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100 People to Meet in 2026: Showstoppers
From Arthur Ashe and Tiki Barber to Edgar Allan Poe and Missy Elliott, Virginia has cultivated athletics and the arts, a rich tradition that these leaders continue to promote.
Norfolk State receives record $50M gift from MacKenzie Scott
Norfolk State University announced Thursday that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $50 million to the university.
What to watch for in the Virginia governor’s race debate between Spanberger and Earle-Sears
Virginia governor hopefuls Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears debate at Norfolk State in a key bellwether election.
Norfolk casino developer pledges $1M to NSU
Boyd Gaming, the company behind the $750 million Norfolk casino, pledged $1 million to Norfolk State University to support its business school’s tourism and hospitality management program.
Norfolk State breaks ground on $118M science building
Norfolk State University on Friday broke ground on a $118 million science building. The new 131,376-square-foot facility, which is being built on the northwest side of the HBCU’s main campus, will replace the Roy A. Woods Science Building. Once complete, it will house teaching and research labs, classrooms, a planetarium, a greenhouse and student-centered collaboration […]
Norfolk State raises profile with STEM investments
At Norfolk State University, President Javaune Adams-Gaston sees the school’s profile rising as surely as the new $118 million science building expected to open in fall 2027. The four-story, 131,000-square-foot facility will replace one of the school’s oldest buildings, and it heralds a big STEM push at the school that includes new master’s degree programs […]
Three Va. universities have ‘some viability risks,’ report says
State researchers found Radford University, Virginia State University and the University of Mary Washington had “some viability risks,” according to a report released Monday, but none are in immediate danger of closing. The good news from the report conducted by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, which conducts program evaluation, policy analysis and oversight of […]
SCHEV approves ODU/NSU Joint School of Public Health
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has approved the Joint School of Public Health (JSPH), offered by Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University, the schools announced on Thursday. Council members approved the school at a Sept. 17 meeting, according to a SHEV spokesperson. “We have a real opportunity to create and […]
Norfolk strip mall near NSU sells for $2M
University Shoppes, an 8,800-square-foot retail strip center in Norfolk, sold for $2 million, according to a news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. An entity registered as University Shoppes LLC sold 1500 E. Brambleton Shoppes, which is located near Norfolk State University, to an entity registered as 1500 East Brambleton Shoppes LLC. The shopping center has […]
Teamwork makes dreams work
Talk with researchers a few minutes, and they’ll explain how many stages it takes for an idea to become a medical treatment, and for the treatment method to be tested, approved and brought to market. In many cases, it can take several years. Founded in June 2020, the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium is a […]
Education 2023: JAVAUNE ADAMS-GASTON
Rising in prominence since Adams-Gaston became its leader in 2019, Norfolk State now ranks regularly in the top 20 historically Black colleges and universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. In 2021, Norfolk State received its largest single-donor gift, $40 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The […]
NSU receives $1M donation for chair endowment
Retired Dominion Enterprises Inc. President and CEO Conrad M. Hall has donated $1 million to Norfolk State University, the university announced Friday. The gift from Hall, who serves on NSU’s board of visitors, will support the creation of an endowed chair, the Conrad M. Hall Endowed Chair in Constitutional and U.S. History, in NSU’s Department […]
