Ralph Jones Jr., a brilliant 16-year-old who had his pick of colleges and chose Florida A&M University, chatted with The Root about why he went with a historically black school over an Ivy League, and the negative attention he's getting for his decis ...
Posted Wednesday, October 13th 2010 at 4:02PM
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During the same week of the Miami premiere of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," original "Dreamgirl" Sheryl Lee Ralph will receive this year's Community Leadership Award during "A Night to Remember," Florida Memorial University's Fourth Annual Presi ...
Posted Wednesday, October 13th 2010 at 2:56PM
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Sean of McGraw-Hill talks about his experience as an African American and working at McGraw-Hill. McGraw-Hill has open positions and are waiting for HBCUConnect members to submit their resumes. ...
Posted Monday, October 11th 2010 at 5:48PM
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Diedre of McGraw-Hill talks about her experience as an African American and working mother at McGraw-Hill. McGraw-Hill has open positions and are waiting for HBCUConnect members to submit their resumes. ...
Posted Monday, October 11th 2010 at 5:45PM
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Program to Provide Scholarships Totaling More Than $350,000 in Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., today announced the launch of ...
Posted Wednesday, October 6th 2010 at 1:57PM
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If you are invited into someone's home, free to pretty much roam about and entertain yourself at your leisure ... and then turn around and insult the owner of the house ... how long do you expect to stay in the house?
I'm just saying ... ...
Posted Tuesday, October 5th 2010 at 4:16PM
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The highly-recognized applied computer science doctoral program at Bowie State University (BSU) has been awarded a $753,000 grant, by the United States Department of Education. The five-year grant, a result of the Historically Black Graduate Institut ...
Posted Monday, October 4th 2010 at 2:35PM
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Writing an opinion published in the September 28, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Jason L. Riley titled his commentary “Black Colleges Need a New Mission: Once an essential response to racism, they are now academically inferior.” To counter Mr ...
Posted Friday, October 1st 2010 at 2:31PM
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Bowie State University was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Education in renewed funding for its TRIO/Student Support Services program.
The purpose of the Student Support Services Program (SSS) is to provide academic and other s ...
Posted Friday, October 1st 2010 at 2:05PM
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Bowie State University (BSU) has named Amanda R. Warfield as the institution’s new assistant director of public relations. Warfield, formerly a public relations specialist for Harford County Public Schools in Bel Air, Md., took over the position on S ...
Posted Wednesday, September 29th 2010 at 3:53PM
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Rust College assistant history professor Dr. Marco Robinson has been selected for the 2010-2011 Mississippi Humanities Council "Faculty of the Year" Award. As part of the distinguished honor, he will make a presentation entitled, "By Their Fruits Ye ...
Posted Wednesday, September 29th 2010 at 3:30PM
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The rankings below are taken from the 2010 Washington Monthly national rankings. Check the lists to see where your school is listed.
Top 100 National Universities in America
14. South Carolina State University
28. Tennessee State University
45. ...
Posted Tuesday, September 28th 2010 at 11:51PM
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Homecoming season is upon us. Time to root for your alma mater, no matter how bad they are. Time to be reacquainted with old friends and classmates. Time to celebrate being a part of the HBCU experience. IT'S HOMECOMING TIME! In this episode, we talk about the upcoming HBCU homecoming schedule as well as the significance of having and attending your school's (or a school's) homecoming.
Feel free to call into the show and share with us your favorite homecoming memory. Our call in number ...
Posted Tuesday, September 28th 2010 at 10:39PM
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Posted Friday, September 17th 2010 at 6:28PM
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Music industry legend Stevie Wonder, R&B favorites Anita Baker, Bettye Lavette, Ginuwine, El Debarge and Angie Stone, and fast-rising stars Fantasia, Ledisi, Melanie Fiona and Anthony Hamilton will lead an all-star tribute to Chaka Khan when UNCF An ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2010 at 2:14PM
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Thousands of Bowie State University fans are expected to turn out for the university's annual homecoming week, October 10-17, 2010. The homecoming festivities will include an entertaining coronation, a rousing golf tournament, a thrilling parade, an exciting fashion show, and a spine-tingling football competition against Lincoln University.
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Posted Thursday, September 2nd 2010 at 6:15PM
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SHOW AIR DATE: Friday, August 12th, 2010:
On this week's show, we provide insight, tips, and advice to incoming freshmen attending college. Already having been through the process, we will talk from preparing to go to college, what to expect when you get there, and what you need to do to stay in college and set yourself up for the following year.
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Posted Wednesday, August 11th 2010 at 8:40PM
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Just FYI (According to Akamai Technologies)
1. Alaska
2. New Jersey
3. Washington, DC
4. Georgia
5. Washington
6. Missouri
7. Illinois
8. Iowa
9. Texas
10. Ohio ...
Posted Friday, August 6th 2010 at 3:42PM
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Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo, MSN ... you name it. If it is a social media site, you can be fired for comments you post.
There have been a number of cases where an employee’s misuse of social media has lead to their dismissal. However, it appears tha ...
Posted Friday, August 6th 2010 at 3:19PM
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Stacy Danley was certainly aware of Alabama State's revolving door in the athletic department.
The university has had six different athletic directors since Rob Spivery left in 2002, seven if you want to count executive vice president John Knight ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 2:09PM
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Norfolk State wide receiver P.J. Hayden, the second leading receiver on last year's team, will redshirt this season after being ruled academically ineligible.
His loss means Norfolk State will be trying to replace more than two-thirds of its recei ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 2:06PM
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Philander Smith College, a historical black college located in Little Rock, Arkansas, is partnering with African filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bekolo through the University of Arkansas based Clinton School of Public Service starting next spring. Bekolo will ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:59PM
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Langston University President Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert was recognized Saturday in Kingstree as the first African-American female college president in the State of Oklahoma.
Haysbert, who was named Langston’s 15th president in 2005, returned to Kingst ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:54PM
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A longtime trustee at South Carolina's largest historically black college says the school's board should be replaced.
Maurice Washington told The State of Columbia for a story Sunday that three years of conflict with presidents, accreditation trou ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:50PM
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The Harris-Stowe State University Players present Before the Lights Go Out, an original piece written by HSSU Humanities Instructor Gregory Carr, on Friday, August 27, starring Emmy-winning storyteller Bobby Norfolk.
Before the Lights Go Out focuses on baseball legends and Hall of Famers outfielder James “Cool Papa” Bell and pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige, as well as the Negro Baseball Leagues. “I hope the audience gets a sense of history, a sense of pride and a sense of far we’ve come, b ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:38PM
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