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Howard University Celebrates 100th Homecoming October 13-20

By Monica Lewis With less than 100 days until Homecoming, Howard University is preparing to celebrate it’s 100th Homecoming under this year’s theme, “100th Homecoming: Howard University Yard of Fame.”  Howard Homecoming Week kicks off on Sunday, October 13 with a special Call to Chapel and the 2024 Royal Court Coronation. Additional events throughout the week include the Lavender Reception, Student Fashion Show, Greek Step Show, Yardfest, Homecoming Parade, Young Alumni Day Party Brunch and Alumni Jazz Brunch. In addition to the parade and game, the University is planning special activities to commemorate the centennial celebration and will not have the

MSM Receives Historic $175 Million Donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today announced a $175 million donation to its endowment from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative which is the largest grant from a single organization in the medical school’s nearly 50-year history. The gift marks the largest gift given to a single Historically Black College and University (HBCU) surpassing the $100 million donation to Spelman College in Atlanta last year. The donation is part of a combined $600 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies in the nation’s four historically Black medical schools, which, in addition to MSM, include Charles R. Drew University of

Foundation To Honor A&T Students For Promoting Civic Leadership Among Youth

By Jackie Torok The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) will honor North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students and twin brothers, Brandon L. Daye and Bryan L. Daye of Burlington, North Carolina, as it commemorates the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964. Brandon Daye, who is working toward a B.S. in agribusiness, B.S. in supply chain management and professional certificates in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Business Analytics, and Waste Management, is being recognized as an inaugural member of the foundation’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Launched in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere program, the first Hall of Fame cohort consists

Monica Williams Named First President of Texas Woman’s University at Houston

Courtesy of Texas Women’s University Monica G. Williams has been named the inaugural president of the Houston campus at Texas Woman’s University. She will begin her new role on August 26. Across its three campuses in Denton, Dallas, and Houston, Texas Woman’s University enrolls over 5,800 graduate students and 10,000 undergraduate students, 17 percent of whom are Black. The Houston campus has a primary focus on advanced degrees in healthcare. Most recently, Dr. Williams served as foundation president and vice president of advancement at the University of North Texas at Dallas. She has an extensive background in fundraising, previously holding

GRA Eminent Scholar named to lead Georgia’s Solve Sickle Cell Initiative

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine An accomplished researcher in genetics and sickle cell disease is returning to Georgia to lead a science and medical collaborative that aims to find new treatments and cures for the disease. Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, PhD, is currently director of two research enterprises, both of which he started: the West African Genetic Medicine Centre at the University of Ghana and the Center for Translational and International Hematology at the University of Pittsburgh. Upon arriving in Georgia in September, Ofori-Acquah will have a joint faculty appointment at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) as

Howard University Selected to Participate in $160M EPA Project to Help Reduce Climate Pollution from Construction Materials Manufacturing

By Hayya Shah On July 16, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that Howard University has recently been selected to participate in the $160M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project for reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions for construction materials and products.  Over 15% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions are estimated annually by the EPA as being emitted from the extracting, transporting, and manufacturing of construction materials and products such as steel. This transformative project will fund 38 grants ranging from $250,000  to $10 million from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act reserve to report on and reduce climate pollution from these materials, making

Howard University To Debut New Art Exhibition By Gordon Parks In Early 2025

Courtesy of Howard University A new art exhibition is coming to Howard University in early 2025. Photographer Gordon Parks’ exhibition will run from Feb. 20, 2025, through Dec. 5, 2025. It will be presented by the Moorland Spingarn Research Center. According to a press release, the exhibition “underexplored religious and spiritual examinations through his photographs that captured the prominent role of religion and spirituality in 20th-century modern life.” “We are excited to showcase images from the newly acquired Gordon Parks Legacy Collection for the first time at Howard University and provide the opportunity for students to respond to and engage with Gordon Parks’ legacy,” MSRC Director Dr.

HBCU at the Paris Olympics: Hampton University duo set for debut

Former HBCU track and field athletes Chidi Okezie and Edose Ibadin of Hampton University are preparing to compete for Nigeria at the Paris Olympics. Both were trained by head coach Maurice Pierce while at Hampton. Okezie will first take part in the mixed 4x400m relay (Aug. 2, 1:10 pm EST) while Edose Ibadin will kick off his first race in the 800m at 5:55 am EST on Aug. 7. Okezie, a 2015 graduate, has qualified for Nigeria’s 4x400m relay team, along with the mixed 4x400m relay squad and the 400m individual event. While at Hampton, he was an HBCU All-American

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is the news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. The School of Nursing at historically Black Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has received a $1.5 million grant from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant will be used to expand the university’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner certificate program, which aims to prepare nurses to adequately respond to, communicate with, and support survivors of sexual assault. The Bluford Library at Historically Black North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded a $300,000 grant from

N.C. A&T Secures More Than $100M In Contracts, Grants For Second Straight Year

By Todd Simmons Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have secured more than $100 million in research and sponsored program contracts and grants for the second consecutive year, underscoring the university’s continued growth as a leading doctoral research institution. N.C. A&T faculty and student researchers brought in more than $102 million in FY2024, raising to nearly $250 million the amount of research funding earned over the past two fiscal years. Researchers brought in three major projects in FY23 totaling $50 million that pushed last year’s total to $147.4 million. Over the past five years, contract and grant

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