By Fayetteville State University The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected Fayetteville State University’s Kimberly Smith Burton, Ph.D. to receive the 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching. Burton is one of 17 outstanding faculty members across the system to
Courtesy of Hampton University Delta Airlines is proud to announce that Hampton University has joined the Propel Collegiate Pilot Career Path Program, the airline’s first such partnership with a historically Black university. This partnership is a part of the airline’s work to
By Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College is expanding its academic computational science programs with a new Biomedical Data Science Ph.D. at the School of Applied Computational Sciences. The School is currently accepting applications for the first Ph.D. cohort that will begin classes
Courtesy of Stillman College Let’s Go Racing! Stillman College will make its NASCAR debut Sunday, March 20 in the Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. The No. 44 Stillman College themed Chevrolet Camaro will be driven
By Bayan Atari Fourteen years before the landmark court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregated American public schools, Howard University graduate and psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark (BS ’38, MA ’39), with the help of her husband Kenneth Bancroft Clark,
By Curtis Bunn Google fosters a work environment that marginalizes Black employees, denies people of color advancement opportunities and ignores sexual harassment claims, among other indiscretions, according to plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company in California this week. At a
By K. Harrington Livingstone will host some of the leading voices of criminal justice reform on Wednesday during a town hall meeting in partnership with the national group, Reform Alliance. The meeting, titled “Criminal Justice Reform: A Critical Conversation,” will begin at
BY D. AILEEN DODD Morehouse College is partnering with The National Training Institute on Race and Equity (NTIRE) to help address issues of implicit bias in business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, and governmental agencies. NTIRE offers diversity and anti-bias training sessions to organizations that
By Fisk University Saturday night marked an incredibly special occasion for the multi-award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers®. Dr. Paul T. Kwami was invited by MidAmerica Productions, Inc. to serve as a guest conductor during the opening concert of its 39th season. Under Dr. Kwami’s
By Tougaloo College A generous $10 million gift from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and documentary film producer Patty Quillin will provide a major boost in scholarship support for students at Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The gift will
