By Ashley Brown The Tidewater Education Consortium, which includes Norfolk State University, has reached a significant milestone in its mission to transform teacher education in Virginia. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded TEC approximately $9 million through the Teacher Quality Partnership.
Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report was released on Wednesday by the NCAA, and Jackson State ranks among the best in the nation and HBCUs with an overall department GSR of 87 percent. Four teams
By Alexander Alter Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday for his novel āJames,ā a propulsive and slyly funny retelling of Mark Twainās āAdventures of Huckleberry Finnā from the perspective of Huckās companion, an enslaved man named James.
By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State Universityās Future Tiger Walk on Nov. 2 was a huge success, attracting nearly 200 high school juniors and seniors, along with their families. The recruitment event was specifically designed for students who cannot attend weekday campus tours,
Division II HBCU football programs have made a resounding statement in the realm of NCAA football attendance, with several programs leading the nation in drawing fans to their stadiums.Ā According to the latest NCAA statistics, six HBCUsāTuskegee, Fort Valley State, Albany State, Winston-Salem
By Jennifer Scholtes The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress a roughly $100 billion emergency funding request to rebuild communities hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with a slew of other disasters nationwide. Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few
By Cedric Mobley Howard University today activated āThe Yard at Afrotech U: Celebrating HBCU Culture, Alumni, and Tech Contributionsā at theĀ Afrotech Conference in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. Ā In partnership with Blavity/Afrotech, Howard is helping to curate novel programming
By Hakim A Stovall and Sylvia C. Washington As October ushered in a vibrant homecoming season across historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), we are reminded of their profound significance in American history. Established during a time of segregation and discrimination, HBCUs
In partnership with the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administrationās Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has recently awarded a total of $7.2 million in grant funding to six minority-serving institutions to strengthen their engineering-related disciplines and advance
Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University has announced the launch of its new Master of Science in Integrated Biotechnology, set to commence in Spring 2025. This innovative program aims to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge needed for
