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Alabama Justice Department Grant Funds Partnership Between ASU and Montgomery District Attorney

By Kenneth Mullinax Alabama State University’s Department of Forensic Science is now working in collaboration with the Montgomery County District Attorneyā€™s Office (DA), the Montgomery County Commission and other government entities to help solve crimes thanks to a $167,127 grant from the U.S. Department of Justiceā€™s Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funds will be used to create the Central Alabama Shared DNA Technology Project (The Project). The scientific area of The Project is led by the University’sĀ Dr. Gulnaz Javan, coordinator of ASUā€™s Forensic Biology Program and a noted national expert in the study of death-related scientific topics and issues. ā€œIts

National Black Empowerment Council connects Black students to Israeli universities

The National Black Empowerment Council and a series of Israeli universities are signing agreements to establish new exchange programs and other ventures with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a move that runs in sharp contrast to the overall anti-Israel sentiment at many elite colleges. The first agreements, signed between the NBEC and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, were finalized as part of an NBEC delegation trip to Israel earlier this year that included leaders and staff from several HBCUs. Additional agreements are in the works with Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa.

Morgan State Ph.D. Student Named 2024 Emerge HBCU Innovator of the Year for Pioneering Stormwater Tech

Courtesy of Morgan State University In a standout moment for Morgan State University and its entrepreneurial community, Ph.D. studentĀ AdriĆ©lli Bonfanti PagnoncelliĀ was named theĀ 2024 Emerge HBCU Innovator of the YearĀ at the TEDCO Entrepreneur Expoā€”Marylandā€™s premier gathering of tech leaders, startups, and visionaries. Pagnoncelli captured first place in the highly competitive Emerge DMVĀ HBCU Pitch Competition, wowing judges and attendees with a transformative software solution designed to help municipalities optimize their stormwater utility systems. Her innovation offers a data-driven approach to addressing the financial, regulatory, and environmental challenges of stormwater managementā€”earning her the competitionā€™s $5,000 top prize and the spotlight among sustainability and

Huston-Tillotson HBCU AI conference promotes diversifying tech spaces

By Jala Washington Artificial Intelligence is a part of our everyday lives, and itā€™s not going anywhere. In fact, weā€™re seeing more of it. Itā€™s whyĀ Huston-Tillotson UniversityĀ is hosting an HBCU AI conference and training summit this week. Thereā€™s the hope to bridge the gap between technology and diverse representation. A young leader among the crowd doing just that, is Harmony School of Endeavor Freshman Maurice Fox. He was was invited to speak about a social justice AI chat bot he helped create. ā€œItā€™s pretty much designed to help culturally diverse individuals, like, kind of understand their rights,ā€ Fox said. ā€œLetā€™s

How HBCUs are helping grow the next generation of Gulf South environmental activists

Itā€™s the day after Mardi Gras, and people dressed in colorful prints walk into a conference room in a downtown New Orleans hotel. It feels like a mini celebration as two people on stilts make their way down a makeshift aisle towards the front of the room. Drummers follow behind them. But the point of this isnā€™t to party. Itā€™s to kick off the 10th anniversary of theĀ HBCU Climate Change Conference, an event where students from historically Black colleges and universities, as well as from other academic institutions, come together to talk about environmental justice. Itā€™s part of a larger

Student-led Organization Celebrates 10 years With Annual Scholarship

When Marquise Mc- Griff was a student at Florida Memorial University, South Floridaā€™s only HBCU, his love and respect for the college experience inspired him to create an organization that would not only support FMU, but all Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. What began as ā€œClub 1964,ā€ has morphed into Rdevia and the organization has already been at it for a decade. ā€œI founded Rdevia because I saw there was a need to preserve our HBCUs, the people they serve, and the work they do. I am grateful that 10 years later, we are still here thanks

Howard University Launches 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy

By Cedric Mobley Howard University announced today the launch of the 14thĀ Amendment Center for Law and Democracy. The new center, which has been under development since 2023, will promote the vision and values articulated in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution through a multidisciplinary approach which connects several academic disciplines, including law, business, and the arts. The 14th Amendment Center will help to educate the community about the reach and depth of thisā€Æamendment, considered by some the most important addition to our Constitution since the Bill of Rights and the central source of America’s post-Civil War identity. The center will

Howard University President Ben Vinson Explores ā€œArtificial Intelligence in An Age After Reason,ā€ During Lecture at MIT

By Cedric Mobley After electricity was harnessed or the printing press was industrialized, what if they were restricted only to certain groups, classes, nationalities, or races of people? What would that have meant for human progress, and for the rights of all members of the human race to thrive? As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its march toward becoming a dominant technology integrated into virtually every aspect of human life, similar questions are being raised. Can humanity and AI coexist without irrevocably diminishing what it means to be human? Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., who has invested time and

HBCU First Look Film Fest Stops At Spelman College For ā€˜Letā€™s Talkā€™ Mentorship Conversation With Cathy Hughes

By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman The 2025 HBCU First Look Film Festival has teamed up with Spelman College and the Black Women Film Network to bring forth a new conversation regarding mentorship in media. Cathy Hughes will speak to her own mentee, Sheila Eldridge, founder of the First Look Film Festival, in the ā€œElevate Through Mentorshipā€ conversation on March 21. Amplified by its theme of ā€œElevate Future Storytellers,ā€ the discussion will also be part of HBCUFLFā€™s tour of historically Black colleges and Universities across the United States. Taking place at Spelmanā€™s LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Center for the Performing

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bill That Could Shut Down The State’s Only Public HBCUs

Courtesy of Jackson State University Three historically Black colleges and universities inĀ MississippiĀ could permanently close if state lawmakers pass a proposed Republican-sponsored bill. According to the proposedĀ specifics, Alcorn State University,Ā Jackson State University,Ā and Mississippi Valley State University are among the schools that could be shuttered as part of Mississippi Senate Bill 2726, which aims to shut down three of the stateā€™s eight public colleges and universities. Republican State Senator John Polk, who represents Mississippiā€™s 44th District, drafted the seven-page proposal, but Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education (IHL) would make the decision on which universities to close. IHL officials would decide which universities

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