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Howard University Announces Record $122 Million in Annual Research Funding; Creating New Opportunities for Students & Faculty

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Friday, October 21, 2022
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Today, Howard surpassed that goal two years early by raising $122 million in Fiscal Year 2022, a record sum for any Historically Black College or University (HBCU).

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  • Today, Howard surpassed that goal two years early by raising $122 million in Fiscal Year 2022, a record sum for any Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
  • With our new approach to research funding, we are creating more opportunities for leading Black scholars today, while training the next generation of leaders.
  • In 2018, President Frederick relaunched Howards Office of Research and recruited Dr. Bruce Jones, Ph.D. to lead the effort.
  • With this influx of funding, Howard University is on track to becoming an R1 Research University in the coming years, a recognition awarded to the top 3.5 percent of research universities.

PVAMU launches Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For nearly 150 years, Prairie View A&M University has produced top leaders in the arts and sciences, education, agriculture, engineering and nursing. Now, thanks to a $1 million initiative, Enhancing the Humanities at PVAMU, students have the option to major or minor in African American studies.

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  • PRAIRIE VIEW,Texas, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For nearly 150 years, Prairie View A&M University has produced top leaders in the arts and sciences, education, agriculture, engineering and nursing.
  • Now, thanks to a $1 million initiative, Enhancing the Humanities at PVAMU, students have the option to major or minor in African American studies.
  • African American Studies is a relatively new major for college campuses.
  • For more information about PVAMU's new BA in African American Studies Program, visit www.pvamu.edu/bcas/departments/swbps/programs/aastudies .

African Poetry Book Fund Awarded Poetry Foundation Grant

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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LINCOLN, Neb., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation has awarded a $343,750 grant to the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) to fund a research study of African poetry book distribution.

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  • LINCOLN, Neb., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poetry Foundation has awarded a $343,750 grant to the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) to fund a research study of African poetry book distribution.
  • Sillerman, the APBF since has been awarded grants from the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets.
  • The Poetry Foundation granted the African Poetry Book Fund $343,750 to study poetry book distribution in Africa.
  • The African Poetry Book Distribution Project seeks to better understand the state of poetry book distribution in the African continent.

The Humanities Retain a Substantial Role in the Nation's High Schools

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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In 1990, 73% of graduating high school students took the course, but by 2019, that share increased to 94%.

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  • In 1990, 73% of graduating high school students took the course, but by 2019, that share increased to 94%.
  • The share of secondary students taking civics/government/politics has also grown, from 78% of high school graduates in 1990 to 90% in 2019.
  • Forty-three percent of the Advanced Placement (AP) exams taken in 2020, over two million in all, were in humanities subjects.
  • AP exams taken in the humanities were among the least likely to receive a high score (a 4 or 5).

Genially raises $20M to make interactive content a global standard

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genially , a leading interactive content creation platform, has raised $20Mwith its latest round of funding.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genially , a leading interactive content creation platform, has raised $20Mwith its latest round of funding.
  • This capital injection advances Genially's place as a leader in interactive content.
  • Making Genially a global and iconic company has always been part of our vision; we want to create a new standard in communication with interactive content at its core.
  • Launched in 2015, Genially is an online tool for creating interactive and animated content.

Genially raises $20M to make interactive content a global standard

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genially , a leading interactive content creation platform, has raised $20Mwith its latest round of funding.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genially , a leading interactive content creation platform, has raised $20Mwith its latest round of funding.
  • Their Series B financing was led by the U.S. venture capital firms 645 Ventures and Owl Ventures and aims to accelerate the company'sgoal to set a global standard in content creation.
  • Making Genially a global and iconic company has always been part of our vision; we want to create a new standard in communication with interactive content at its core.
  • Launched in 2015, Genially is an online tool for creating interactive and animated content.