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Fayetteville State’s deep NCAA tournament run caps successful year for interim coach

By Alexis Davis Fayetteville State’s women’s basketball team made the deepest NCAA tournament run in the program’s history before losing the Division II Atlantic Region championship game to Gannon University 72-47 on Tuesday. The Broncos’ most successful postseason was spearheaded by interim head coach Tyreece Brown, who stepped into the role on March 1, 2023. Exactly a year later, he would find himself preparing to lead the group to the program’s fifth Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament championship win. “It was go time,” Brown said. “When you get an opportunity, you have to be ready. I have no fear at all. It’s really no

FAMU’s Wahnish Way to be Renamed for Tennis Great, Alum Althea Gibson

By Brionna Hopkins Florida A&M University (FAMU) alum and tennis great Althea Gibson will be honored with a street name. The Leon County Commission is expected to adopt the proposal to rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at its Tuesday, March 19 meeting. This comes on the heels of action last fall when Tallahassee City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox proposed a plan to honor Gibson with a symbolic tribute that would be a huge asset for the FAMU community. The decision was unanimously approved to rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way.  Former Congressman Al Lawson made a similar appeal

HBCU president faces challenges of regaining accreditation, tiny enrollment

By Kaci Jones There’s a push to bring one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges in North Carolina back to a thriving state as the enrollment is flirting with single-digits. Barber-Scotia College is dealing with academic, structural and financial issues, but the new President Chris Rey says he has a plan to push the institution forward. Barber-Scotia has been in the Concord community since 1867 and is celebrating 157 years of operation in 2024. How is UNC Charlotte addressing delays in FAFSA applications? “It was really the first institution founded in the South for Black women to be educated. So before there was

Howard University School of Business Hosts Panel with Black C-Suite Executives in Tech Industry

By Brittany Bailer The Center for Digital Business at the Howard University School of Business presented its inaugural Tech Titans Talk. The panel, produced in collaboration with Maximus, gathered distinguished Black chief information officers (CIOs) from across the technology industry for a discussion at the Armour J. Blackburn Center. At a time when Black people represent only 3.7% of CIOs in the country, according to cio.com, the panel offered invaluable insights into the experiences, obstacles, and achievements of these trailblazers. Moderated by Howard alum and host of “The Black Futurist” podcast Bryndan Moore (B.S., ‘96.), the panel featured Derrick Pledger of Maximus, a global

MLB Network Seeks Bowie State Students for TV Production Roles

Courtesy of Bowie State University Executives from MLB Network, the production arm of Major League Baseball, will visit the Bowie State campus Wednesday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center to speak to students about the company and conduct interviews with individuals interested in pursuing a career with the broadcasting organization.  “We’re coming to Bowie State University to speak with students about working at MLB in a variety production jobs,” said Will Cope, vice president of production and content strategy for MLB Network. “There is a tremendous amount of

Colleges Add Online MBAs for Working Students

By Bennett Leckrone More schools are adding online master of business administration (MBA) degrees geared toward working professionals, adding to a growing nationwide trend. Kean University in New Jersey and Northwestern College in Iowa both recently announced plans to launch online MBA programs in fall 2024. Those schools come from vastly different parts of the higher education landscape: Kean University a mid-sized public university on the East Coast and Northwestern College a small private college in the Midwest. Both schools emphasized flexibility for working professionals in announcing the online MBA programs. Northwestern College’s program is “geared toward young professionals who have 2-10 years of work experience,” and

UAPB’s Bright Minds Shine as NASA Student Observers

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Seven University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) STEM students are attending the 55th Lunar & Planetary Conference (LPSC) in The Woodlands, Texas, from March 11 – 15, 2024, as part of NASA’s Here to Observe (H2O) program. NASA calls the student participants Student Observers. The UAPB Student Observers are Alexandria Collins, Makenzi Evans, Journee Greed, Jude Kearney, Elyse Wafer, Maya Woods and Mia Woods. UAPB’s Principal Investigator for H2O is Dr. Miah Muhammad Adel, a Physics, Astronomy, and Environmental Science Professor. H2O participation offers attendance at a scientific conference, a visit to a NASA

Admissions at NC HBCU has risen since Supreme Court race factor ruling

By Sydney Heiberger It’s been about nine months since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race could no longer be a factor in college admissions decisions. Queen City News contacted all five of North Carolina’s public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to see whether the decision impacted the number of students applying to those institutions. Four schools reported increased applicants over the past year, but most do not attribute that to the Court’s ruling. According to those schools, interest in HBCUs has increased for years. Here’s how those numbers broke down: Elizabeth State University reported that their applications were up

Business School Sets Guinness World Record for Nationalities Represented in a Class

By Bennett Leckrone International business schools tout diverse student populations from across the globe — and one such institution flexed its global reach by breaking a Guinness World Record for the number of nationalities represented in a single business class. Students from 60 countries attended a class at Hult International Business School’s Holborn campus in London in March. That figure was well above the 50 nationalities needed to set the record, according to a press release from the international business school. Hult has campuses across the globe, and the overwhelming majority of Hult students are studying at a campus outside of

Texas Southern University Professor Awarded Inaugural ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship

Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University is proud to announce that Trushna Parekh, Associate Professor of Geography, has been awarded a 2024 ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program provides flexible support that attends to the research, teaching, and service commitments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This year, the program will support 20 HBCU faculty scholars pursuing exceptional research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Selected from a pool of more than 150 applications, Parekh has been recognized as one of eight fellows who will

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