Xavier University of Louisiana has partnered with the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California to create a pipeline program for students studying physical therapy. The new program will allow Xavier students to apply to the Early Assurance Program at the University of Southern California during the spring of their […]
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This Herc Scholar is one step closer to becoming a neurosurgeon
Hometown: Lima, Ohio Major: Biology (Pre-Med) Classification: Senior Motto: “Stay focused and never give up” Congratulations to Perkins Jackson, our Hercules Scholar of the week for our May School of the Month, Huston-Tillotson University. Perkins has been selected as this week’s recipient of the $1,500 scholarship from the Tom Joyner Foundation. This young man has […]
General Assembly votes to keep DTC open for another year
General Assembly votes to keep DTC open for another year! With the adoption of the budget conference committee’s recommendations, the General Assembly has voted to keep Denmark Technical College open for the next year. The House and the Senate gave the state budget final approval on Tuesday. The Governor’s signature is expected soon. The school’s […]
West Virginia State University Offers Free ‘Rocket Girls’ Summer STEM Camp
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 […]
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 […]