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Fisk Jubilee Singers® Shine at Carnegie Hall Under Dr. Kwami

By Fisk University Saturday night marked an incredibly special occasion for the multi-award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers®.  Dr. Paul T. Kwami was invited by MidAmerica Productions, Inc. to serve as a guest conductor during the opening concert of its 39th season. Under Dr. Kwami’s direction, the Fisk Jubilee Singers® led several outstanding choral ensembles through a tour de force collection of the traditional Negro spirituals and a Ghanaian song. The concert took place on the Ronald O. Perelman Stage/Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall. The extraordinary arrangements included everything from John Work to Harry T. Burleigh and Paul T. Kwami. Less than a

Netflix CEO’s $10M Gift Boosts Scholarships at Tougaloo College

By Tougaloo College A generous $10 million gift from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and documentary film producer Patty Quillin will provide a major boost in scholarship support for students at Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The gift will fund much-needed financial aid for Tougaloo students working toward careers in medicine, public health, the sciences, education, business and other fields and aspiring to make a positive impact on their communities after graduation. It will also support Tougaloo students participating in a unique and enduring 58-year-old partnership between Brown and Tougaloo, which has connected generations of students, faculty and

Xavier University Library Joins Prestigious Oberlin Group

By Xavier University of Louisiana As of this month, the Xavier University of Louisiana Library is an official member of the Oberlin Group of Libraries. The primary purpose of the Oberlin Group is to provide a forum for member directors and staff to discuss and seek solutions for common issues, share accomplishments of the member libraries, information on best practices for library operations and services, and help members anticipate and adapt to challenges. It also aims to expand cooperative interlibrary loan agreements, consortia contracts with vendors, and support for open access initiatives.   Library Director Nancy Hampton explained that the Oberlin Group

TSU Expands Digital STEM Program to 4 New African Countries

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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is continuing to bridge the digital divide through a dual enrollment partnership for underserved students in Africa. The university is expanding the program to include four new countries on the continent that have expressed interest. TSU officials say Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia want to join Liberia and South Africa, where students are taking online courses in coding and creating concepts taught by TSU professors. The program is part of a STEM literacy partnership with the African Methodist Episcopal Church that gives students digital resources to develop their technology skills. All participating students receive an

Stillman College Teams Up with New Balance in Historic Deal

Courtesy of Stillman College Stillman College Athletics has a new team member: New Balance. The Tigers have aligned with the sports and lifestyle brand in an exclusive apparel and equipment agreement, marking the first such contract between New Balance and a Historically Black College (HBCU). The five-year contract was announced Thursday, Feb. 17 on Stillman’s campus, where representatives from New Balance and supplier BSN SPORTS met with coaches, student-athletes and members of the college’s administration before attending the men’s and women’s Homecoming Week basketball games that night. Stillman’s contract offers a variety of rebates, free promotional products, and performance incentives, and

Howard University Adjuncts Plan Strike Over Pay, Benefits

By Tat Bellamy-Walker A group of faculty members at Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C., plans to strike Wednesday following calls for increased wages and better working conditions. The Howard Teaching Faculty Union, composed of part-time adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty members, said the strike is the outgrowth of more than three years of failed negotiations with the university. If an agreement is not reached by Tuesday, hundreds of professors represented by the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, Local 500 threatened to lead a three-day strike starting Wednesday. The group is fighting for the school to provide benefits including health insurance

Blue Tie Gala Honors JSU Legends, Funds Scholarships

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association (JSUNAA) is hosting its fifth Blue Tie Gala at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson. The red carpet fundraising event will recognize 15 JSU legends, and 30 students will receive scholarships to attend JSU, ranked in the top five of STEM HBCUs. “Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc. exists to create pathways for students who desire an education at JSU. We raise the dollars because it is crucial to the survival of our beloved university into perpetuity. THEE Blue Tie Gala is JSUNAA’s

Claflin Joins HBCU Transformation Project to Boost Impact

By Claflin University UNCF (The United Negro College Fund), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and Partnership for Education Advancement have launched a landmark collaboration to drive tangible, long-term progress across Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and impact the Black economy. Dubbed the HBCU Transformation Project, this first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to increase HBCU health and sustainability, improve student outcomes in retention and graduation rates, expand enrollment, and increase capacity building with faculty and staff. Flexible support from the coalition focuses resources to highest priorities at each institution. Claflin University is one of 20 HBCUs to participate in this project. The overall initiative is structured

Bluefield State Launches New International Studies Degree

Courtesy of Bluefield State College Bluefield State College Baccalaureate Degree in International Studies is accepting applications from students who wish to prepare for careers that are global in their scope.  The new degree program was recently approved Baccalaureate Degree by the Higher Learning Commission and the WV Higher Education Policy Commission “This degree program will open several new career pathways for our students”, noted Dr. Ted Lewis, BSC Provost.   “Students in the program will be supported with free passports and assistance for study abroad scholarships and language study through the BSC the Office of International Initiatives and its Director, Dr.

FAMU Leads STEM Equity Efforts at ITEEA Conference 2025

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., said FAMU and other Historically Black Schools and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) have answers to the persistent disparity of African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Robinson was delivering the opening keynote address on the first day of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday. His topic: “Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy: The Role of Technology and Engineering in STEM Education—Keys to Success!” “We have work to do, but this gathering is a major

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