By Hayya Shah The Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) has been awarded the 2026 Engineering Education Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying for its Kenya Water Supply Project, recognizing CEA’s commitment to integrating professional practice with engineering
By Adela Suliman Victor Willis, 74, the lead singer of the 1970s disco group Village People, has died, his team said Wednesday. “We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People,” said a statement posted on the
By Colin Binkley A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution. U.S.
Tuskegee cosmetic science is officially here — and it is about to change who leads the beauty industry. Tuskegee University announced on June 30, 2026, that it will launch a new cosmetic science program beginning in Fall 2026. The interdisciplinary concentration draws from
By Hayya Shah As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) is introducing three innovative academic pathways designed to prepare students for emerging opportunities in technology, infrastructure, and engineering management. Beginning in Fall 2026, students
By Amina Kilpatrick Serena Williams lost in the first round of her comeback at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Maya Joint advanced by winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this was pretty crazy,”
North Carolina sports betting has entered a new phase and HBCUs now know where the ceiling is. The state’s proposed 2026 budget would raise the tax rate on online sports wagering operators from 18 percent to 23 percent. If approved this week as
A bankruptcy hearing in federal court is scheduled for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) on Tuesday. The school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. According to the filing documents obtained by ABC11, school leaders admitted that it owes between $50 million and $100 million to
By Hazel Scott/ASU Three faculty members in Alabama State University Department of Social Work—Dr. Dawna Nelson, Sharonda Pettaway and Dr. Ashley Cochran—was awarded the distinguished Institutional Funding Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students at Historically Black Colleges
By Steve Inskeep The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end the longstanding constitutional guarantee. Before the decision was
