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By Leonard Hall A new partnership between Alabama State University and the YMCA of Greater Montgomery will bring a YMCA facility to the ASU campus, marking a historic milestone for both entities. University and YMCA officials announced the collaboration during a press conference held Monday, Oct. 13. “Today’s announcement is a shining example of what […]
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This fall, Cheyney University, a historically Black educational institution located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, experienced a significant spike in enrollment, according to a report from The Philadelphia Tribune. The HBCU currently enrolls 851 students, up 38 percent from last year’s total enrollment of 617 students. This includes 360 first-time students, more than double of last year’s first-year
Written By Lexx Thornton Comedy icon Katt Williams traded the stand-up stage for academic regalia this week in Birmingham, receiving an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Miles College, a historically Black College and University (HBCU). The honor recognizes Williams’ cultural impact and his emerging role as a creative innovator. Miles College President Bobbie Knight
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Written By Lex Thornton WorkHurt.co, in partnership with Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership, will present WorkHurt to Healing: A Forum on Workplace Resilience, a first-of-its-kind experience exploring the intersections of work, health, and grief—and the power of individuals to transform workplace pain into purpose. The forum will take place on Thursday,
Robert F. Smith is positioning his portfolio for success in generative AI and wants to do the same for HBCU students. Per IBM, generative AI takes a user prompt and creates original text, images, audio, or software code. In a fireside chat with Harold L. Martin Sr., Ph.D. — chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
By Morgan State University Morgan State University has been selected as one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to participate in the “Building Improvement Toolkits for Resilient HBCUs” (BIT for HBCUs) initiative, a three-year sustainability pilot launched by Southface Institute and the Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF). As a key participant in this pioneering program,
Courtesy of Spelman College As part of the reception, the program members celebrated 170 UNCF/Mellon Ph.D. graduates, who serve with distinction at various types of higher education institutions. “Through their scholarship, leadership, and mentorship, [the recent UNCF/Mellon Ph.D. graduates] uphold the value of using education to document and interrogate the production of knowledge and to
Courtesy of Texas Southern University Homecoming week at Texas Southern University is one of the most significant traditions at the historically Black school in Houston. The university’s president announced this week that a 7 p.m. curfew will be implemented for the homecoming tailgate. TSU President James W. Crawford III made the announcement in a video
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Largest Private Gift in the University’s History Will Support Student Success Through Gap Scholarships Clark Atlanta University (CAU) announced today it will receive $16.5 million as part of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s landmark $50 million, 10-year scholarship commitment to Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This transformative gift, the largest private donation
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Written By Lexx Thornton MSU Public Relations In an extraordinary reaffirmation of Morgan State University’s mission and trajectory, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has awarded the University a $63 million unrestricted gift, her second transformative contribution to Morgan in less than five years. The latest donation brings Scott’s total giving to the University to $103 million, a
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