But the study led by New Economy Strategies LLC drills deep and encourages the inclusion of Southern University. For example, the consultants call for Southern’s Center for Entrepreneurial and Leadership Development to expand training at the high school, community college and university levels about how to start a business. Southern’s center is well-positioned to remove barriers for growth-oriented entrepreneurs who are from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.

Shaw/AREVA MOX Services, LLC presented a $100,000 check to the university’s Nuclear Engineering Program on Monday to continue the program that exposes high school students and guidance counselors to nuclear science and various fields of engineering.

Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn, who was there for the presentation, said it is vital to get young people involved in nuclear science and producing nuclear energy.

“I’m convinced that the future in this country is going to be determined by who gets out in front of the energy issue,” he said. “The fact of the matter is, we’re not going to do what is necessary to do for this country economically … without nuclear (energy).”

On May 8, Mrs. Obama will speak to the graduating class of University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, a historically black college.

A week later, the First Lady will address The George Washington University. Mrs. Obama will speak to the students only if the university completes 100,000 of community service in the 2009-2010 school year. (She made that deal with the school back in September.)

Finally, the First Lady will speak to the graduating class at Anacostia Senior High School in D.C. on June 11th. Mrs. Obama visited the high school last year as part of a “Women if Excellence” event.

The Aggies of North Carolina A&T captured first place honors for the fourth consecutive year, while the Morgan State Bears placed second and Florida A&M Rattlers finished third in overall team performance. In addition to winning in overall performance, the Aggies also won the Co-Ed division.

Lisa Alexandera took home the crown for North Carolina A&T in the All-Star division while Regan Hales of Winston-Salem State was second and Tenisha Francis of North Carolina A&T finished third.

Grambling State University has plenty on its immediate “to do” list: shore up flagging enrollment, retain current students, patch up differences with alums and the community, implement entrance standards.

Oh, and pump up campus morale. That’s important too. Remember, at the start of the current academic year GSU’s Faculty Senate was entertaining a “no-confidence” vote in the last administration; the former president was constructing a wall around his residence. All was not harmonious on the campus.

That’s why the GSU presidential search committee was wise to put its work on hold. Sure, GSU needs a permanent president. But right now they have an interim president who is experienced and knowledgeable. The current view on campus and among search committee members is that Frank Pogue represents a steady hand at the helm, so why rock a boat that’s just escaped choppy seas?

The Nuggets produced five steals in the next six LSUS possessions and scored after every steal to take a decisive 56-48 lead with 40 seconds remaining. Kelly’s steal at 4:04 — the Nuggets’ 500th of the season — led to SiMon Franklin’s basket at 3:45 to put Xavier ahead to stay, 47-46. “It was nothing I told them,” Browder said of his Nuggets. “They got after it late. They knew they’d have to step it up defensively to win the game. That’s how we’ve been winning all year.”

The brackets for the NAIA National Championship Tournament will be announced tomorrow afternoon live at CollegeFanz.com.

“An Evening with Dr. West,” presented by Miss Savannah State University 2009-10 and the university Division of Student Affairs, will be held at 7 p.m. at Tiger Arena on the SSU campus.  All proceeds from the sale of the $15 general-admission tickets will benefit the Miss Savannah State University Scholarship; SSU students will be admitted into the event for free with appropriate identification.

Imani Jackson, a junior in mass communications at Grambling State University in Louisiana, was honored as the recipient of the AT&T Advertising Excellence Scholarship. The $6,000 scholarship is for the spring and fall 2010 academic year. The educational award was presented by Lori Follmer, head of media operations for AT&T. Jackson is editor and chief of The Gramblinite, the school’s newspaper, and is active in local community service and performing arts. Jackson’s professor and academic advisor at Grambling State University, Wanda Peters, was in attendance at the event.

NTTL is an HIV prevention curriculum developed in 1995. The four modules include discussions on HIV knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, relationships and risk reduction. NTTL will be utilized to ensure that incoming freshmen and other University students receive formal HIV/AIDS education and prevention information.

The program is sponsored in part by the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council.

Petit’s assertion, and a correct one at that, is that using and punishing usage of the ‘N’ word is the least of America’s problems when it comes to racial disparities.

First, focusing on the use of a racial slur – in this case, the notorious “N-word” – reinforces the narrow practice of thinking about racial justice only in terms of the treatment of individuals rather than the inequalities in outcomes between racial groups. The actions of Towson University make clear that certain words cannot be spoken by some on campus, but they do nothing to help us understand the problem of racial inequality.

Consider a few statistics. According to the Urban League’s “State of Black America 2009,” the black poverty rate is three times higher than the white rate; white median household wealth is almost 11 times higher than black wealth; the incarceration rate of blacks is more than six times higher than it is for whites; and the rate of AIDS cases is 20 times higher for black women than for white women. Outrage over the use of an offensive word may seem a small victory, but it does nothing to address these conditions.