By Curtis Bunn At Florida Memorial University, a small historically Black university in Miami Gardens, Tremaine Johnson is training to become one of the country’s few Black pilots. Less than 2% of commercial airline pilots are Black, according to one report, making Johnson’s decision to
By Philander Smith College Philander Smith College (PSC) is pleased to announce its participation in the U.S. Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative first launched by the Obama-Biden Administration to expand access to Federal Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals
Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) hosted its inaugural Legacy Building Summit to explore ways the university and its students can build on its history of addressing health disparities and launching new programs in their community. The summit is
By Jackie Torok Nine North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students are among 36 chosen from nine of North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor’s HBCU Internship Program this summer. The summer internships are
By Kenneth Mullinax A senior marketing major at the University’s Percy J. Vaughn Jr. College of Business Administration just finished a summer internship at Cisco, a worldwide leader in tech software at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif. “Working at Cisco
By Wil Hehemann Socially-disadvantaged farmers in Arkansas benefit from a decades-old partnership between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), says Charley Williams, a UAPB alumnus and veteran NRCS soil
By Saint Augustine’s University At the biannual Faculty and Staff Development Institute, Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail praised the accomplishments of various departments and faculty members as they prepare for the upcoming semester at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU). “In the eighteen months since
Courtesy of Philander Smith College Philander Smith College celebrated academic excellence in the African American community in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Now in its seventh year, the African American High School Honors Ceremony was created to
By Danielle Miller Dillard University announced its participation in the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program. The initiative helps Black college students at over 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) prepare for the workforce through digital skills training and career
By Brittany Bailer The Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music & Entertainment Business at the Howard University School of Business is excited to welcome Jasmine Young, MBA, as its director. The Blavatnik Center offers one-year fellowships to high-potential students and equips them with the knowledge and materials necessary
