Daily News on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Several students and a lab techncian from South Carolina State University are in good health days after a chemistry lab explosion on the campus caused minor injury and required decontamination by Orangeburg emergency management services. The Times and Democrat today reports that a updated ventilation system in the Leroy Davis Sr. Science and Research Complex [...]
The Baltimore Afro-American today filed its latest dispatch on the Maryland HBCU Equality lawsuit, calling into question last week’s dubious testimony from state witness, Allan Lichtman. The expert, Allan J. Lichtman, a history professor at American University in Washington, D.C., testified: “The bottom line is the state has been investing substantial amounts of capital [and [...]
In a meeting with UNC system officials today, academic administrators at Fayetteville State said that enrollment, retention and projected graduation rates are all up just three years after raising admission and academic standards. (FSU Provost Jon) Young said the school’s enrollment dropped from 6,692 to 6,217 when the admission standards went up and from 6,283 [...]
Former Texas Southern law school students, Karla Ford and Jonathan Chan, are suing the school for what they classify as improper grading and resulting dismissal from the program. In the lawsuit, filed Feb. 2 in U.S. District Court, Ford and Chan say the low grade brought their aspiring legal careers to a sudden halt. “When [...]
Dr. Shengmin Sang, lead scientist for functional foods at the Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has received a $490,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to research the connection between diabetes and flavonoids, which are a group of compounds found in fruits, vegetables, herbs [...]
Florida A&M University alumna Rachel Johnson has earned a national reputation as a stylist for celebrities in sports and entertainment, a rep that has earned her a lengthy profile on ESPN.com. Before she became the NBA’s makeover maven, players roamed the sidelines wearing oversized suits or trends from the latest hip-hop videos. Now, her fashion [...]
A delegation from Kentucky State University today joined college students from throughout the state at the capitol building in protest of budget cuts to higher education. The students voiced concern with a proposed 6.4 reduction in state funds to Kentucky campuses, a point of particular concern for KSU student leaders. KSU student body president Demetrick [...]
A budget proposal amended by South Carolina State University leadership will solve the school’s nearly $4 million shortfall without the elimination of jobs or reduction of salaries, the Times and Democrat is today reporting. The university decided not to spend $1.5 million designated for capital projects. These funds, which can be used for deferred maintenance [...]
Tenured hip-hop veteran and social activist Boots Riley makes an exciting claim for hip-hop fans worldwide in his new documentary, Self-Help in Hard Times. Grambling State alum soulster Erykah Badu and rapper E-40 made music together in college. Imagine that duet on today’s charts.
Faculty members from the Southern University System are leading and participating in the 2012 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Africa in Kampala, Uganda, March 21-24. The international conference will initiate a research and practice agenda for improving socio-economic conditions for the disadvantaged. Themed “Africa’s E-Inclusion: Defying the Odds and Leading the [...]
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