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Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson took part in a summit with U.S. Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr today on ways to strengthen the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Chancellors and presidents representing several of the state’s 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities met with congressional leaders about concerns and challenges. The senators used the summit as an [...]

In an effort to break a six-month stalemate over the city’s capital budget, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx proposed two new spending plans Monday – including one that eliminates $119 million for a streetcar. Foxx is one of the biggest champions of the streetcar, arguing that it will spark economic development on the city’s distressed east and west sides. But after [...]

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find [...]

Looks like Charlotte’s mayor and the local police chief will be sporting new suits for the Democratic National Convention. Cary Mitchell, a locally based custom clothier and marketing consultant, recently helped Mayor Anthony Foxx and Rodney Monroe, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, with fittings aimed at elevating their style quotient. Mitchell, a Johnson C. Smith University alum, counts golfer [...]

Sometimes, people give you money because you’re cool. You run a respected, struggling arts organization for a few years, trying to get people to notice. Then $75,000 drops from the sky like manna – not for your company, but for you. You don’t have to fulfill any commissions or spend any of it on a production. You get guaranteed income [...]

A new program at Johnson C. Smith University will prepare its students live a sustainable lifestyle off the natural land. Students will have the facilities to learn key tools of sustainability such as energy efficiency, water conservation, gardening, and composting. “We are preparing a sustainable village for our students to live, and learn how to become sustainable in their everyday [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are searching for the gunman in a shooting that killed a man Saturday night just northwest of Charlotte’s uptown. The shooting happened around 9:10 p.m. on Coxe Avenue in a neighborhood off Rozzelles Ferry Road and not far from Johnson C. Smith University. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said officers were called to the area after receiving reports of [...]

Geoffrey Griffin, a junior majoring in Banking and Finance has been a part of the most astounding things that has taken place on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University. His latest attribute to the campus, creating a student organization whose primary purpose is to advocate financial literacy. Founder and creator of Young Success, Griffin has established this organization to [...]

Three students at Johnson C. Smith University recently won awards for their research projects at national conferences. Randale Watson, a sophomore at Johnson C. Smith University with a major in computer engineering, received a first place award for presenting a research project on Emergency Detection and Relief Using Roboticsat the February Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science Technology Engineering and [...]

The Johnson C. Smith University women’s basketball team had the opportunity to meet the First Lady of the United States of America, Mrs. Michelle Obama, on Friday, March 2 during the 2012 CIAA Tournament annual held at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Before the startup of the Lady Golden Bulls game against Chowan University, the ladies basketball team had the [...]

Beginning next fall, Johnson C. Smith University and the Charlotte School of Law will be offering a dual degree program which allows students to earn an undergraduate degree and a law degree within six years. This means that within the third year of a student’s Undergraduate career, one can begin their first year in the Charlotte School of Law. Those [...]

Charlotte is stepping into the spotlight and taking center stage as the Democratic National Convention approaches. Now one group of students from Johnson C. Smith University is working to make sure the eyes of the nation see the true stories of their historic Charlotte neighborhood. “For a lot of people this is one of Charlotte’s best kept secrets,” said Dr. [...]

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. chapter was recently suspended from the campus of Johnson C. Smith University. The suspension came about after the chapter had been accused of underground pledging, which has been abolished by the fraternity. Many opinions on the matter were expressed and feelings were thrown out in the open, but how did members of the fraternity react? Graduating senior [...]

Johnson C. Smith University senior Sharelle Hatley has been named the 2012 “Excellence in Leadership” Award recipient. Sharelle Hatley is a women’s volleyball student-athlete and was recognized by the U.S. Marine Corps for great academics, community service, and leadership in sports. Academically, she stays strong with a GPA of 3.33. Her community work is impeccable with helping with such events as: The [...]

Recently, the Alpha Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. seated of Johnson C. Smith University were suspended for acts that disobeyed the campus judicial laws for Greeks on campus. An estimated 14 students were suspended from campus, losing scholarships, grants, and federal aid. Two of these students were actual members of the Greek fraternity and were caught in [...]

What would the yard be like without those pretty girls who rock 20 pearls? Well, that’s the question the campus of Johnson C. Smith University has been asking , while getting accustomed to the Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. not being on the yard for almost five years. All that changed recently, as the campus welcomed [...]

It is a warm sunny day, classes are on a break; lunch and recess has started and the fun is now beginning.  These are the thoughts of the young girls at Bruns Ave. elementary school. Ciara Boderick, a senior at Johnson C. Smith University, whose mission has been to surpass the impossible, has taken on a new journey towards building [...]

Ever wondered what exactly is too much? Well, if you ever find yourself on Twitter, then more than likely this question will come up. The cautionary tale of Yuri Wright speaks on how people put too much information to be shared on social networks. Yuri Wright, a senior cornerback at Don Bosco Prepatory School, was expelled for his explicit tweets. From sexually tweets about health [...]