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Alvernia’s O’Pake Institute receives funding for bilingual financial empowerment series

Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit Program funded initiative to promote financial literacy for Berks County businesses and entrepreneurs Coppin State University remains a beacon of opportunity for students seeking affordable, impactful higher education that prioritizes personal growth and professional achievement. BAlvernia University’s O’Pake Institute launches a bilingual financial empowerment series designed to promote financial literacy among Berks…

Fostering Discourse

Let Us Dream Conference at Grambling State Promotes Unity and Cultural Competence

Grambling State University

Held at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, the Let Us Dream Conference attracted students, educators, and community leaders to Grambling State University, fostering discussions on social justice and community empowerment. The conference featured panel discussions with thought leaders and community advocates who are making a difference, along with networking opportunities and cultural performances. As…

Driving Workforce

Florida A&M University Alumna Kai Allen Wins First Place in the 2024 Target HBCU Design Challenge

Elizabethtown College

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumna Kai Allen has been named one of two first-place winners of the Target HBCU Design Challenge. The national competition, which celebrates creativity and innovation from students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), recognized Allen’s outstanding design work by featuring one of her creative designs on a…

Driving Workforce

Elizabethtown College Celebrates Inaugural Public Health Graduates

Elizabethtown College

Three years after the launch of the Public Health program at Elizabethtown College, students from the inaugural cohort have completed the requirements for graduation and were recognized at the College’s 121st Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11. “Etown’s Public Health program exposed me to many different avenues within the field,” Alexander Joseph Waskiewicz ’24 said….

Program participant Kyle-Jacob La’akea Gamiao ‘26 is working to develop an app called Lāʻau Friends. He said users will be able to use the app to identify native plants, get details on cultural protocols and practices, and serve as a platform to share stories and indigenous knowledge.

Driving Workforce

Sparking sustainability innovation in students

Chaminade University of Honolulu

A cutting-edge program at Chaminade aimed at sparking innovation in students through sustainability entrepreneurship opportunities was selected to receive a $300,000 non-competitive increase in its federal grant, underscoring the importance of the effort and its impact in the community. The ’Inana Innovators Program was originally funded with $600,000 in 2022 from the Minority Business Development…

Driving Workforce

California tastemakers: Cal Poly Pomona students + alums elevate culinary culture

Cal Poly Pomona

Whether it be wine, fine dining, coffee or ice cream, Cal Poly Pomona alumni and students have long served as tastemakers in the world of California food and drink. A sibling duo operates a family-owned taqueria in Montclair, while a pair of sisters is growing a Southern California coffee chain. In downtown Napa, an alumni…

Fostering Discourse

A BU Filmmaker Captures a BU Researcher’s Quest against Religious Violence

Boston University

Wesley Wildman wears two academic hats: in humanities (a professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics at the School of Theology) and in computer science (a joint appointment with the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences). His work, his STH profile notes, seeks to make “headway on seemingly intractable social problems.” Yet he was as stunned as…

Community Uplift

Coppin State University Recognized for Offering Best Long-Term ROI Among HBCUs

Coppin State University

BALTIMORE – Coppin State University has been ranked among the top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for its long-term return on investment (ROI) by OnlineU. Highlighted as the sixth-best HBCU for overall ROI, Coppin State also earned recognition as the second-best HBCU for first-year salary outcomes and as a leader among smaller HBCUs for…

Driving Workforce

Curious Minds, Confident Mentors Drive Women’s Success in STEM

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is home to many talented women making significant strides in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Among them are Jana Kainerstorfer, Amanda Krause and Katherine Wu, whose journeys are testament to the role of supportive communities in successful engineering careers. Not only are these exceptional women advancing the frontiers of innovation,…

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8 Ways to Make Your Old Smartphone Feel New Again

kwallMarch 14, 2022

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