Alcorn 2014-2015 graduation success rate top in Southwestern Athletic Conference Lorman, MS (November 10, 2015) – According to the NCAA official federal graduation rate data released Wednesday, Nov. 4, Alcorn State University Athletics leads the Sout ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2015 at 5:47PM
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We need volunteers: accountants, financial services professionals, HBCU students, faculty, HBCU staff, and anyone who would like to offer their pro bono or volunteer services. Help your favorite HBCU win a $20,000 award and give good community service. Click here for more details ... ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2015 at 7:25PM
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We have a well known reporter looking to write a story about how folks in their 50s find new jobs. He is looking for the 50 and up crowd to connect with him for a brief interview, to create a mini-profile, and grab tips on how you managed to find new ...
Posted Thursday, November 5th 2015 at 2:29PM
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Texas Southern University took a major step to unify national, state and local law enforcement agencies to help secure and protect its campus. The TSU police department hosted a round table discussion to look at procedures, personnel and protocol wh ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2015 at 1:20PM
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What do you do if you’re a successful African American female engineer spending your nights and weekends worrying about the state of public education? Especially when the children in your neighborhood, already struggling with poverty, violence and racial discrimination, aren’t getting the education ...
Posted Thursday, October 15th 2015 at 1:41PM
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Texas Southern University has taken several steps to strengthen on campus security beginning with an 11 p.m. curfew in all student housing and 24 hours, seven days a week around the clock security.
A letter to all university students and constitue ...
Posted Monday, October 12th 2015 at 5:46PM
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Join 19 top graduate schools in international affairs and public policy for a virtual recruitment fair on October 21.
Members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) will be online to answer your questions about:
- application requirements,
- curricula and joint degrees,
- financial aid, and
- career opportunities.
Go beyond ...
Posted Tuesday, October 6th 2015 at 4:41PM
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund - S.M.A.R.T. Scholarship For Service Program
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completi ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 6:38PM
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Earl Francis Lloyd (1928-2015) was the first African American to play in the NBA for the Washington Capitols in 1950. Subsequently, he was also the first African American to both win an NBA Championship (1 ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2015 at 5:35PM
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By Alexander Nazaryan 8/18/15 at 4:37 AM
Coutesy of NewsWeek - http://www.newsweek.com/black-colleges-matter-363667
Medgar Evers College, an overwhelmingly black branch of the City University of New York, sits atop a hill in central Brooklyn. ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2015 at 6:08PM
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Jelisa Barringer is the 47th National Miss Black America Titleholder. She Joined the Ranks of Oprah Winfrey, Toni Braxton, Bernadette Stanis, Alexandra Morton and more.
Jelisa is a 25 year old native of Columbus, OH crowned Miss Black America 2015-1 ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2015 at 5:25PM
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Coutesy of The Huffington Post
As Posted ByJarrett L. Carter, HBCUDigest.com
Hillary Clinton today became the latest democratic presidential hopeful to call for increased higher education access through loan or tuition-free governmental fun ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2015 at 6:28PM
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By Carmen Jones
Courtesy of XOJane.com
One day I woke up, and Twitter had exploded. A young Black woman had gotten everyone into a tizzy. “A 4.0 at an HBCU is not equivalent to a 4.0 at a PWI,” she tweeted. It really got me thinking. Is ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2015 at 6:23PM
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Allen University has opened its doors to the new Mother Mary Ann Norris Honors Program Center.
Angel Risher is the current Miss Allen University. She and the other honors students in her class will be the first to graduate in the honors program ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2015 at 5:57PM
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NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute®(EI), is a “must attend” day long series of business development workshops and breakthrough training sessions. The EI attracts new entrepreneurs, current business owners and small business professionals seeking the knowledge and tools of success. EI provides professional development via workshops, panels, discussions, networking opportunities and ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2015 at 5:56PM
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Chicago, IL and Houston, TX - In its search for proven and flexible instructional programs to serve its mission of, “empowering students, parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders in an effort to develop independent learners&rdquo ...
Posted Friday, July 24th 2015 at 3:10PM
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Breaking color barriers is par for the course for African Americans. Lee Elders did exactly that 40 years ago by making history for becoming the first African American to attend the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia in 1975. In a star studded ce ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2015 at 4:58PM
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The Second Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit will be held on Friday, September 25th and Saturday, September 26th, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the only national conference in the country created especially for HBCU students and graduates inter ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2015 at 6:14PM
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Tomorrow, July 17th, Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D (NC-12) will host a Twitter chat about HBCUs. This week, 19 HBCU Presidents and Chancellors were on Capitol Hill to celebrate 1890 Land Grant institutions. Congresswoman Adams wants to keep the cele ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2015 at 5:26PM
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Allen University has created a scholarship fund to honor three alumni who lost their lives in the historic Mother Emanuel - African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church massacre on June 17, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Allen Universit ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2015 at 5:31PM
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Posted Friday, July 3rd 2015 at 7:02PM
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Contributor: Tanisha LaVerne Grant
Malcolm Lee, Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Oyelowo are among 322 artist who have been invited to join the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Tanisha LaVerne Grant Entertainment correspondent ...
Posted Friday, July 3rd 2015 at 3:48PM
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Black Americans made strides in the job market in June, with their unemployment rate reaching its lowest level in seven years.
The black unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent, the best showing since a 9.4 percent reading in June 2008.
Despite the i ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2015 at 3:47PM
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A fervent dream became reality today for ballerina Misty Copeland as she became the first black female principal dancer in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre.
It is one of the highest honors for a performer.
"I'm just so honored, so ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2015 at 6:54PM
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