NORFOLK, VA — Students, faculty, and staff came to the Brown Memorial Hall Theater as Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett spoke as the keynote speaker of the RISE 2022 Conference. Dr. Corbett, who is one of the leading scientists responsible for developing the Moderna mRNA vaccine, sat down with Dr. Felicia Mebane, Interim Executive Director for the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, DC — Howard University made headlines once again as teaching staff and adjunct faculty threatened to walk off of the job on the grounds of inadequate pay and other unfair labor practices. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 represents over 150 non-tenure-track professors and 200 adjunct faculty. They are “among the lowest-paid … Continue reading
NORFOLK, VA — In 1980, Drs. Stanley Tickton and Wilbert Edgerton signed onto the WNSB 91.1 FM frequency for the first time in Madison Hall at Norfolk State University. Their legacy lives on over 40 years later, and the station is coming back home. From the moment of conception, Madison Hall was the perfect location … Continue reading
Spartan Echo 