Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop student research opportunities in organic synthesis and green chemistry – a field that focuses on designing chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. The new funding will allow the HBCU’s chemistry faculty to integrate undergraduate research projects into organic chemistry courses.
Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, has received a $75,000 gift from The James Patterson Family Foundation, founded by acclaimed author James Patterson. Through the donation, 10 students who are studying writing, teaching, and storytelling at the HBCU will receive a $7,500 scholarship to support their academic pursuits.
A team of scholars at Alabama State University, Georgia State University, the University of Alabama, Florida International University, Southern University, the Southern Education Foundation, and the United Negro College Fund have received a grant from the Harvard School of Education Black Teacher Archive. The funding will support the Young People’s Black Educators’ Pedagogical Activism Lab, an initiative dedicated to empowering Black teachers and fostering liberatory educational practices.
Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, was recently awarded a $200,000 gift from the university’s former trustee, Rev. Robert Gibbs. The donation will establish a scholarship endowment to support students majoring in religious studies or preparing for Christian ministry.
The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, a collaborative research center between East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, and historically Black North Carolina A&T State University, has received a $292,439 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support farmers, ranchers, and communities affected by Hurricane Helene. Specifically, the grant will expand the institute’s myriad of mental health services and resources related to natural disasters.
