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ECSU Honors SECU Interns, Expands Career Opportunities

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Written By Lexx Thornton Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) hosted its annual State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Internship Luncheon Aug. 22, recognizing student interns, community partners and the ongoing support of the SECU Foundation. This year’s luncheon welcomed special guests, including Mayor Kirk Rivers; Judge Eula Reid, Superior Court Judge for the 1st Judicial District; […]

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Jackson State University hosts Landmark AI Workshop with MAIN and OpenAI Academy

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Written By Lexx Thornton Jackson State University hosted its first immersive ChatGPT workshop in partnership with the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) and OpenAI Academy in July 2025. The event brought together nearly 500 participants from across Mississippi’s education, workforce and government sectors for a day of practical AI learning and collaboration. The full-day workshop

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Dillard University Awarded Sustainability Grant

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Written by Lexx Thornton $6,000 award supports student sustainability engagement and reduction of single-use plastics. Dillard University has been awarded a $6,000 Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) University Affiliate Grant to advance campus sustainability initiatives. The funding will support student engagement activities focused on litter prevention, waste reduction, and reusable alternatives, including the purchase and distribution

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Alcorn State University, in partnership with Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Center for Cyber Education, will host a Cybersecurity Readiness Workshop

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Written by Lexx Thornton Alcorn State University, in partnership with Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Center for Cyber Education, will host a Cybersecurity Readiness Workshop for small businesses and municipalities beginning with an in-person kickoff on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The workshop, hosted by Alcorn’s Office of Economic Development & Community Engagement, aims to address the

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Howard University Launches New Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences

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This fall, Howard University in Washington, D.C., launched a new Ph.D. program in interdisciplinary biomedical sciences (IBMS) to prepare students for a wide-range of careers across scientific and medical fields. The IBMS program combines the curricula from several existing STEM graduate programs into a single integrated training experience, with an emphasis on grant writing, scientific

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Windgate Foundation Invests $5 Million to Transform Arts at UAPB

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Written By Lexx Thornton Backed by a historic $5 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is poised to transform its academic programs for visual artists through bold new learning and creative spaces. Chancellor Anthony Graham announced Wednesday this gift is the largest single investment in the university’s

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Howard University Launches Advanced Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program

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Written By Lexx Thornton Howard University has launched the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science Graduate Program, a new Ph.D. program designed to prepare students for careers in academia, government, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industries. The program, known as IBMS, launched this fall and marks a major step forward in advancing interdisciplinary research and scientific innovation at Howard.

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Alcorn professors invited to prestigious AltFinance Wharton Workshop

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Written By Lexx Thornton Two Alcorn State University School of Business professors were invited to the AltFinance 2025 Workshop at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which took place September 5–6, 2025. Dr. LaTuesday Guy, assistant professor and director of the Business Administration Program, and Dr. Tawfiq Abu-Raqabeh, associate professor of accounting, were

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AI Adoption Growing Rapidly Across HBCUs, Report Finds

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Artificial intelligence adoption at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is nearly universal at the user level, but formal institutional supports don’t match uptake, a new joint report from the higher-ed software company Ellucian, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Huston-Tillotson University (HTU) found. According to the report, titled The Shift Ahead: HBCUs, Artificial Intelligence, and a

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