The Mercury (Manhattan, KS): Former Prairie View A&M defensive back Reggie Stubblefield commits to Kansas State
May 12, 2021 - Kansas State football on Wednesday picked up its seventh transfer since the end of the 2020 season. Reggie Stubblefield, formerly a defensive back at Prairie View A&M, committed to the Wildcats. He announced his decision on Twitter. During his time at Prairie View A&M (it’s located in Prairie View, Texas), Stubblefield [...]
Inside Higher Ed: $150 Million Gift Supports MSI Grads Pursuing STEM Ph.Ds.
May 13, 2021 - Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new $150 million initiative to support graduates of historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions seeking to pursue Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The initiative, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will provide permanent funding for approximately 100 new slots for graduates of HBCUs and [...]
Masonry Magazine: Prairie View A&M University’s Agriculture and Business Multipurpose Building
About 45 minutes outside of Houston is the second-oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas—Prairie View A&M University. Established after the Civil War during the reconstruction era, it became the first college for African Americans supported by the state. Even from its beginnings in 1876, Prairie View A&M University focused on agriculture, mechanics, and [...]
Texas Architect: 2021 Design Awards
May 12, 2021 - Announcing the Texas Society of Architects’ 2021 Design Award winners. After reviewing 177 entries, jurors Brad Cloepfil, AIA, of Allied Works in Portland; Mimi Hoang, AIA, of nARCHITECTS, in Brooklyn; Bryan Lee of Colloqate in New Orleans; and Christiana Moss, FAIA, of Studio Ma in Phoenix recognized 15 projects. The winning [...]
Sports Illustrated: Raiders All-Time Top Five: Halfbacks
The Oakland, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas Raiders have an outstanding legacy of great players and today we look at the all-time great halfbacks May 12, 2021 - 2. Clem Daniels 1961-1967 Unfortunately, Clem Daniels’ story is another one of what could have been, even though he was outstanding for five seasons with the Raiders. [...]
The College Post: Johns Hopkins to Use $150M Gift to Increase Black, Latin PhD Students
May 12, 2021 - Johns Hopkins University is hoping to attract more minority graduate students to STEM PhD programs through a $150 million donation by alumnus Mike Bloomberg. The Baltimore university only has five students of color currently working on doctoral programs in mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering, according to The Washington Post. These numbers only represent around five percent [...]
The Times Weekly: PGA Tour announces partnership with NNPA on National Golf Day
5/12/2021 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was a prime focus during the 2021 National Golf Day event held virtually on Monday, May 10. We Are Golf, a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners, usually hosts the event in Washington, D.C., with industry leaders, members of Congress, the Executive branch, and federal agencies. In [...]