By Jalen Brown Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial or ethnic group because of racial discrimination, the high cost of higher education and a multitude of external responsibilities, according
Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri will dedicate a campus building to honor a former university president on April 21. The event will commemorate the renaming of Founders Hall to Dr. James Frank Hall. The LU Board of Curators voted
By Alexis Clark From Ethiopian injera, a pancake-like flatbread, to Indian samosa, a fried pastry with a vegetable filling, the savory smell of exotic spices filled Elliot Hall on the Tennessee State University campus. More than 150 students and staff members visited
By Jade Boone Forty-one years since the first NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, an HBCU has a team of its own. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, made history earlier this year after launching its gymnastics program — the first for a historically Black
By Kaanita Iyer and Justin Gamble  The Pentagon has chosen Howard University to lead a university-affiliated research center, its first partnership with a historically Black college or university, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week. “To sharpen America’s technological edge and to
By Chloe Kim The second of two Tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state legislature after leading a gun control protest on the chamber floor has been reinstated. Justin Pearson, 29, got his seat back after a unanimous vote from seven members of
By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry (SBI) hosts a Financial Literacy Week to help students increase their knowledge about money, budgeting and investing. “Education on financial literacy and wellness is important for our students so
Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s Art and Fashion Department will host its 8th Annual Art and Fashion Week, April 10th – 14th, a 5-day forum consisting of several interactive events where industry professionals discuss topics related to art, fashion, media, and design.
Courtesy of Hampton University As part of a global partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications today hosted a 10- member Georgia (Eastern Europe) delegation of journalists and faculty to learn,
By Washington Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing about “the need to restore confidence in the Supreme Court’s ethical standards,” Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the panel, wrote in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, following revelations
