A new UNCF report highlights HBCUs’ outsized STEM impact despite decades of underfunding. Historically Black colleges and universities continue to produce an outsized share of Black STEM graduates despite representing only a small portion of American higher education, according to a new
Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College, a historically Black women’s college in Atlanta, has received a $2.5 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish the Spelman Strategic and Security Studies Center. As an affiliate of the Spelman Center for Excellence for Black Women in STEM, the new academic hub
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In partnership with the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has recently awarded a total of $7.2 million in grant funding to six minority-serving institutions to strengthen their engineering-related disciplines and advance STEM education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Three of these six NASA grants
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Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University has announced the launch of its new Master of Science in Integrated Biotechnology, set to commence in Spring 2025. This innovative program aims to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge needed for a career in the rapidly evolving biotechnology sector. “At Albany State University, we
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Courtesy of Alabama A&M University Historic strides are being made in the world of education and innovation as Alabama A&M University has been selected as the host for the South’s BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Championship on Dec. 13-14, 2024. This landmark event marks the first time a Historically Black College or University will
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Courtesy of Chicago State University Chicago State University (CSU) is a proud recipient of a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support groundbreaking efforts to transform Broadening Participation (BP) research and practice in STEM. This project, in collaboration with Rutgers University, Arizona State University, the University of Texas at El Paso,
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By Ashley Brown The University of the Virgin Islands is inviting applications for its newly approved Professional Science Master in the Marine and Environmental Science program. This innovative two-year program, approved by UVI’s Board of Trustees in Spring 2024, aims to equip students with the skills and experiences needed to excel in STEM careers related
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Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Two programs from the United States Department of Education have awarded over $2.7 million in funding to eight historically Black college and universities to increase diversity among America’s education and STEM workforce. The Augustus F. Hawkins Centers for Excellence Program will award grants to four HBCUs to establish a
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Written by Felecia M. Nave, Fred A. Bonner and Chance Lewis Numerous reports assert that the United States must increase its production of highly educated workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in order to maintain its competitive edge in the global marketplace (Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 2004; National
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By Simon Osuji E4, a fintech specialist, has launched a Girls in STEM program to help girls in underserved areas pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) after high school. The program aims to bring much-needed resources to society’s most vulnerable and marginalized group – young, previously disadvantaged females – in
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By Lora Lavigne Raleigh, North Carolina (WRAL) — A pair of 17-year-old twins from Enloe Magnet High School are making quite a name for themselves. Not only did the siblings earn more than one million dollars in scholarships, they were accepted into 15 college institutions. Despite the challenges of an unprecedented school year, twins Reagan
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