To date, over 500 students and alumni from 60+ HBCUs have benefitted from the initiative’s programming with participants raising over $2 million for their startups.
Career Communications Group recently had a telephone conversation with a dynamic and passionate leader, Rosa Avalos-Warren, who has a critical role in NASA’s upcoming launch to the Moon, Artemis I. On or around August 29th, NASA is launching the first uncrewed flight test in a series of missions that will ultimately establish a long-term human … Continue reading “BEYA STEM World Rocks on Exceptional Service to Human Spaceflight Missions”
Relive a recent interview Gregory L. Robinson gave on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Not a month passed in 2021 without news of endowments, gifts, and grants received by Morgan State University. One study showed that the impact of the largest historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Maryland topped $1 billion in that year alone. The study also found that the HBCU supports 6,900 jobs, more than 4,000 … Continue reading “Morgan State’s President, David K. Wilson, looks to a bright future”
New additions to the NASA Advisory Council will bring new ideas and solutions to complex problems.
Morgan State University’s Dr. David Wilson closed out the Leading Voices Summit on Friday with a discussion on how staff diversity directly contributes to the success of minority students. Wilson gave an overview of how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) came into existence as institutions where Black people can thrive. “When you look back … Continue reading “Leading Voices Summit wraps up with focus on diversity, innovation, and AI”
The BEYA Stars and Stripes Committee has announced that retired Army Lieutenant General Robert (Bob) Ferrell will be inducted into the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Hall of Fame on June 22. Lt. Gen. Ferrell is among the civilian and retired military leaders who will be honored during the C5ISR … Continue reading “BEYA Stars and Stripes honoree to be inducted into C5ISR Hall of Fame”
BEYA’s Leading Voices comes to STEM City USA on Friday, June 24. The keynote speaker at the event is Dr. David K. Wilson, president of Morgan State University. He will kick off the conversation about the changing roles of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The event will also spotlight partnerships between HBCUs and tech … Continue reading “A New Era: Why HBCUs are the best return on investment”
Boeing announced Wednesday that its Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at 5:49 p.m. Central Time. The return to Earth brings a close to Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2, Starliner’s second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. (Photo credits: … Continue reading “NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station”
HBCUs have accounted for much of the progress in workforce diversity, with 25% of Black graduates with STEM degrees coming from HBCUs.
