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News Roundup

Congressman Elijah Cummings Dead at 68

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) died Thursday at the age of 68 after suffering from a long history of health problems, the Baltimore Sun reported. Cummings had not participated in roll call on Capitol Hill since Sep. 11 due a medical procedure. Back in 2017, Cummings had an aortic valve replacement which left him hospitalized […]

October 17, 2019

HBCUs

Grambling State University: God’s Plan

As a transfer student, admittedly Grambling was not Ayeisha’s first choice. Though in her words “Grambling was the best choice I made for my life.”

October 15, 2019

HBCUs

Howard University Launches New Program to Diversify Hollywood

Howard University is partnering with Amazon Studios to launch a new program aimed at diversifying Hollywood. The two-semester program, starting in January 2020, will bring 14 to 15 Howard University students to the epicenter of the industry.

October 13, 2019

Opinion

The Possible Intersection Between the Elimination of the GRE’s and Interest Convergence

In light of that fact that issues of race and racism are deeply rooted in U.S. society, it is possible for race and racism to be attached to the policies, practices, procedures, and institutionalized systems of higher education. Interest convergence maybe useful for understanding the various ways ivory tower institutions benefit from eliminating the GRE, while concurrently accepting more minoritized students, with a particular focus on Black students.

October 3, 2019

News Roundup

Dr. Cain Hope Felder, Biblical Scholar, Dead at 76

Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder, a prominent biblical scholar who was the former dean for many years of Howard University’s School of Divinity, has died. He was 76. A faculty member at Howard since 1981, Felder previously taught at Princeton Theological Seminary and served as the first executive director of Black Methodists for Church Renewal, […]

October 1, 2019

News Roundup

Remembering Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor died on Monday. She was 74. “We are so proud of Jessye’s musical achievements and the inspiration that she provided to audiences around the world that will continue to […]

October 1, 2019

Sports

Howard’s President Appointed Member of NCAA Presidential Forum

Howard University’s president, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, will serve a three-year term as a newly appointed member of the NCAA Division I Presidential Forum beginning Sep. 1. As part of Frederick’s new role, he will focus on maintaining NCAA’s values of involving presidential leadership within intercollegiate athletics at the campus, conference and national levels, […]

August 26, 2019

Sports

Stephen Curry Funds Howard University’s Golf Re-Start

Stephen Curry is among the premier scorers in the NBA, but Monday the two-time NBA MVP handed out a big-time assist. An avid golfer, Curry announced he will make a seven-figure donation to start NCAA Division I men’s and women’s golf teams at Howard University.

August 19, 2019

Health

Howard Professor and Surgeon Promotes Minority Organ Donation

Since the early 1980s, when transplant surgeon Dr. Clive Callender began addressing the issues that kept African-Americans from being organ donors, he has seen the rate of organ donation increase significantly. In the recently published paper, “Expanding the journey of saving lives,” Callender and co-author Dr. Patrice V. Miles examined how the increase has been achieved and how other minority populations can use similar means to bring about increases.

August 9, 2019

News Roundup

Disappointment Sparks Howard Student Hashtag Campaign

Howard University students dispute the university’s claims that students are organizing against the institution solely based on scholarship qualifications, according to a story by WAMU. Students say administrators have ignored their needs for mental health support after sexual assault and other incidents. Some of the latest responses from students come after the university announced it […]

July 24, 2019

Students

Michelle Obama’s Education Initiative Hosts Annual Summit

Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at its fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit, a one-day workshop for incoming first-generation college freshmen held at Howard University’s School of Business.

July 23, 2019

News Roundup

Police Probing Gun Threats Against Howard

Howard University is sending a message to the campus community after some students allegedly issued threats of gun violence against the school via email and social media group chats, television station WJLA has reported. Numerous “life-threatening and dangerous messages” were posted on social media by students and submitted through emails and group chat, Howard administrators […]

July 22, 2019