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Grambling Wins SWAC Championship For 2nd Straight Year
Tennessee State Partners With Digital Company To Expand Continuing Education
No time for a traditional class schedule? Real estate, mobile app development, and entertainment legalese are just a few areas working pro- fessionals can now explore by taking self-paced noncredit courses at Tennessee State University.
This expansion represents another milestone in the uni- versity’s efforts to bridge the digital divide and position it- self as a leader in the area of continuing education.
Some of the specialized courses life-long learners can take at TSU will include classes on women in leader- ship, helping minority youth and police work together, second-chance reentry pro-
grams to help inmates when they return to society, and so- cial media marketing courses.
This development is part of an agreement with Aperion Global Institute (AGI), a unique digital educational
model of network affiliates that have a direct focus on erasing the digital divide in education.
Costs for the courses range from $99 for a typical four- week course to $297 for a 12- week course.
The Grambling State Tigers celebrate as head coach head coach Broderick Fobbs holds the championship trophy after the SWAC Championship football game between the Alcorn State Braves and the Grambling State Tigers at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
A tale of two halves in the championship rubber match between Grambling State University and Alcorn State University resulted in a fa- miliar result for the GSU Tigers; another Southwest- ern Athletic Conference foot- ball championship.
The 40-32 win gives the Tigers a second-consecutive championship and cements the historic program’s latest championship dynasty.
Grambling State quarter- back DeVante Kincade
finished with 298 total yards and four touchdowns (two passing and two rushing) in the game in which the Tigers sprinted to a 38-10 halftime lead that was whittled down to eight by the final gun.
Since 1999, the Tigers have won eight SWAC foot- ball championships. It is the second time over the same period that the school has won consecutive champi- onships since GSU won three straight between 2000 and 2002.
Amid NFL Social Justice Payout Controversy, Donations To HBCUs In Jeopardy
Players at the center of a heated negotiation with the NFL are at odds about the league’s commitment to social justice, but historically black colleges with glaring financial need may suffer if the deal falls apart.
Slate Magazine reports on the growing rift between members of the NFL Players Coalition, who are publicly dissatisfied with a deal al- legedly brokered by Philadel- phia Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins against the wishes of other coalition members.
San Francisco 49ers defe-
sive back Eric Reid accuses the league of using the pro- posed $89 million donation to several social justice-themed organizations as a way of stop-
ping player pre-game protests, built upon plans to use funds from existing serv- ice ideas to redirect to the so- cial justice initiative.
Southern Among Nation’s Best For Teacher Training
Howard Loses To Top-Ranked Penn State, But Not Without A Fight
Coach Shaun Kupfer- berg and the Howard Uni- versity Women's Volleyball team went down swinging as they lost in four sets to top- seeded Penn State (PSU), 3- 1, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
It's the second time in three seasons that Penn State opened the tournament fac- ing off against Howard.
Penn State looked poised to sweep Howard for the third straight time, but the Bison had other ideas.
Despite a commanding first set, the Nittany Lions dropped the second set to the Bison 25-22, who hit .355 with three aces in the second, while Penn State hit .265 with five errors.
The Nittany Lions are tough to beat at any time of
the year, but even more daunting in the NCAA tour- nament, losing just three times in 61 contests over nearly four decades.
It was a back and forth sec- ond set as there were six ties and six lead changes and Howard's three point margin of victory in the second set was their largest lead at any point in the set.
Howard was the better team in the second game, and had circumstances been dif- ferent, the second game might've changed the whole match.
In their final match, senior Jessica Young had a team- high 11 kills while Donald- son, MEAC Player of the Year, added eight digs, seven kills, and two service aces in the loss.
Coach Kupferberg and the Bison won their third consecutive MEAC Title and looks to repeat for a fourth time.
The Council for the Ac- creditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) an- nounced November 27, that Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and A&M College is one of 43 providers from 22 states and the Dis- trict of Columbia to receive accreditation for their educa- tor preparation programs.
The fall 2017 review by the CAEP Accreditation Council increased to 101 the total number of providers ap-
proved under the CAEP teacher preparation stan- dards—rigorous, nationally recognized standards that were developed to ensure ex- cellence in educator prepara- tion programs.
“These institutions meet high standards so that their students receive an education that prepares them to succeed in a diverse range of class- rooms after they graduate,” said CAEP President Christopher A. Koch.
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