Jackson State University (JSU) will have more time to train Black graduate students in heart health research after receiving $14.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to extend its contract another 10 years. The money will support the university’s Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center, according to a press release. Launched in
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Most high school students have little to no familiarity with HBCUs, a new study conducted by the United Negro College Fund and published on Friday revealed. The UNCF surveyed nearly 150 students, teachers and school counselors across seven high schools in the Northeast, Midwest and West. It found a disconnect between what educators know about HBCUs and what students are learning
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Written By Lexx Thornton A $483,620 federal grant is about to transform how Spelman College prepares for the next generation of biomedical scientists — and it couldn’t come at a more critical time. Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D., a professor of biology whose students have earned spots at some of the nation’s most prestigious graduate programs, has
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Written By Lexx Thornton Talladega College is pleased to announce a historic partnership that will support the success of the institution for generations to come and create opportunities for audiences around the world to engage with extraordinary works of art by the American artist Hale A. Woodruff. Four of the six monumental paintings by Woodruff
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Written By Lexx Thornton Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) a proud member of UNCF (United Negro College Fund), announced today that it will benefit from a landmark $70 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to UNCF. The gift will be invested in the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen the long-term
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Club at Norfolk State University has a proud history dating back to the 1990s. For many years, it was one of the University’s most vibrant student organizations until it became inactive in 2015. This fall, the club was officially reactivated, continuing a legacy that connects law, leadership
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Written By Lexx Thornton Rust College, with the Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology (MCITy) and Cisco Systems, have launched a new partnership to train Mississippians for jobs in the field of cybersecurity. This initiative, themed “Securing the Future: Innovate, Defend, Inspire,” addresses Mississippi’s critical cybersecurity shortage, with more than 2,500 unfilled jobs statewide and
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Written By Lexx Thornton Savannah State University’s (SSU) Department of Journalism and Mass Communications received a $22,000 grant from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University via its Newsroom Innovation Challenge. SSU is one of only ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive funding from the center. The grant will support
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Written By Lexx Thornton From increased student opportunities to new course offerings, the LeMoyne-Owen College Division of Fine Arts and Humanities is driving great changes for students and the community. The division, self-described as the “soul of the college,” has recently experienced the revival of the Magical Marching Magicians band, the appointments of new faculty,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Lincoln University has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) as part of a national initiative to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through research, operations, and innovation. The grant, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., is part of TMCF’s Project HBCU Capacity Building — a $25 million investment in eight HBCUs
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