Allen University’s Scholarship Tour Visits Georgia Columbia, South Carolina –The Allen University “All That Can Be Imagined” Scholarship Tour recently continued in Georgia to surprise five students with scholarships. The first stop in Georgia was in Conyers on July 1, where a scholarship of up to $40,000 was awarded to Tiana Fischer. Fisher, a graduate of Salem High School, will be a member of the Allen University Band of Gold tuba section. She plans to major in criminal justice. “I’m most looking forward to the HBCU experience,” Fisher said. “It…
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Even with a shortened academic year, Clark Atlanta University student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom as 91 Clark Atlanta University Panthers and Lady Panthers were named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s 2019-20 Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. The Commissioner’s All-Academic Team honors SIAC student-athletes who maintained a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average throughout the academic year. “We are so proud of our 91 scholar-athletes’ accomplishments in being named to the SIAC’s 2019-20 Commissioner’s All-Academic Team,” said CAU President Dr. George T. French, Jr. “Our scholar-athletes exemplify the CAU brand…
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By Horace Henry In spite of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic placed on the institutions in the Atlanta University Center, Gammon Theological Seminary managed to recognize it’s graduates in a special way. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Gammon Seminary held a special ceremony for all of its proud graduates in the class of 2020. President Dean Dr. Ken J. Walden, along with other members of his faculty and staff welcomed each of Gammon’s graduates to the campus for a special ceremony. They were each presented with a congratulatory…
Washington, D.C. – Today [April 23, 2020], Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $14.3 million in grants for scholarships at the 1890 Land-Grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). This first round of annual funding was made available by Congressman Scott’s bipartisan fight to secure $80 million in the 2018 Farm Bill for new agriculture-focused scholarships for Land-Grant HBCUs, including Fort Valley State University in Georgia. “I am proud to see our Land-Grant HBCUs receive over $14 million today after I worked tirelessly for several…
Atlanta – Even though school is not in session, the lessons and love continue with an impactful collaboration between the Atlanta Public Schools and local nonprofit I’m a Father F1rst: The organizations are partnering to ensure families have access to nutritious chef-prepared meals. More than 500 students and family members in the Douglass and Washington High School districts have enjoyed food delivery since schools closed due to the pandemic in March. I’m a Father F1rst was created by Keith A. Lewis Jr. and Jermaine Clarke to serve local youth and…
