Black Academia This Week

Welcome to the first written Black Academia This Week! If you have not had a chance to watch Black Academia This Week on the @blkgradstudent Instagram page, the focus is to highlight what is happening in the Black academic space. This is anything from undergrad to grad school, HBCUs, and more. The goal is to be able to create a space to highlight, uplift and make aware of what is happening in the Black academic space.

1: HERstory: WOC Redefining Research

April 23rd 10am-2:30pm PST

If you aren’t familiar with HERstory, then I definitely recommend that you should. HERstory was created by @thescholarlysewist, and is a lifestyle brand and social community centering around Women of Color (WOC) in academia. Being a ResearcHER, herself allowed her to be able to connect and bring together these 6 phenomenal WOC with their Ph.D. All of these women are extremely active in the academia space and are people who will definitely add value to you. Whether you are interested in getting a Ph.D. or not this is an event you don’t want to miss. You can register for this event at register.thescholarlysewist.com.

2: Spelman celebrates 140 years!

Founded in 1881, Spelman College is having its 140th birthday this year. Spelman knows this is worthy of celebration and started the celebration March 8th at 11am EST via Zoom. Spelman has over 2,100 students and is one of the leading colleges graduating women of African descent. Some well known graduates Spelman has produced are Stacey Abrams, Rosalind G. Brewer, and Alberta Williams King. Spelman is a staple name in the Black community. Cheers to Spelman on its 140th year and looking forward to 140 more years. More information can be found at: Spelman College Celebrates 140 Years of Academic Excellence (apnews.com)

3: Black Male Success Initiative

Tennessee High Education Commission (THEC) is launching the Black Male Success Initiative (BMSI) with the goal of increasing Black male postsecondary attainment in the state of Tennessee. Their action plan started in March of 2021 selecting a statewide network of practitioners committed the success of Black males. This will be followed up by providing trainings with national experts to understand the best practices for supporting Black male success. While they are in the beginning stages of their plan they are still looking for support this initiative. More information can be found at the following location: Black Male Success Initiative (BMSI) (tn.gov)

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