Courtesy of Fort Valley State University FVSU alumnus Dr. Wright Jones, an internationally renowned plastic surgeon, has been named the 2022 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. A distinguished surgeon within the Atlanta community and owner and founder of Muse Plastic Surgery, Jones is a native of
Courtesy of Denmark Technical College Denmark Technical College held their annual Nursing Pinning Ceremony on August 12, celebrating the 28 nursing graduates who are about to enter the workforce, surrounded by hundreds of family members, friends, educators, staff and administrators in an
By D. Thompson The Maryland Center at Bowie State University along with students and professors from the Departments of Technology and Security and Nursing have joined with Cognosante, a technology transformation company, to develop, deliver and sustain supply chain management systems for
Courtesy of Jackson State University Alfred Street Baptist Church’s (ASBC) Mission Division will donate up to $1 million to Jackson State University (JSU) to help defray costs related to the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, which began in late August 2022. When the city
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has recently launched a collaboration with the Deloitte Health Equity Institute (DHEI), leveraging a $1.1 million gift from DHEI to drive efforts related to workforce development and maternity care. This gift is a part
By Brittany Bailer The Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard University today announced Howard alumnus Tarik Brooks (B.A., ’97), president and Combs Enterprises, as its inaugural Executive in Residence for the Fall 2022 semester. In this position, Brooks will serve as a mentor to the center’s 20
Courtesy of Fayetteville State University FSU will participate in the Student Freedom Initiative’s HBCU Targeted Capacity Building Effort and receive nearly $4.3 million in Cisco cybersecurity tools and technical support over a five-year period. To address cybersecurity challenges and keep pace with
Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University (ASU) is collaborating with International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) as one of 20 schools, to establish a Cybersecurity Leadership Center. The Center will provide students and faculty access to IBM training, software, and certifications at
By Stephen Fusi North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded a $213,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the campus in recovering from events related to a bomb threat received by NCCU in January 2022. The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project
By Kenneth Mullinax A recent Alabama State University alumna, Zakiyah Stirrup (ASU ’21), was selected as an HBCU Fellow and is now enrolled in graduate school at Columbia University with all of her expenses paid. Stirrup, who graduated from ASU’s Percy J. Vaughn College
