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CNN — Maudy Adkinson Johnson remembers walking across cow fields and busy roads as a child to get to her one-room schoolhouse in Spring Hill, Tennessee. It was the 1950s, and Johnson said the Lee-Buckner School was teaching her how to read, write and do math problems. She was also making friends with other Black children.
When Layla Vitorio Peçanha recalls what happened on February 8, 2003, she speaks of it as a rebirth. Anxiously, the then-teenager made her way to the Rio de Janeiro State University’s (UERJ) campus, one of the country’s best. The long list of those who had passed its difficult entrance exam was pinned to a wall. […]
More than 700 Owls will walk across the stage at Tudor Fieldhouse to receive their degrees Dec. 5 during Rice University’s 2023 December commencement ceremony. Making up these graduates is a flock of talented students who will soon go on to become leaders and innovators across the country and the globe, using the knowledge and […]
At 16, Hilda-Matilda Idegwu came to the Munk School’s Global Ideas Institute (GII) aspiring to change the world — no matter how illogical of a goal it seemed to others. “I had a mentor at the time, and she asked me what I wanted to be and how I would accomplish that. I told her […]
Whether you recently graduated from college or are a young professional or entrepreneur, deciding where to kickstart your career could be top of mind. While some might think New York City or Washington D.C. are the ideal places for postgraduates to launch their careers, a recent report from Wallethub suggests otherwise. The report, titled 2023’s […]
“Their generosity is a shining example of the critical role that our donors play in moving Bowdoin forward.” The idea for the four new chairs emerged from conversations that took place across campus in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, said Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs Jennifer Scanlon, […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a vital role in providing African American students with affordable education and support to excel in college and succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. However, building a sustainable pipeline to support these students remains a challenge. Kevin Mondy, Sr. founded Project Still I Rise (PSIR) […]
NEW YORK — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in a commencement speech Sunday at Morehouse College urged graduates to celebrate Black history in order to save it. “History will save you, and help you save us,” he said in the commencement address to the historically Black college. “Those who yearn to destroy history will not stop at our history […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in a commencement speech Sunday at Morehouse College urged graduates to celebrate Black history in order to save it. “History will save you, and help you save us,” he said in the commencement address to the historically Black college. “Those who yearn to destroy history will not stop at our history […]