Leo D. Sullivan, an Emmy-winning pioneer in animation with a career of over 50 years and work on dozens of cartoons, has died. He was 82. Sullivan died March 25 of heart failure at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. Throughout
By Janelle Sears On “Match Day,” when thousands of medical school students anxiously awaited news of where they would serve their residency, Florida A&M University alumna Tamia Potter made history. The Tallahassee native became the first Black female to join the neurosurgery
Courtesy of Langston University Langston University commemorated the opening of a state-of-the-art Allied Health Facility on its Tulsa Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday. The 17,000-square-foot building, home to the Langston University School of Nursing and Health Professions in Tulsa, was
By Brittany Bailer From February 19-25, 14 Howard University School of Business students and faculty travelled to the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland, one of Ireland’s top-ranked business schools. The students’ visit kicked off the schools’ newly minted academic and cultural exchange
By Aubri Juhasz In the pilot episode of the award-winning sitcom Abbott Elementary, a student pees on a classroom rug. Nicole Wyglendowski has been hooked on the show ever since. “That was brilliant,” says Wyglendowski, a special education teacher in North Philadelphia. “It
By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University today announced the university will recognize Schwab Advisor Services and the Charles Schwab Foundation, as well as three Coppin State University alumni, during its inaugural Coppin State University Gala. The inaugural gala, which will be held
By Rebecca Shabad and Zoë Richards Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday traveled to Nashville to meet with three Tennessee Democrats a day after state GOP lawmakers ousted two Black Democratic members for protesting against gun violence on the chamber floor. Harris met state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former
Courtesy of Bowie State University Music icon Dionne Warwick graced a private function at Café Milano in Georgetown to benefit Bowie State University as a prelude to the unveiling of the newly named Dionne Warwick Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s 8th Annual STEM Day keynote speaker Gregory Washington, Ph.D., shared his journey from a New York City apartment to the presidency of George Mason University. Washington earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from
Courtesy of Langston University Langston University President, Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., announced today that he will retire as the institution’s 16th president at the end of the Spring semester in a message to the university community. “My family and I have