NCCU Makes History: Nation’s First AI Institute Building at an HBCU Officially Opens
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Posted By: HBCU CONNECT on August 10, 2026 Check out this video from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina! What a historic day for North Carolina Central University! Today, NCCU celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new home of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER), the nation’s first AI institute building at an HBCU. This milestone reflects the vision and leadership of IAIER founding director Dr. Siobahn Day Grady, whose work continues to advance NCCU’s growing presence in artificial intelligence education, research and innovation. Special thanks to our Founding Partners, Google and the U.S. Department of Education, and our Innovation Partners: Cisco, Lenovo, IBM, FICO, OpenAI, Deloitte, Dell Technologies, CDW, AWS, Superhuman, Anthropic, Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, Leidos, McGraw Hill, Museum of Life + Science, UR2PhD, KR Scholars and Quality Matters. Read more about this historic milestone: https://www.nccu.edu/news/nccu-opens-natio... AI is for everyone, and today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter at NCCU. #WeAreNCCU #IAIER #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #AIIsForEveryone #EaglePrideAmplified If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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