Education

Mar 26, 2024

DPS Pay Dispute

Image from Creative Commons Main Building at Durham School of the Arts This February, the Durham Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education faced controversy after approving an 11% pay raise for classified employees in response to a payment error made in 2023. Due to the error, this pay raise is now temporary for many of…

Apr 11, 2023

NC State Creates Department of Performing Arts and Technology

On March 6, NC State University announced its new Department of Performing Arts and Technology. This department includes NC State’s Arts Entrepreneurship, Music and Dance Programs and its Music Technology Bachelor of Science degree. For NC State, housing these programs all in one department makes sense. As Vice Chancellor and Dean Doneka Scott says, combining performing arts and…

Sep 22, 2022

CHASS: Surviving NC State

When I walk on the Centennial campus, I see the wealth invested in the buildings. The same cannot be said for Main Campus. Main Campus is home to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) students. Centennial Campus is home to almost all of the engineering departments. The financial gap between the two sides…

Oct 15, 2021

The Education Issue

Star Point Guard Kyrie Irving risks not playing this NBA season in order to stay unvaccinated from COVID-19. The loss of Irving would cause the Nets to lose their position as the favorite to win the NBA title in the ‘21-’22 season. In the beginning Irving was known as the bright and curious young star…

Mar 14, 2021

Staff Editorial: It’s Not Really Giving. Nubian Message Will Not Be Endorsing Either Ticket For SBP/SBVP

Nubian Message acknowledges the importance of NC State’s Student Government Elections.  As a newspaper, we were founded with the intention of supporting, advocating, and assisting the underrepresented students within our campus community. Since November 30, 1992, our commitment has been to these students.  With that being said, the Nubian Message Staff will not be endorsing either…

Jun 2, 2020

Running List: Resources #blackouttuesday

We’ve compiled a list of places/bail funds/organizations to donate to, petitions to sign, lawyers willing to help, sample emails, educational resources, and organization to get involved in. This is a running list, we will be updating it throughout the weeks to come. If you have any resources you would like to add, please email nubian-editor@ncsu.edu.…

Aug 18, 2019

The World is Yours

Given its ever-increasing popularity, many students have begun to take college for granted; however, we should all view our college experience as incredibly seminal moments in our lives. Not only does it give us the opportunity to take agency over our futures, but it also gives students the chance to connect with themselves in ways which might otherwise be unavailable. 

Feb 28, 2019

Black Americans Still Have a Dream

The idea of the American Dream has been a long-touted hallmark of living in the United States. It is the idea of starting from nothing and ascending to an idyllic middle-class to upper-class lifestyle by working hard and being motivated. Black Americans, and black millennials, in particular, continue to buy into this optimistic mindset.

Jan 31, 2018

Blackademics: Dr. Elan Hope

Alex Zachman/Staff Photographer Dr. Elan Hope is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Her lab’s primary research focus is at the intersection of education, civic engagement, and early childhood development. Originally From DC, Dr. Hope has made Raleigh her home since 2015.   Kennysha Woods | Staff Writer “I came to NC State because I…

Apr 3, 2014

Revised SAT Helps Black Students Get Into College

Aaliyah Singleton | Staff Writer A new version of the SAT said to create a more accurate depiction of what students know, is scheduled to debut in Spring 2016. The new test will be scored out of 1600 points and will take approximately 45 fewer minutes to complete than the current version. The SAT vocabulary…