HBCUs

Howard University Donates Used Dorm Furniture to Schools in Central America

Working with the Institution Recycling Network and the international charity Food for the Poor, Howard packed up nearly 2,300 pieces of furniture for shipments to 12 different sites, most of which were schools in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.

Faculty From Five HBCUs Chosen to Participate in a Leadership Development Program

The Association of American Colleges and Universities program seeks to prepare women of color in STEM disciplines for academic and administrative leadership positions.

New Offerings at the Radio Station of Fayetteville State University

Through the radio station's Play It Again outreach initiative the station collects used musical instruments from listeners and others in the community, refurbishes them, and donates the instruments to local school band programs.

Delaware State University Acquires a New Flight Simulator for Its Aviation Program

Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, has acquired a new flight simulator so that students in its aviation program can practice flying in the classroom in addition to using one of the 10 aircraft currently in the university's fleet.

Claflin University Enters Into Partnership With Savannah River Remediation

Under the agreement, students at Claflin will have internships and other job training activities and receive mentoring from company officials.

Grambling State University Graduates Its First Marine Corps Officer in Nearly 40 Years

Earlier this month Olaolu Ogunyemi graduated from Grambling State University in Louisiana. He also was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.

Alabama State University Partners With Yangzhou University in China

Under the agreement there will be faculty and student exchanges between the two universities. Much of the activity will center around research in nanobiotechnology.

New Student Success Center Planned at Winston-Salem State University

Fundraising for the $13.5 project is still underway but significant support from corporations including Reynolds Aluminum, BB&T Bank, and Wells Fargo has already been received.

Xavier University Takes Steps to Eliminate a $5 Million Deficit

A drop in enrollments of 6.5 percent for the fall semester has forced the university to institute a salary and hiring freeze and some layoffs of non-faculty employees .

Morehouse School of Medicine Is Taking Research to the Streets

The Morehouse School of Medicine has unveiled its new mobile clinical research vehicle. The 30-foot vehicle will travel the state bringing state-of-the-research capabilities to urban neighborhoods and the most rural parts of Georgia.

Bowie State University Launches Energy Conservation Program

The energy conservation and awareness campaign to encourage students, faculty, and staff to reduce energy consumption is being sponsored by a grant from the Verizon Foundation.

Lincoln University and the Abolitionist Map of America

The interactive website offers visitors information on events, places, and people associated with the crusade to end slavery in the United States.

Florida A&M University Placed on Probation by Accrediting Agency

The association's concerns over the school's financial outlook and student safety may be related to the November 2011 death of drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing incident.

Virginia Union University Builds Its First New Residence Hall in Nearly Half a Century

The new Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center is a $15 million complex that includes a conference and seminar facility as well as residential suites that will house 240 students.

Delaware State University Teams Up With the EPA

Delaware State University in Dover has entered into a new agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will strengthen the educational institution's programs in the environmental sciences.

Xavier University Fast Tracks Students Into Its Professional Pharmacy Program

Xavier University in New Orleans has a stellar record in producing Black graduates in STEM fields. Many of these graduates go on to medical school and to careers in the health professions.

Livingstone College Establishes New Hospitality Management Degree Program

The historically Black college in Salisbury, North Carolina, will offer an associate's degree in culinary arts and a bachelor's degree in hospitality management.

Satellite Management Project at Bowie State University Comes to an End

For the past eight years, Bowie State University in Maryland has acted as mission control for NASA's solar, anomalous and magnetospheric particle explorer satellite.

Howard University Opens Online Store for Reproductions of Its Artwork

The reproductions include works of art by Henry O. Tanner, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, L.P. Spinner, and others. Historic photographs relating to Howard University are also available.

Morgan State University Breaks Ground on New Home for Its Business School

The 140,000-square-foot complex will house offices and classrooms for seven academic departments. The $72 million project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2014.
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