Rocket Girls is a free day camp that will be offered this summer by West Virginia State University’s Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The camp will run July 29 through Aug. 2 at WVSU’s Institute campus and will provide girls ages 12 to 17 with information and hands-on instruction geared […]
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Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019’s student loans
Billionaire Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate at Morehouse College’s Sunday morning graduation exercises, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school. But during his remarks in front of the nearly 400 graduating seniors, the technology investor and philanthropist surprised some by announcing that his family was providing a grant to eliminate […]
HBCUbiquity podcast song features LA based recording artist DeP
‘Coast to Coast we’re here, and we’re representing Tom Joyner Foundation. We bout to jump right in…’ By now you’ve heard the opening line to our new podcast, HBCUbiquity. What you may not have know is that the writer and voice behind those lyrics come from an HBCU alum. DēP -pronounced “Deep”- is a triple […]
Fisk University Receives Approval to Offer Bachelors of Science in Data Science Beginning Spring 2020
Fisk University recently received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to offer an Undergraduate degree program in Data Science (BS). The new program will launch in the spring of 2020. Data science is a multi-disciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured […]
Tom Joyner to give keynote address to another record graduating class at UNT Dallas
Celebrating the 25th anniversary and final year of the nation’s No. 1 syndicated urban morning radio program, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, broadcasting legend and longtime Dallas resident Tom Joyner will deliver the keynote address at the University of North Texas at Dallas Spring Commencement at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Inspiring Body of Christ Church. UNT Dallas, […]
Former homeless high school student accepted to 12 colleges
Brianna Watts and her mother Bridgette Gibbs felt like sweepstakes winners after running the tables with a dozen college acceptance letters. But the jackpots don’t come with lottery money and the mother and daughter have spent the spring strategizing on how to pay the tuition. They have a few loans and small scholarships lined up, […]