Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania As part of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania’s efforts to transform its campus by preserving history and creating state-of-the-art facilities, the university will restore the Melrose Cottage, originally constructed in the late 1700s, and convert the structure
Courtesy of Jackson State University The Division of University Communications at Jackson State University (JSU) is the recipient of four 2022 dotCOMM Awards, an international competition honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication. The competition spotlights the role of creatives in the dynamic,
By Jamie Calica Before being labeled as “one of New York’s most intelligent, unpredictable and interesting voices,” Etheleen Renee “E.R.” Shipp was a little girl growing up in the South, determined to go beyond the path her mother had mapped out for
By D. Thompson Bowie State University is collaborating with Maryland school districts to help provide a “grow your own” program to address the state’s teacher shortage by enabling teaching assistants to enroll in tuition-funded classes at the university to earn a degree
By Megan Schott Recent legislation on abortions has affected colleges and universities nationwide, especially HBCUs. Learn more about the important conversation that HBCU leaders just had with Howard University alumna and US Vice President Kamala Harris in the story by Erika DuBose at The Black Wall
By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a partnership with Howard University and the nation’s three other historically Black medical colleges to further support cutting-edge scientific research to address significant gaps in genomics. CZI’s Accelerate Precision Health (APH) program will award $11.5 million to Howard University
By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is taking career readiness training to students where they are. Ahead of the university’s upcoming fall career fair on Friday Sept. 23, TSU’s Career Development Center held training sessions at each housing location, on and off
By Terri Godwin Hyman The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Technology Law and Policy Center announces the inaugural Law and Technology Summit on Oct. 14-15, 2022. The hybrid event will be held on the NCCU campus and virtually. The summit aims to bring together
By Lydian Bernhardt North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and food company Chobani have announced a partnership that will produce sweet rewards for students majoring in food and nutritional science, agribusiness and biological engineering. Chobani, maker of yogurt, oat milk, coffee
By Claretta Bellamy The legendary actress Cicely Tyson was known for her style, grace and compelling presence both on stage and in film. Now, the multi-hyphenate star posthumously has a street renamed after her in the neighborhood she grew up in. On Saturday, the
