A South Carolina State University student is likely to receive up to $300,000 after a jury in Orangeburg County on Wednesday awarded him nearly $500,000 in a lawsuit against the school. Gerald Wayne Brooks sued the university after falling and cutting his hand against a broken window which, he says in court documents, the university [...]
The Richland County Council rejected a proposal from Benedict College to renovate an unused hotel facility into a campus dorm earlier this week, bringing relief to community members and alumni who say the university never invited them into the planning process for the building. From WSPA.com: Council member Gwendolyn Davis Kennedy, who represents the area, [...]
Alabama State University junior soccer player Jasmine Wilson was among a group of student athletes from colleges and universities throughout the nation to participate in the U.S. Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere (F.L.A.M.E.) training program. The mentoring program introduced participants to life skills training, and professional development opportunities in sports administration. From [...]
South Carolina State University is facing increasing pressure from state lawmakers to provide documentation on how more than $20 million in funding was spent over 12 years for a now-defunct transportation center. From the Post and Courier: State Sen. Robert Ford, R-Charleston, who initially called for the audit council investigation, and Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, [...]
As numerous public and private entities push for minority interest and participation in biological sciences, Cheney University senior and biology major Charles Owens is leading a new wave of HBCU students entering the fields of marine and ecological science. Owens is leading estuarine research and development initiatives with the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve in Homer, [...]
Campus shuttles at Alabama A&M University will soon be powered by recycled cooking oil, thanks to a partnership between the university, Toyota and Willbrook Solutions. A&M’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences will reproduce more than 100 gallons of cooking oil from the Hunstville Toyota plant to fuel campus buses and other diesel-powered vehicles. [...]
The SIAC yesterday announced its 2010 all-conference football teams and its predicted order of finish. Tuskegee University is projected to win the conference title, but finishes second to Albany State University in the most players named to the all-conference team. The Rams edge the Golden Tigers’ selections by one, with nine overall on the first [...]
North Carolina A&T State University yesterday hosted the unveiling of a new Boeing jet on campus, with the aerospace and defense juggernaut hoping to attract area students to the new NextGen Flight Tanker’s technology and future careers in the industry. From DigTriad.com: Boeing wants to pitch the aircraft to the US Air Force, but that [...]
The College of Professional Studies Department of Social Work at Bowie State University has received a reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education. Having been reviewed on its academic programming, research structure and professional advancement opportunities, the reaffirmation positions the university for continued development of professionals and experts in the field [...]
A recent federal ruling against Quinnipiac University fielding a competitive cheerleading program may cause Delaware State University to abandon its plans to cut women’s equestrian. DSU reinstated women’s equestrian March after a lawsuit was filed by recruits to the school for the sport, but maintained its plans to cut the program in favor of competitive [...]
