Just in time for Black History Month, Sports Illustrated has featured Howard University’s Swim & Dive Team on one of its new digital Daily Covers. It marks the first time an all-Black swim team has achieved such recognition on the popular sports platform. Read more…
Read MoreEmerging technologies are transforming the landscape of today’s BFSI industry at the speed of light. Applications leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, and robotic process automation are changing the face of banking operations and customer experiences. From customer-facing virtual assistants to advance analytics providing real-time actionable insights to robust cybersecurity solutions with biometrics […]
Read MoreHigher education institutions that do not achieve cybersecurity compliance are in danger of losing their ability to receive Title IV Federal Student Aid program funding. Approximately seven out of ten students on HBCU campuses receive federal student aid to pay their tuition. The Student Freedom Initiative and Cisco have begun working directly with HBCUs to […]
Read More“Over the past few years, a number of researchers have begun to seriously look at mobility, specifically, those colleges and universities that are pathways to people from modest means to achieve the American dream. These studies have highlighted the awesome work of America’s HBCUs, a sector where over two-thirds of students are Pell Grant […]
Read MoreSouthern Company will be joining forces with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and nonprofit INROADS, Inc., to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The global leaders have announced $10 million in grants via the Southern Company Foundation to ensure students attending HBCUs will receive the financial backing to pursue academic […]
Read MoreWhen the time came for Jahi Jones to make a decision about what to do after graduating from Oxon Hill High School in 2015, the senior was debating between Morgan State University and University of Maryland. Because Jones was a wrestler and Morgan State did not have a wrestling program, he turned his attention to […]
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