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FAMU College Of Law Original Graduates Honored
The Florida A&M University College of Law celebrated “Rattlers For Justice” Day in Tallahassee earlier this month, unveiling a plaque naming its original 57 graduates where their legal studies began.
Former State Senator Arthenia Joyner and FAMU President Larry Robinson unveil the plaque honoring the first class of law school graduates. John Due, Jr. is on Robinson’s left, and Deidre’ Kelly, Dean of FAMU’s College of Law, is on Joyner’s right. (Photo by Alejandro Santiago/WFSU Public Media)
State Department Recognizes 19 HBCU Schools As Fulbright Institutional Leaders
The U. S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educa- tional and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognized 19 Histori- cally Black Colleges and Uni- versities (HBCU) schools Monday Sept. 19th) as “Ful- bright Historically Black Col- lege and University (HBCU) Institutional Leaders.”
According to a State De- partment release, the recog- nition is based on the strong partnership between the Ful- bright Program and the HBCUs between the 2020 and 2022 academic years.
The 19 HBCU schools span 13 states and include:
Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS; Bennett Col- lege, Greensboro, NC; Blue- field State University, Bluefield, WVA; Central State University, Wilber- force, OH; Delaware State
University, Dover, DE.; Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC; Florida Agricultural & Mechani- cal University, Tallahas- see, FL.; Howard University, Washington, D. C.; Huston- Tillotson University, Austin, TX; Jarvis Christian Univer- sity, Hawkins, TX; Lincoln University, Lincoln Univer- sity, PA; Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS; Morgan State Univer- sity, Baltimore, MD; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC; Spelman College, Atlanta, GA; Ten- nessee State University, Nashville, TN; Texas South- ern University, Houston, TX; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL; and Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.
The Fulbright program is the premier student ex- change program for the U. S. Government. The program has teamed with a bevy of di- versity-related groups, in- cluding HBCU schools, the Hispanic Association of Col- leges and Universities, and the American Association of Community Colleges.
The program has been running for more than 75 years and has provided more than 400,000 partners with the opportunity to exchange ideas, seek and share solu- tions to challenges that are significant across the globe including climate change, food insecurity, and public health. The Fulbright pro- gram annually gives program grants to more than 1,900 students to study, teach, and conduct research overseas.
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