By Erica Wright
The Birmingham TimesÂ
Miles College and Lawson State Community College officials on Wednesday announced their partnerships with Propel Center, a new global campus headquartered in Atlanta that will support innovative learning and development for Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) across the nation.Â
Both schools will collaborate with Propel Center and the entire HBCU community to bring leadership and career development programming to its students. Propel Center was designed by Birmingham-based Ed Farm, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing education through technology with Apple and Southern Company supporting the project as founding partners.Â
âThe HBCU community is a tremendous engine of Black creativity, entrepreneurship and inclusive opportunity,â said Lisa Jackson, Appleâs Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Justice Initiatives. âWe are thrilled to join with partners and community stakeholders to suppo