Written By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees (BOT) approved contracts for architectural firms to design two more student residence halls. Meeting on campus Thursday, March 7, the BOT approved a $429,521 contract with JRA Architects of Tallahassee
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Sheila Thorne spoke withĀ Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC, Professor of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the RCMI Coordinating Center at Morehouse School of Medicine, about how new initiatives are overcoming the hurdles of clinical research during
Written By Monica Lewis On Thursday, March 21, Howard University and The Hill will host Black Women in Politics, a special event designed to raise awareness of the pivotal role Black women play in American politics. The event will be held at
By Dantee Ramos With 100 years under its belt,Ā Duke UniversityĀ is celebrating the universityās largest donation ever.Ā It was announced on Thursday thatĀ DukeĀ Endowment, an independent philanthropic foundation, has awarded the university $100Ā millionĀ to fund variousĀ student programs.Ā Duke President Vincent Price believes those donations will contribute to
By Quintessa Williams TheĀ Thurgood Marshall College FundĀ (TMCF) isĀ relaunching TMĀ² Executive SearchĀ (TMĀ²), a strategic initiative to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCCs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) in attracting and retaining exceptional leadership talent. āThe relaunch of
Written by Margaret Attridge Magna Vista Partners CEO Dale E. Jones established a $2.5 million scholarship at Morehouse College to help juniors and seniors graduate from the historically Black men’s college in Atlanta. The āFinishing Wellā Scholarship will benefit juniors and seniors
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of MedicineĀ (MSM) and theĀ Hancock County School DistrictĀ are partnering to bring theĀ Health Equity and Rural OpportunitiesĀ (HERO) Project to students at Hancock Central High School. Beginning this week, several dozen Hancock County students are expected to
Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University welcomed two distinguished songwriters, Eric Roberson and Maimouna Youssef, to share their expertise and insights with aspiring musicians and songwriters during an exclusive songwriting masterclass at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Eric Roberson,
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the NASA Science Mission Directorate Bridge program that will allow students to develop small spacecrafts. āThis award will support the expansion of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department’s academic and
By Evan Castillo Georgia State University (GSU) is creating a program to help Black women majoring inĀ computer scienceĀ andĀ information systems. GSU announcedĀ the Reaching for Inclusion ā Striving for Excellence (RISE) in Computing program March 4. The goal is to increase the number ofĀ Black
