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Senator John A. Polk told Mississippi Today on Wednesday that he just wanted to 'start a conversation.' Sen. John Polk, the lawmaker behind a controversial bill to close three public universities in Mississippi says the bill will "likely die in the Senate due public outcry and politics."

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By Alise Sloan First-year students at Florida A&M University are able to receive iPads and other digital supplies courtesy of the university. FAMU revealed the Digital Rattler Initiative in a collaboration with Apple in a press release earlier this month. During the spring semester, 800 iPad Pros will be given to first-year students at FAMU along with an Apple Pencil, Apple Smart Keyboard Folio and Apple Care + for Schools to provide technical support. According to WCTV, half of the packages have already been provided to first-year students. FAMU officials announced that students who receive iPads can keep them while The post First-year students at FAMU receive free iPads appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Wilberforce University Nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced and despite outstanding work performed by the Wilberforce band and choir on the gospel album, The Now Testament, there was no nomination for that production.. The highly anticipated selections were streamed live but the Best Gospel Album category was not part of the live announcements. However, WU learned later that The Now Testament did not make the nominations list. The album was comprised of student musicians, alumni, and directors representing 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as the HBCU Symphony. Wilberforce’s participation was on the song Kingdom Party, featuring funk music artist, Bootsie Collins and the The post Nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were Announced. appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By Quintessa Williams A new bill introduced in the Mississippi State Legislature may lead to the closure of three HBCUs: Mississippi Valley State University, Alcorn State University, and Jackson State University by June 2028. According to Senate Bill 2726 proposal, the State Institutions of Higher Learning must select three out of eight public universities by June 2025, with closure mandated by 2028. The bill was introduced by state Senator John Polk. According to Polk, the bill was introduced to address ‘decreased enrollment at the state public universities.’ The three HBCUs mentioned are a part of the Mississippi Institutes Of Higher Learning and could be impacted by the bill. The post New Mississippi Bill Could Lead To The Closure Of Three HBCUs appeared first on HBCU News.

Written by Spelman College Spelman College, in collaboration with Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Clark Atlanta University, was awarded a $14 million competitive grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative. NSF announced a $20 million investment across eight institutions through its GRANTED initiative, transforming research support access. NSF GRANTED aims to address the systemic barriers within the nation’s research enterprise. Many of the initiatives previously funded by NSF GRANTED have had a transformative impact, particularly for emerging research and minority-serving institutions. “This The post Spelman College Led Team Awarded $14 Million National Science Foundation Grant Focused on Transforming the Research Enterprise appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Voorhees University Voorhees University proudly announces the inauguration of its Student Health Ambassador Program, a two-year initiative funded by a generous $500,000 grant from the Centers for Rural and Primary Health. Designed to empower students with hands-on experience and knowledge, the program aims to spearhead health initiatives focused on reducing healthcare disparities within the local community and on campus. Selected from a pool of talented candidates, the inaugural cohort of Student Health Ambassadors is comprised of Biology majors Samiya Stuart and Trevornique Williams, Computer Science majors Matthew Donaldson and Antonio Taylor, and Public Health major Blaante Bartlett. Under The post Voorhees Launches Student Health Ambassador Program appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By Morgan State University Morgan State University and the State of Maryland have recently taken a significant step towards addressing the issue of climate change by establishing a new Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research. The Center’s primary objective will be to work alongside the global scientific community and policymakers to develop effective solutions to mitigate the adverse implications of climate change impacting our planet. It is one of six centers that Morgan has launched over the past five years and represents one of the “Peaks of Excellence” recommended by a  Blue-Ribbon Panel on STEM Research Expansion that the The post Morgan State University Launches New Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Jackson State University Actress, author, and entrepreneur Malinda Williams, in a significant move toward fostering diversity and equal opportunity in the tech industry, has launched a groundbreaking coding bootcamp, the E.S.T.E.A.M. Project, on the campus of Jackson State University (JSU) for women of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). ‘We are delighted to join forces with Malinda Williams and the Arise and Shine Foundation, Inc., to serve as the host institution for the launch of the E.S.T.E.A.M. Project,” said JSU President Marcus L. Thompson, Ph.D. “The future breakthroughs that our world needs are intertwined with careers in science, engineering, math, technology and the arts. Therefore, it The post Jackson State to Host Actress Malinda Williams’ Summer Coding Bootcamp for Women appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Liz Chagnon As a child, Shaniya Jarrett was fascinated by space and science fiction, but didn’t believe that pursuing the big scientific questions of the universe was a viable career option. Now a second-year astrophysics graduate student in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, Shaniya is creating opportunities for young women of color that she would have hoped for in her own formative years. In June 2023, Shaniya worked closely with the Vanderbilt Black Girls Becoming Summer Research Institute. Through her work, Shaniya realized there was a need to expose Black girls to science in a way that would The post Bridging the gap: Combining music and astrophysics to improve representation in science appeared first on HBCU News.

By David Steele Johnson C. Smith University alumnus Fred Tatum, class of 1969, spent much of the three weeks following his 77th birthday in early February helping arrange a charter bus from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Baltimore for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s annual basketball tournament. He expects the bus – carrying about 42 passengers at $195 a head – to be nearly sold out for its third straight trip to the tournament’s still-new home in Baltimore. “We call it The HBCU Bus because we’ve got people from different schools riding our bus,” Tatum said. “So, it doesn’t matter to us The post CIAA Tournament is ‘homecoming during wintertime’ for Johnson C. Smith alums appeared first on HBCU News.