Alabama A&M University is making use of innovative telepresence robotic technology to provide professors and their student with hybrid classroom settings.
Top 10 HBCUs that Produce Black Male Teachers
The Black male teacher pipeline (PreK-12) is in need of repair. While the nation continues to educate an increasingly diverse student population, retaining Black males teachers has reached a tipping point. Nationally, no more than two percent of public school teachers are Black males. The percentage pales in comparison to the overall number of teachers […]
APLU Names 19 HBCU Alumni with Exemplar Careers
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 […]
AAMU Raises Over $19M to Surpass Capital Campaign Goal
Alabama A&M University recently announced that its Imagine the Future Capital Campaign has garnered more than $19 million in philanthropic support. The campaign’s original goal was set at $16.25 million. During the university’s October 30 trustees meeting, the board approved an increase of the campaign goal to $22,187,500 in commemoration of the institution’s founding year […]
AAMU Graduate Social Work Program Ranked Second in Nation
Graduateprograms.com has announced its Spring 2015 “Top Social Work Grad Programs for Value.” Graduateprograms.com defines “value” by posing the following questions to students: How satisfied are you with your graduate program? Did you make the right choice? Would you choose this program again? Program rankings, compiled using data gathered between September 1, 2012 and March 31, […]
Ruben Studdard Returns to AAMU to Perform at Annual Gala
Organizers of the 15th Annual Black Tie Scholarship Gala scheduled Friday, April 24, have announced this year’s entertainment for the evening. “American Idol” winner and R&B vocal sensation Ruben Studdard will perform for the 2015 event slated for Huntsville’s Von Braun Center in the North Hall at 6:30 p.m. Studdard, a former student at AAMU, […]
FindTheBest.com Wrongly Added AAMU to “Dangerous” List
Alabama A&M University is NOT the second most dangerous campus in the nation. In response to the University’s questions regarding the rankings and the methodology of the study on crime statistics, FINDTHEBEST.com acknowledged their error and thanked the University for reaching out. In their communication to the University, FINDTHEBEST.com indicated, “We’ve identified an error in […]
Alabama A&M Accreditation Reaffirmed For Next 10 Years
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) reaffirmed the accreditation of Alabama A&M University (AAMU) at its annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 9, 2014. Reaffirmation indicates that the university complies with over 90 core requirements and comprehensive standards designed to assure that institutions meet acceptable standards established by the […]