Netflix and Howard University honor actor Chadwick Boseman with $5.4 million scholarship in his name
Howard University kicked off October, its homecoming month, weeks ago with a blockbuster announcement of the Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial...
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Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Op-Ed: In the wake of the pandemic, Congress to extend healthcare tax credits
- Dr. Andrew Hugine, President, Alabama A&M University I was supposed to be a farmer in Green Pond, South Carolina until my father...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
October is unusually green in Alabama as hemp growing licenses become available
October is usually the month associated with browning leaves and receding plant life, but in Alabama, this month marks a surge of green....
Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama marks Free Application for Federal Student Aid opening by declaring state holiday
Students nationwide "got the green light" today with the opening of the enrollment process for the Free Application for Federal Student...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Lack of technology forces Alabama commmunity college to pause re-enrollment program
Administrators at Alabama’s Bishop State Community College had a goal: Re-enroll some of the 800 students who had recently completed some...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama's SAIL network helps students see record gains in summer learning, academic performance
This morning, Our 360 News spoke with Suzy Harris, Program Director for the Birmingham-based Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL)...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Oregon teacher wears blackface in protest of school vaccine mandate, claims she is Rosa Parks
Last Friday, an elementary school employee in Newberg, Oregon, decided to protest the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate by arriving to...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Governor Kay Ivey says Critical Race Theory unwelcome, 'doesn't belong in Alabama schools'
Conservative Alabama governor Kay Ivey is continuing her quest against Critical Race Theory (CRT), and despite the state's recent...
Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Apple expands support of HBCUs, offering coding opportunities to Alabama State University students
Earlier this month, Alabama State University announced a new technology partnership with Apple and Nashville-based HBCU Tennessee State...
Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Denver high school hopes to re-create HBCU experience for students and drive enrollment
A new public school in Denver hopes to encourage Black students to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a curriculum...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
On the promise of a better Birmingham, Mayor Randall Woodfin handily wins re-election
After four years of expansive growth in the tech and startup sectors, widespread neighborhood revitalization, and a progressive approach...
Terri Sharpley-Reynolds
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Summer camp in Alabama's rural Black Belt aims to improve STEM performance for local students
As students across the state prepare to return to the classroom, a group of Black Belt middle and high school students will be ahead of...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
U.S. Department of Education grants Alabama State University $2M to recruit disadvantaged students
Last week, Alabama State University received a federal grant of $404,413 for a five-year period totaling $2,022,065 from the U.S....
Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
NASA awards $1.2M grant to Alabama State University to support minority students in STEM
In support of minority engineering programs and experimental research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Alabama...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Olympic legend Carl Lewis and Silk Soymilk join forces to support HBCU track and field programs
While summer is in full swing, college athletes who practice year-round are already looking toward the season ahead – and many rely on...
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
State Senator sponsors free STEM summer camp in Alabama's Black Belt region
Starting next week, middle and high school students across five Black Belt counties will have to opportunity to participate in a...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Congressional HBCU Caucus connects Black colleges to tech opportunities, cheap internet for students
In collaboration with Truist Bank, formerly SunTrust and BB&T banks, the Bi-Partisan HBCU Caucus held its 4th Annual Diversity in Tech...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Alabama HBCU earns distinction from US Dept of State, Fulbright Scholars program
Alabama A&M University has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader by the U.S. Department...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
NBA great, Charles Barkley gives $1000 to each school system employee in his Alabama hometown
The Round Mound of Rebound could just as easily be called The Round Mound of Giveback. In his latest charitable move, NBA Hall of Famer,...
Our 360 News Staff
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs to host virtual Fulbright HBCU Symposium today
Today, at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time, the U.S. Department of State and the international Fulbright Scholars Program will host the...