Courtesy of West Virginia State University The inaugural class of the new West Virginia State University (WVSU) Certified Public Manager® Program met for the first time today at the state capitol building. The program is a professional development and training program for
By Sara Weissman Historically Black colleges and universities received 178 times less funding from philanthropic foundations compared to Ivy League institutions on average in 2019, according to a new report by Candid, a philanthropy research group, and ABFE, an organization that advocates for
Courtesy of Bowie State University Doctoral students and faculty members from Bowie State’s Educational Leadership Department traveled to Finland and Sweden to conducti a comparative research analysis of the two Scandinavian nations’ educational systems to those in the United States. The research group
By Brooke Binson The Medical Society of the District of Columbia has honored the director of the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease, James G. Taylor VI, MD, with the John Benjamin Nichols Award. Taylor received the award from UnitedHealthcare. The awards ceremony
By Dustin Chandler A new line of Aggie activewear apparel designed by an alumna of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s fashion merchandising and design program is about to fly off the shelves. This May, Bohemian fashion and lifestyle retailer Free
Courtesy the University of The District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has received a $2 million commitment from Pepco over the next three years as part of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Power Partnership “Investing
By Tonya Pendleton In the 1930s, Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J., was home to Negro League teams The New York Black Yankees, The New York Cubans, and The Newark Eagles. Larry Doby, the first Black player in the American League and a
By William Grimes Tina Turner, the earthshaking singer whose rasping vocals, sexual magnetism and explosive energy made her an unforgettable live performer and one of the most successful recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland,
By David Thompson Over 20 paraprofessionals who work for the Howard County Public Schools (HCPS) have completed their course work at Bowie State University and will become certified teachers after they graduate in two weeks and pass the state’s Praxis examinations through
By Todd Simmons A planning and research professional with nearly two decades of experience at two of the nation’s top land-grant universities has been named to lead institutional research operations at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Alexander C. Yin, Ph.D.,
