Category: HBCU

  • Southern Company Foundation awards JSU $100k technology grant

    Southern Company Foundation awards JSU $100k technology grant

     Acting JSU President Thomas K. Hudson (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)Jackson State University is the recipient of a $100,000 technology grant from the Southern Company Foundation. This award is part of the company’s overall $50 million HBCU initiative announced last January.“We are extremely pleased to be chosen to receive this grant from the Southern Company…

  • Fayetteville State’s personal development grants

    Fayetteville State’s personal development grants

    FayettevilleState University’s (FSU) Center for Personal Development (CPD), Counseling andStudent Disability Services, received two grants totaling nearly $54,000. Thegrants were awarded by the University of North Carolina System. Thefirst award was in the amount of $46,275 for the establishment of a BroncoWhole Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) Program. The second grant was aStudent Health Emergency Mini…

  • FAMU Mourns the Loss of Two Former University Administrators

    Former dean Leedell Neyland, Ph.D.,(right) and former Athletic Director Ken Riley(left) are remembered for their immense contributions. Florida A&M University (FAMU) mourns the loss of historian and former dean Leedell Neyland, Ph.D., and former director of athletics Ken Riley, who both passed last weekend. “It was a tough weekend for Rattlers,” said President Larry Robinson,…

  • Kentucky State University professor wins national award

    A Kentucky State University professor was recently honored by the College Media Association (CMA). Dr. David L. Shabazz, chair of the Division of Literature, Languages and Philosophy and associate professor, received the four-year broadcast advisor award from the national organization. According to a press release from CMA, “Distinguid Adviser Awards are for professionals who have…

  • TSU Uses Tech to Fight COVID Spread

    TSU Uses Tech to Fight COVID Spread

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – College campuses across the country are using creative ways to battle the latest surge of the coronavirus. At Tennessee State University – with one of the lowest number of cases among Tennessee colleges – officials are using technology and offering incentives to students to help curb the spread of…

  • FAMU and Florida Department of Education Partner to Improve Florida’s Career and Technical Education Programs

    Henry Mack, FDOE chancellor for career, technical, and adult education, and FAMU College of Education Dean Allyson Watson, Ph.D. By Heather Johnson Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) College of Education (COE) is partnering with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to explore innovative ways to assist school districts, state, community and technical colleges and State University…

  • FAMU Bragg Stadium COVID-19 Site Announces Operational Changes

    The Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) has contracted a private firm, Curative, Inc. […]

  • TSU, Apple coding course gives alumni, community a chance to retool amid pandemic

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University is giving its alumni and others affected by the coronavirus an opportunity to retool. The University is partnering with Apple to help those individuals learn how to code and design apps. The “Everyone Can Code and Create” course will be offered online in the fall through…

  • JCSU student works on COVID-19 clinical research with Davidson College

    Johnson C. Smith University student Dana Battle ‘21 is getting a head start at saving lives. The senior who aspires to become a doctor, worked on COVID-19 clinical research during her summer internship with Davidson College.

  • TSU board adopts flat tuition plan

    TSU board adopts flat tuition plan

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Tennessee State University Board of Trustees on Thursday welcomed Tiara Thomas as the new student trustee selected by President Glenda Glover, and officially announced freezing tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year.Attorney Andre Johnson will serve a two-year term.Also taking his seat for the second time was Attorney Andre…

  • More than 400 COVID-19 tests given during clinic at Simmons Bank Field

    429 tests were administered to Jefferson County residents during the COVID-19 clinic held at Simmons Bank Field Saturday, May 30. Located on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) campus, the event emerged from a partnership between the institution, the City of Pine Bluff, and the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).  “UAPB was pleased…

  • Morgan State’s School of Global Journalism Accredited

    Morgan State’s School of Global Journalism Accredited

    Morgan Becomes One of Only Two Maryland-based Universities with an Internationally Accredited Journalism School, Following Approval From ACEJMCThe Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted unanimously to grant Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) full accreditation, a first for the school since its launch in 2013. The…

  • HT Volleyball Claims Co-Conference Championship with Stellar Record

    HT Volleyball Claims Co-Conference Championship with Stellar Record

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In a dramatic ending to a highly successful season, Huston-Tillotson University (HT) Lady Rams Volleyball team fell just short of first place in the conference tournament but remained winners as regular season co-conference champions. Huston-Tillotson entered the Red River Athletic Conference tournament ranked first before falling to Wiley College. Wiley jumped…

  • Hughes wins International Secretary-Elect position for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

     Recently, Lakitha Hughes, associate director for Facilities Management won the position of International Secretary-Elect for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.“When the results were presented during our virtual conference for the position, I was extremely overwhelmed with excitement,” says Hughes. […]

  • FAMU Engineering Graduate Named Vanderbilt University Vice Provost

    Florida A&M University (FAMU) engineering graduate William H. Robinson, Ph.D., has been named Vanderbilt University’s vice provost for academic advancement and executive director of the Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence.  Robinson, who previously served as interim vice provost of Strategic Initiatives, will continue his role as the leader of Vanderbilt University’s efforts to build and…

  • FAMU Observes National Campus Safety Awareness Month

    By Ciara Mims Florida A&M University (FAMU) joins schools across the nation in the observance of National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM), which features workshops, materials, and resources to encourage open conversation and promote overall campus safety.  “We strive to create a safe environment in which students can excel,” said William E Hudson, Jr., Ph.D.,.…

  • Morgan St., MPT to bring MLK speech to television in 3-hour broadcast

    Morgan St., MPT to bring MLK speech to television in 3-hour broadcast

    Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Morgan State University’s WEAA-FM (88.9) are collaborating for a three-hour broadcast structured around an interview from June 9, 1963, between Martin Luther King Jr. and TV personality David Susskind, which has not been seen in its entirety since its original airing 57 years ago. Th

  • Morgan State men’s and women’s basketball coaches excited for MEAC play: ‘Why not come play at an HBCU’

    Morgan State men’s and women’s basketball coaches excited for MEAC play: ‘Why not come play at an HBCU’

    The Morgan State men’s basketball program is chock full of excitement. Head coach Kevin Broadus starts his second season leading the Bears and he’s prepared to win.

  • Dr. Mohammed Khan awarded two grants

    Two NSF grants

  • New 2nd lieutenants: 13 Army cadets will join 1,000 U.S. comrades for virtual commissioning

    New 2nd lieutenants: 13 Army cadets will join 1,000 U.S. comrades for virtual commissioning

    Thirteen U.S. Army cadets from Jackson State University’s Tiger Battalion will earn the rank of second lieutenants along with 1,000 others during a historic national commissioning ceremony that will be held virtually because of COVID-19. The largest-ever Army commissioning will be at 9 a.m. (CDT) Friday, June 12. Lt. Col. Steven C. Robinson is chair…