Greetings HBCU Library Alliance Membership! It is an honor to serve as Board Chair. I am excited about this opportunity to give back to an organization that assisted me in my leadership role as the Director of the James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University (NC). The Board Members, Executive Director Sandra …
October (2018) — Clark Atlanta University is pleased to announce that it has received two monetary donations from local chapters of National Pan Hellenic Council organizations, Omega Psi Phi, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. The Beta Psi chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Inc. and the Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. each presented a … Continue reading
October (2018)— Hampton University has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Pastoral Renewal Initiative for Ministerial Excellence (PRIME) program. This grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they create or strengthen programs that … Continue reading
October (2018)— The Department of Defense through the U.S. Army recently awarded Delaware State University optics researcher a three-year/$600,000 grant for the study of an alloy that could improve the performance of night vision systems and other scientific instruments. According to Dr. Mukti Rana, the principal investigator of the grant project, the research will focus on … Continue reading
October (2018)– Three-Year, NSF-funded Effort Involves 15 Historically Black or Hispanic-Serving Institutions The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded the initial phase of a three-year, $2.3-million project led by Morgan State University (MSU), in which undergraduates and teachers will be trained in technologies to revolutionize U.S. cities. The project, titled “REU-RET Mega-Site: Research Experiences for … Continue reading
ATLANTA — On August 8, 2018, the HBCU Library Alliance was awarded a $365,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant will fund the alliance’s project, Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A partnership with the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, this project … Continue reading
September (2018) — Hampton University will receive $500,000 in grant funding from the National Park Service (NPS) for the Wigwam Preservation Project, with the goal of restoring the historic structure. “Hampton University has a number of national historic properties on campus and Wigwam is one of them that has so much rich history surrounding it. … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org 404.978.2118 HBCU Library Alliance to Hold Membership Meeting in Atlanta Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library to host meeting On Oct. 7 through Oct. 9, the HBCU Library Alliance will hold its eighth membership meeting at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. The theme is … Continue reading
