Fayetteville State Selected for National NASA Robotics Competition

The competition, which is designed to enhance STEM education in universities and also help NASA develop the next generation of robots, will be held for the next three years with possible continuation.

Southern Pledges New Controls For Supervisors' Scholarship Program

In response to a new audit urging the Southern University System to tighten its oversight of a board member scholarship program, system president Ray Belton says he will recommend the supervisory body create more specific criteria for the awards and review current practices.

Alabama State Trustee Agrees to Anger Management in Assault Case

Alabama State University trustee Herbert Young pleaded not guilty but agreed to enter an anger management course in order to avoid assault charges following a physical altercation with former ASU football coach Reggie Barlow at a deposition in September.

Bennett Students Donate $1,000 Towards Fight Against Cancer

Students at the Martin Dixon Intergenerational Center (MDIC) on the campus of Bennett College donated $1,000 to the American Cancer Society recently through its “Change for Change” program in honor of the Bennett’s president, Rosalind Fuse-Hall, a cancer survivor.