By Cassandra Sherrill North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has collaborated with MxD Learn to create online courses for the launch of its Virtual Training Center (VTC). The courses developed by N.C. A&T’s Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced
Courtesy of Spelman College Following an extensive search, globally renowned HBCU Spelman College has appointed TIFF Investment Management (“TIFF”) as its outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) to steward its $500 million endowment and to continue the 29-year history of sustaining and strengthening
Courtesy of Alabama State University Both Alabama State University and students enrolled in ASU’s Percy J. Vaughn College of Business Administration (COBA) brought home cash awards after competing in the “The YARD” Pitch Competition HBCU Initiative sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. The
Courtesy of Morgan State University Ida E. Jones, Ph.D., associate director of Special Collections and university archivist at Morgan State University, was recently appointed to the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation Council of Advisors. The Foundation is dedicated to preserving the multitude of
By Emmanuel Freeman Some of the next generation of NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers may just have their beginning at Tennessee State University. TSU and the federal agency are expanding an existing STEM education program to include high school students in Middle Tennessee.
Courtesy of Denmark Technical College Denmark Technical College recently held its third annual App Challenge Expo, a technology competition open to students and the public designed to encourage residents of rural South Carolina to learn how to code, create and to pursue
Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University is among a select group of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges/Universities) that will receive funding from a $30 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) –
By Bruce C.T. Wright Following more than a week of counting ballots and tabulating votes, U.S. Rep Karen Bass was finally projected to win the Los Angeles mayor race and become the first Black woman to ever serve in that role. In fact, Bass
By Rebecca Steinway Becoming Collegiate Academy has become Jacksonville’s first Historically Black College and University-inspired elementary school. The school’s Executive Director, Cameron Frazier says the school was created to implement the best practices from the HBCU experience to kids early on. “We are
By Lydian Bernhardt Fashion merchandising and design students and faculty at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have a new reason to dress up and celebrate. For a second year, the program has received the top award of $100,000 from clothier
