By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University officials will award honorary degrees to two music industry artists and producers at the university’s 2022 spring graduate commencement on Friday, May 6. Dallas Austin and Sir Williams James Baptist, award-winning song writers, artists, and producers,
Courtesy of Alcorn State University Alcorn State University finished 2nd place in Cluster 2 in the Home Depot Retool Your School contest. This year’s project is to upgrade the Game Room in the James Bolden Student Union. A hybrid Retool Your School
By T. Scott Boatright The international impact of Grambling State University (GSU) was strengthened during the April University of Louisiana System board meeting as approval was granted to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Belize (UB). The
By Savannah State University On Friday, May 6, the 200th commencement ceremony of Savannah State University will be held at T. A. Wright Stadium located on the university’s campus. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will also be live-streamed. More
By Central State University Central State University Extension’s (CSUE) Community and Economic Development hosted an Ohio Small/Agri-Business Information Summit on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. This live and virtual event included both state and federal leaders in Small Business and Agribusiness Development. Due
Courtesy of Howard University Howard University announced a $2 million grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to support the Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence (GRACE) Grant for students facing financial barriers. The grant will specifically support GRACE Grant students from the Los Angeles
Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic because it wasn’t safe to gather for worship with a deadly virus circulating. For a time,
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Spring Commencement speaker St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth T. Welch challenged spring 2022 graduates to “double up” – uplift their community and stand up and make a difference. On Friday evening Welch, the first African American
Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Additional support and assistance for Fayetteville State University undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, forensic science, mathematics, and computer science is now available through a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant recently awarded to Professor
By Hampton University Hampton University announced that President William R. Harvey will serve as the University’s 152nd Commencement speaker on May 8, 2022. This will be Dr. Harvey’s final commencement as the university’s 12th President. Commencement will be held at Armstrong Stadium
