Flipped’ STEM classes earn $350,000 NSF grant

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $350,000 grant for “Investigating the Effect of Active Flipped Learning in STEM Education” to the engineering, education and mathematics departments at Jackson State University. According to flippedlearning.org, the “flipped” educational approach can be simply defined as “school work at home and homework at school.” Dr. Lin Li, professor … Continue reading →

Fisk University Awarded $575,000 from National Science Foundation

September (2016) The Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $575K to Fisk University to develop a model that broadens the participation of women, namely of African-American, Hispanic and Native American descent, from postdoctoral professionals into tenured faculty positions in the Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and … Continue reading →

Diddy Pledges $1 Million to Howard University for Sean Combs Scholarship Fund

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs presents his Alma Matter Howard University’s President Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D., MBA with one million dollar check at the Puff Daddy and Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at the Verizon Center on Sept. 22, 2016 in Washington D.C. Sean “Diddy” Combs has pledged $1 million to his alma mater, Howard University, to establish the … Continue reading →