Diverse: Issues in Higher Education October 19, 2022 Bowie State University will receive $500,000 from The Blackstone Charitable Foundation to expand access to the student entrepreneurial skill-building program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to underrepresented groups. The money is part of Blackstone's $2 million commitment to four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The program will give students at Bowie State, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T University, and North Carolina Central University resources and opportunities to support entrepreneurial pursuits. "This is a fantastic opportunity for students at Bowie State," said Johnetta Hardy, executive director of Bowie State's Entrepreneurship Innovation Center. "Blackstone LaunchPad's campus-based entrepreneurship program, designed to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career path, perfectly aligns with Bowie State University's institution-wide commitment to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset no matter what academic program they pursue. Our new Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community already creates a real-world innovation hub that provides resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and encourages creative collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking. " LaTasha Denard Executive Assistant HBCU Library Alliance (678) 210-5801 ext. 102 http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> ldenard@hbculibraries.org<mailto:ldenard@hbculibraries.org> "Transforming for Tomorrow while Preserving the Past." Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 ext. 101 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/