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Intercultural Center Dedicated to Andrew Young’s Late Wife

A dedicated space in northeast Indiana for discussions about diversity and inclusion, civic engagement and civil discourse has been created in honor of the late wife of civil rights legend Andrew Young. Young, 86, attended the recent dedication of the Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center and its domed Toyota Round at Manchester University, home of […]

ACT to Provide Free Breakfast to Students at 5 Virginia Testing Centers

ACT will provide a free breakfast on Saturday to students taking its assessment at any of its five testing centers in Virginia, according to officials at the Iowa-based organization. Breakfast will be provided at testing facilities in Eastville, Harrisonburg, Martinsville, Springfield and Tazewell. The meals are part of a new initiative by ACT and Virginia’s Child and […]

Howard’s 4th Annual LGBTQ Renaissance Reception Held Wednesday

Howard University’s fourth annual LGBTQ Renaissance Reception was held Wednesday at the university’s Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library Atrium and Lobby, according to information from Howard’s website. The event’s purpose was to demonstrate the university’s commitment to inclusion and diversity while honoring students interested in advancing LGBTQ advocacy. The event also recognized the three recipients of […]

Morehouse College King Collection Receives Governor’s Award

The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection received a 2018 Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities for its preservation of artifacts representing the life and legacy of Dr. King. Stored in the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, the King Collection features more than 13,000 items from King’s life and work between 1944 and […]

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Morgan State, AFRO-American Newspaper Partner for African-American Polling Initiative

Morgan State University (MSU) and AFRO-American Newspaper are partnering to launch a statewide polling and research initiative to understand African-American’s opinions on a variety of issues. The institution and publication’s research collaboration will start with a poll on Maryland’s gubernatorial race and continue surveying and analyzing African-American attitudes on relevant community issues such as economics […]

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SUNY Downstate’s Star Program to Expand to Increase Care for People with HIV/AIDS

SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Special Treatment and Research (STAR) Program has partnered with Brookdale Hospital to expand the program’s health center to provide more health services for people living with HIV and AIDS. The center, previously called the Treatment for Life Center, is now known as the STAR Health Center – Brookdale and will service […]

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Rutgers Nursing School Awarded for New Spanish Language Program

Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden has received an award for its certificate in Spanish for its health professions program. The program, developed by the school, is the recipient of the 2018 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award. The program was developed with funds from a $600,000 grant from the […]

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AECF Appoints Lisa Hamilton as next President & CEO

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) announced that Lisa Hamilton, currently the Foundation’s executive vice president and chief program officer, was appointed its next president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2019. The ACEF is a national philanthropic organization located in Baltimore, Maryland focused on developing a brighter future for American children by creating […]

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University of St. Thomas Student Finds Racial Epithet on Room Door

A Black freshman at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota said he found a racial epithet written on his dorm room door on Friday morning, according to a Twin Cities Pioneer Press report. Kevyn Perkins, an 18-year-old Chicago native told the Pioneer Press that he was upset and immediately scrubbed the words away, but did […]

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UNCF and Nissan North America Create new Program for Fisk & Tennessee State Universities

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has continued its partnership with Nissan North America and announced the creation of a new scholarship program for sophomore and junior students enrolled at Fisk University and Tennessee State University, two historically Black colleges and universities. The new scholarship program, called the Nissan Scholars Program, will donate four $5,000 […]

Seven Charged in Sex and Prostitution Ring on Georgia Campus

Seven people, some prominent figures, have been charged in connection with what law-enforcement agencies described as a sex and prostitution ring connected to Fort Valley State University (FVSU) between 2017 and earlier this year. Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke says warrants were issued last week for six men charged with pandering and solicitation of […]

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New UVA President Promises Free Tuition for Students Whose Parents Make Under $80K

James E. Ryan, the new president of The University of Virginia (UVA) pledged to waive tuition for students in families whose combined income is less than $80,000 a year during his inauguration. Currently, in-state tuition at UVA is around $13,700 a year. President Ryan did not say when the promise will be in effect, but […]

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