Former Grambling State Standout and Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed Passes Away

  March 21, 2023 – GRAMBLING, La. – Grambling State University was saddened to learn of the passing of Willis Reed, a former Grambling State basketball star, Naismith Memorial Basketball

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Former baseball coach Wilbert Ellis celebrated for jersey retirement

March 16, 2023 – Choudrant, La. – Former Grambling State baseball coach and Baseball Coaches of America Hall of Famer Wilbert Ellis was celebrated with a reception held in his

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Cronkite School partners with Grambling State University to research emergency management resources at HBCUs

The Cronkite School, in partnership with the Department of Mass Communication at Grambling State University, are recipients of a FEMA grant to assess emergency management resources and needs at the

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Black History Month Convocation speaker encourages students to win in life

Keynote speaker Jerry Baldwin, pastor of New Living Word Ministries in Ruston, Louisiana, urged Grambling State University students to “wake up” as he highlighted GSU’s Black History Month Convocation Thursday

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Grambling State receives $2.2M grant to boost broadband services

Grambling, La. – February 13, 2023 – A $2.2 grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will help more than 1,000 Grambling State University students receive improved on-campus

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AT&T to serve as presenting partner of NBA HBCU Classic for Second Year

NBA and AT&T to Donate $200,000 to Grambling State and Southern University NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2023 – AT&T will be the presenting partner of the NBA HBCU Classic for

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VAPA to present “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” with a contemporary twist using all female cast

Grambling, La. – February 2, 2023 – The Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) at Grambling State University (GSU) is putting a new twist on a play that first

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Reflections on the 35th Anniversary of Doug Williams’ Culture-Shifting 1988 Super Bowl Victory

January 31, 1988 was a defining moment in sports history and in American culture. Today marks 35 years since Doug Williams became the first Black NFL quarterback to start in

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Grambling State School of Nursing to host forum January 31 for prospective healthcare professionals

Grambling, La. – January 30, 2023 – It’s a profession that has always been important and in demand. Nursing has become even more crucial and needed than ever before in

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Grambling State among recipients of $75K Ascend grant to support student parents

Grambling, La. – January 25, 2023 – Grambling State University is one of eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to join Ascend at

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