Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University announced that it has partnered with Barnes & Noble College to implement the Panther Direct Book Program, a course material delivery model that will drive student success by ensuring all students are prepared to begin learning on
Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Prospective students applying for admission to Lincoln University of Missouri may now submit their application with or without ACT/SAT scores. This change to the university’s admission requirements immediately goes into effect. “Since our founding in 1866,
By Thonnia Lee Dorothy Maye Gaithers, a former social and civil service professional and 1944 Tuskegee alumna, became the first recipient of the Helping Hands and Heart award because of her decades of support to Tuskegee’s social work students. The College of
Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University’s historic Erastus Milo Cravath Library will be preserved thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which is funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park
Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Florida commissioned the project after a grassroots campaign succeeded last year in removing a statue of Edmund Kirby Smith,
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s HBCU Program is designed to partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) & other minority-serving institutions. They partner on an annual cycle to achieve benchmarks that
Courtesy of Cheyney University Cheyney University’s on-campus partnerships with life sciences and technology companies are helping to establish the nation’s first HBCU as a center for STEM education. Through the Life Sciences and Technology (LSAT) Hub more students have access to innovative labs
By Rachel Treisman Brittney Griner’s defense argued her case in a Russian court on Thursday, one week after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to drug charges and nearly 150 days after she was first detained. It was the third hearing in the trial of
By Hazel Scott/ASU One of the most consequential attorneys for the Civil Rights Movement, ASU alumnus and famed civil rights attorney Fred Gray Sr., was recognized Thursday, July 7, for keeping a promise to himself – to destroy through the legal system
Courtesy of Fisk University Dr. Diane Nash ’61, civil rights icon and Fisk alumna, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Along with 16 other recipients, including legendary civil rights attorney Mr. Fred Gray and Olympic gymnast
