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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is proud to announce its inclusion in the Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Top 500 Universities ranking in “The 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Princeton, Babson and Stanford Take the Top 3 Spots.” As one of only six private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) featured in the prestigious list, CAU continues to demonstrate its excellence in higher education.  “We are honored to be recognized among 499 other prestigious universities by the Wall Street Journal. This achievement underscores our dedication to providing an extraordinary educational experience that equips and empowers scholars for global The post Clark Atlanta University Makes Its Mark in WSJ’s Top 500 “Best Colleges” Ranking appeared first on HBCU News.

By Kenneth Mullinax Dr. Tanjula Petty, Alabama State University’s vice president for Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Initiatives, and Transformation, has been tapped for the prestigious honor of being a leader at the annual National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week Conference, sponsored by the White House Initiative on HBCUs and the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs. The conference’s theme is “Raise the Bar: Where Excellence and Opportunity Meet.” The event began Sept. 16 in Philadelphia. Dr. Petty’s role is to preside over the session, titled “Advancing Strategic Engagement of Institutional and Economic Development Opportunities.” The session’s topic aligns directly with Dr. Petty’s The post ASU’s Dr. Petty Presents at National HBCU Week Conference appeared first on HBCU News.

By Rebecca Santana For the second time in more than two months, the Secret Service that protects the highest echelon of American leaders is under scrutiny — this time after a gunman hid in the shrubs along the fence of former President Donald Trump’s golf course for 12 hours. The man didn’t get a shot off, but critics question how he could be just several hundred yards away from Trump — especially after the Republican presidential candidate’s security was beefed up after his near-death experience in July. Biden administration officials praised the agency’s response, and former Secret Service agents say there are key The post The Secret Service again faces scrutiny after another gunman targets Trump appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Edward Waters University The Honors College at Edward Waters University, a historically Black institution in Jacksonville, Florida, has published its inaugural issue of the HBCU Journal of Research Initiatives. The publication is the successor to Edward Waters’ former journal, The Edward Waters College Research Journal, which ceased publication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal highlights the research initiatives conducted at historically Black colleges and universities across the country. In its inaugural issue, the journal consists of seven research articles from authors at Edward Waters University and beyond. “The HBCU Journal of Research Initiatives began with a critical mission to give a voice The post Edward Waters University Honors College Launches Journal to Highlight HBCU Research appeared first on HBCU News.

By Erica L. Green Vice President Kamala Harris harnessed the star power of one of her most powerful surrogates — and one of America’s foremost interviewers — to lay out a powerful pitch for her campaign on Thursday, as she passionately confronted pressing issues during a livestream forum with Oprah Winfrey. The event, “Unite for America,” was hosted by Ms. Winfrey and drew hundreds of thousands of viewers, bolstering a strategy that Ms. Harris’s campaign sees as crucial to reaching voters in battleground states and beyond in November. The event brought together members of over 100 online groups that have The post Harris Hits Core Campaign Themes in Emotional Forum With Oprah Winfrey appeared first on HBCU News.

By Ariyana Griffin Meharry Medical College is collaborating with local middle and high schools to provide workshops, summits and events for students to engage in science. The Tennessee-based HBCU was founded in 1876 by Samuel Meharry along with four of his brothers. The institution now serves as the nation’s largest private, independent, historically Black academic health training center. Understanding the importance of stimulating and inspiring young minds, the college has created several programs to give K-12 students the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with science. “We go and speak to students at every age level and our students love to The post Meharry Medical College partners with local middle and high schools for hands-on science experience appeared first on HBCU News.

By Cedric Mobley Howard University graduate and Board of Trustees Vice Chair Mark Mason (BBA ’91) interviewed multiple times for a position at Goldman Sachs, finally landing a position as an analyst. He left Wall Street to attend Harvard Business School, by then realizing that Howard had prepared him to compete with “anyone and everyone.” Now the chief financial officer at Citi, Mason is sure that his Howard experience has paid dividends for him as he deals with the challenges of global business from his executive suite. With more than 100 million customers, Citi manages $5 trillion in financial flows The post Citi CFO and Howard University alumnus Mark Mason shared four lessons anyone can use to live a life of consequence appeared first on HBCU News.

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