Filed in HBCUs on January 15, 2021
Historically Black St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, was originally founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as the St. Augustine Normal School and Collegiate Institute. The name of the school was changed to St. Augustine’s School in 1893, then to St. Augustine Junior College in 1919. The college became a four-year educational institution in 1927 and was renamed St. Augustine’s College. It became St. Augustine’s University on August 1, 2012.
Despite being designated as a university in 2012, St. Augustine’s has not offered any graduate programs until now. The university recently announced that it will now offer a fully-online master of public administration degree program. The MPA program is designed to prepare career professionals to serve in leadership roles such as public administrators, public managers, and policy analysts with critical decision-making skills.
Filed in HBCUs on January 15, 2021
At one time, there were 10 historically Black colleges and universities associated with the Episcopal Church. Only two remain: St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina.
Saint Augustine’s University was founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Today, the university enrolls 900 students. Voorhees College is a private historically black four-year liberal arts college that was founded as the Denmark Industrial School by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a young black woman, in 1897. Today, it enrolls about 500 students.
The Episcopal Church is urging its members to make contributions to support these HBCUs at observances of the Feast of Absalom Jones on February 13. Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the church, stated that “in light of The Episcopal Church’s renewed covenant and continuing commitment to the work of racial justice and reconciliation I hope you will j
RALEIGH (WTVD) Apple is partnering with Saint Augustine s University for a first-of-its-kind education hub for Historically black colleges and universities.
The tech giant is launching the Propel Center, which intends to be a global hub for innovation and learning for the HBCU community.
In North Carolina, students at Saint Augustine s and Elizabeth City State University will have access to technology support, career opportunities and fellowship programs. The center will offer a range of educational tracks in AI, machine learning, social justice, app development, design and more. Experts from Apple will develop the curricula and provide mentorship.
The Propel Center will have a physical campus in Atlanta. The center is part of Apple s $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world.
As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of the many Blacks who died in 2020. They are gone, but not forgotten.
J.C. Smith University partners with HBCUs on data consortium
$100,000 from the National Science Foundation
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Johnson C. Smith University is collaborating with five other historically Black colleges on the HBCU Data Science Consortium. JCSU received a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Johnson C. Smith University is heading into 2021 with momentum.
Charlotte’s historically Black college will collaborate with five other HBCUs on an HBCU Data Science Consortium. They received a seed grant of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation funded South Big Data Innovation Hub for development and implementation of the consortium. JCSU assistant professor of computer science Felesia Stukes will work with faculty from Alabama A&M University, Bowie State University, Florida A&M University, Morehouse College and Norfolk State University.