, Morgan State alumna Cecilia McGill was among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service. McGill, who is a graduate of Morgan’s Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management

N.C. A&T Professors Selected for 2024 Greensboro Residency For Original Works

Written by Jamie Crockett North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professors La’Toni Cromes and Kimberly C. Harper, Ph.D., were selected for Creative Greensboro’s 2024 Greensboro Residency for Original Works (GROW). The program provides an “open flex space for Guilford County-based creative individuals and organizations to produce new and original works that encourage visitation and engagement by the public.” Cromes and Harper, who teach courses in the Department of English in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at N.C. A&T, will connect aspects of their residencies to coursework or workshops that will involve the campus community as

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