CEO of Sanderson Farms, Inc. Joe Sanderson, Jr. and his wife Kathy donated $1 million to the Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc. Walter Washington Scholarship Endowment to aid students with their academic needs. The donation is the largest individual gift in Alcorn’s 145-year history. The donation was inspired by the Sanderson’s connection to Alcorn’s longest […]
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President Edison O. Jackson officially announced Provost Makola Abdullah as the next president of Virginia State University (VSU) at B-CU’s Fall Commencement Ceremony. Abdullah is the 10th leader that has moved on to a presidency under Dr. Jackson’s mentorship; and the second from B-CU. Former B-CU vice president, Dr. Dwaun Warmack, was named the 19th
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Engineering students at Jackson State University have designed a “smart mat” that gauges foot temperature of diabetics to help thwart the danger of lower extremity amputations – particularly in Mississippi, where the risk is greater, according to the CDC. The Mississippi Department of Health said the Magnolia state ranked second in the nation for prevalence
A Virginia State University vocal instructor, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, was recently named one of three winners of Hawaii Public Radio’s Art Song Contest. She will be featured on HPR-1’s program, Singing and Other Sins, in December. During the program they will play a 20-minute recording of Piazza-Pick singing a short art song recital. An art song
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On December 21st, the West Virginia State University Board of Governors (WVSU BOG) launched a Presidential Search for the University’s 11th President. During an emergency meeting, the Board appointed a Presidential Search Advisory Committee which will be led by Board Members William Lipscomb and Gail Pitchford as Co-Chairs. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee includes the
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APLU Names Inaugural Recipients of the 1890 Universities Career Exemplar Awards, Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named 19 recipients of its inaugural 1890 Universities Career Exemplar Awards. The recipients, distinguished alumni representing each of the 19 historically black land-grant universities, have achieved
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The holiday season is a time of giving and caring for others. That was certainly the case earlier this month when the Founder/CEO of AllClear ID – an identity protection firm based in Austin, Texas – delivered a check for $100,000 to support the Honoré Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement, a black male teacher development
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The Grambling State University community closed its first I’m a G 10 for $10 Challenge with a successful donation of $55,000 to the university, breaking the campaign’s goal of raising $50,000. More than 600 alumni donated to the campaign, and nearly 50 percent were first-time donors to the university. “By all measures, Grambling’s 10 for
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