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The purpose of the introductory program is to build confidence and digital interest in young females to close the gender gap in digital technology. At the end of the 4-day program, participants will be able to code and use Apple digital tools to design.

What does freedom really mean in a country that will do anything to ensure that some never experience it? What does freedom really mean in a country that does everything in its power to deny this most basic and fundamental right? It is these questions that African people have been asking since they first stepped foot...

Story matters! Yet this reflective treatise does not intend to regurgitate the full histories that shroud the shoulders of Juneteenth. In the metaphoric language of Delores S. Williams, this synoptic musing is an echo from the wilderness and the ancestral voices of the Faith that attested “if it had not been for the Lord on our side….” Faith in the God of liberation paved the crooked road of our collective survival—pre, during, and post American enslavement of Black bodies from Africa.

RALEIGH, N.C. – In May 2022, two Shaw University students received recognition by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) as 2022 HBCU Scholars.

Shaw University is the First HBCU in the Nation to Achieve Gold Standard Employer Status.

On Thursday, May 26, 2022, Shaw University concluded its third annual ‘Day of Giving’ campaign by exceeding its $500,000 goal – raising $1,066,867 – a 535% increase over last year’s total of $168,001.

Shaw University Students Land Spots with NC Governor’s HBCU Internship Program & The DHHS HBCU/MSI Internship Program and more!

Built in 1883, the building previously served as the location of the Leonard Medical School; it now serves as the home of the Shaw University School of Divinity and the Center for Racial and Social Justice.