Harry L. Williams, Ed.D., serves as the president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). Williams has been leading TMCF since 2016, and his tenure has been marked by exceptional fundraising, strategic planning, and advocacy. He has been successful in increasing student enrollment every year and forging partnerships with government and private organizations, … Continue reading “The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Does More Than Scholarships”
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission recently accomplished a historic feat by successfully landing a capsule containing rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu. The capsule was landed in a targeted area of the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake City. (Photo credits: NASA/Keegan Barber). The goal of this mission is to help … Continue reading “NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission recently accomplished a historic feat”
STEM City USA Metaverse has recently made available an archive of seminars from the past three years of the Black Engineer of the Year and Women of Color STEM Conferences. This archive provides valuable information from leading experts in the field, and it can be accessed through the STEM City USA Digital Library. USBE’s Podcast … Continue reading “Podcast of the day: September 2023 Recap”
What’s on STEM City USA this week? See the schedule below. Sunday, Sept. 24 HBCU Nation iRadio | The HBCU Nation 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM ET Join our Host Anthony Ray as he leads lively, engaging discussions with HBCU advocates, policymakers, authors, and others to promote the most recent initiative of The HBCU Nation, supporting … Continue reading “What’s on STEM City USA: September 24-30, 2023”
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has announced its largest student body ever, with 13,883 students this year. In June, Money magazine ranked A&T as the most affordable doctoral research university in the United States. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal ranked A&T among the top five University of North Carolina (UNC) System … Continue reading “N.C. A&T is one of the 25 “most innovative” universities in America”
The confirmation of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman was approved by the Senate on Wednesday. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced the news of General C. Q. Brown’s confirmation via Twitter. The announcement of an airman leading the Joint Chiefs has been welcomed by airmen in Minot and … Continue reading “The confirmation of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman was approved by the Senate on Wednesday”
From the spring of 2023 to the summer of 2023, U.S. News & World Report conducted a survey of the president, provost, and admissions dean at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Each institution received three surveys, asking recipients to rate all HBCUs they were familiar with based on undergraduate academic quality. The survey considered … Continue reading “The Best Colleges rankings for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in 2024”
The Greater Washington Partnership has announced two new board partners: Dave Calhoun, CEO of The Boeing Company, and Tim Sands, President of Virginia Tech. Both of them bring with them cross-sector expertise and will be instrumental in the partnership’s efforts to strengthen the competitive tech workforce in the region. Their terms are effective immediately and … Continue reading “The Greater Washington Partnership (GWP) has announced two new board partners”
The Department of Education’s White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities has announced the dates for the 2023 National HBCU Week Conference. Scheduled for September 24-28, the event will bring together college and university leaders, faculty, students, and supporters. This year’s theme, “Raising the Bar: … Continue reading “Upcoming events: National HBCU Week Conference – Sep 24-28, Int’l Day Federal Workshop for HBCUs – Sep 29”
According to a report by Mental Health America, more than 10% of young people in the United States suffer from depression. Out of them, 16.39% of young people aged between 12-17 have experienced a major depressive episode in the past year, and 11.5% suffer from severe depression. Unfortunately, over 28 million mentally ill adults in … Continue reading “Report Reveals Over 10% of US Youth Suffer from Depression, Johns Hopkins Medicine to Host Executive Round Table on Mental Health in the Workplace”
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