Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College recently received a $1 million gift from The Shubert Foundation to support an endowed scholarship for students majoring in theater and performing arts. The scholarship will allow future theater professionals to graduate with less debt, ready
Written by the Howard University Newsroom Staff Collaboration aims to identify best practices and create courseware with nation’s leading historically Black research university to support students’ academic excellence and eliminate race and income as predictors of student success. Lumen Learning, a leading
By Emmanuel Freeman Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Mateo Lannaman’s dream was to be a pilot and fly high across the sky. With lack of funding and without a clear path, he didn’t know where to turn, until he met a mentor
By Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University has been named one of the nation’s best historically Black colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ students. In partnership with Campus Pride, these newly established rankings by BestColleges.com were released on June 7. “WSSU has made
Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., Chief Academic Officer, has approved the appointment of Dr. Sharon Beasley to serve as the University’s Director of Nursing Education (DNE) effective August 1, 2022. Dr. Beasley’s prior
By Albany State University Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan announced the formation of the Interim Legislative Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Chaired by Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), the study committee is tasked
By Kawana McGough Tuskegee University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $13.7 million grant to hire and train 12 new research faculty members across both institutions. The grant will help recruit and train 12 new research faculty members across
By Zachary Schermele The board of trustees of the University of Cincinnati (UC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to remove any mention of the school’s racist founder, Charles McMicken, from campus. The decision came after a yearslong process spearheaded by Neville Pinto, the
By Delaware State University The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Delaware State University DSU Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, the highest standard a testing facility can accomplish. The accreditation was based on a recent on-site inspection
