Mississippi Valley State University has named Lindsey Hunter as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in school history, Director of Athletics Dianthia Ford-Kee announced Saturday. “I am elated to welcome Coach Lindsey Hunter and his family back to the Oasis of the Mississippi Delta and the SWAC,” said Ford-Kee. “I am excited about his energy, […]
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Learn more about this week’s Hercules Scholar, Micah Bullard
GPA: 3.84 Hometown: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Major: Accounting Classification: Senior Career goal: To decrease the number of those experiencing poverty through resources, education, mentoring, and volunteering. Motto: “You should either pray or worry, don’t do both” -50 Cent Congratulations to Micah Bullard, a senior Accounting major from Virginia State University. Micah is the type […]
New Interim Dean Named At Florida A&M College of Law
A 15-year-veteran of Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has been named interim dean of the Orlando, Fla., campus. Nicola Boothe Perry, associate dean for academic affairs, will serve as interim dean while a nationwide search continues for a permanent dean. Since 2017, Professor LeRoy Pernell had served as interim dean. Previously, he was […]
Meet Devon Jackson, this week’s Virginia State University Hercules Scholar
GPA: 3.85 Hometown: Richmond, VA Major: Psychology Classification: Junior Career goal: Motto: “I can do all things, through Christ who strengthens me” -Philippians 4:13 Congratulations to Devon Jackson, a junior Psychology major from Virginia State University. Devon’s involvement on campus is a prime example of VSUExcellence. Read more about Devon below, in his own words. […]
Jaffus Hardrick Appointed President of Florida Memorial University
Jaffus Hardrick has been named the 14th president of Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, Florida. The historically Black university enrolls just over 1,200 students, 73 percent of whom are Black. Dr. Hardrick has been serving as interim president of Florida Memorial University since July 2018. Since assuming the presidency, he has promoted five strategic […]
Tuskegee University to host filming of Spike Lee-produced ‘Son of the South’ film
A frequent backdrop throughout the civil rights era, Tuskegee University will become the setting for a chapter in that story and a location in the feature film “Son of the South.” The movie, executive produced by Spike Lee, is based on the Bob Zellner book, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in […]