Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announced that five education bills were marked up by the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week. One of the bills was introduced by Congresswoman Adams; the HBCU Capital Financing Act (H.R. 5530) w ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2016 at 7:45PM
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Allen University has been awarded funding from the R.E.A.C.H.E.S organization to receive equipment for the Yellow Jacket wrestling program. Allen University started its first club wrestling program in the spring of 2014 with 30 student athletes and h ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2016 at 3:04PM
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Oakwood University is excited to announce its Fall 2016 Registration Incentives!
All new and returning students (full time, traditional program only) who register and financially clear by Thursday, July 28 by 5:00 p.m. (CST) will have the opportu ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 7:20PM
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Courtesy of FastCompany.com
By: Lydia Dishman
Analysis of census data ranks the best cities for underrepresented minorities working in tech.
"If the American economy was the Titanic and the iceberg that sank the Titanic was the financial cris ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 4:53PM
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Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin Lane and Lone Star College Chancellor Dr. Stephen Head met June 29 to sign an articulation agreement between the two institutions. The plan will facilitate transfers, recruitment, and admission and advis ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 2:03PM
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By Eric Hartley
The Virginian-Pilot
NORFOLK
Philpotts Road was once a narrow, often-flooded country lane.
Today, it’s a modern city street, thanks to neighborhood efforts led by Walter Green, a civil rights activist and community leader wh ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 11:24AM
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SMASH Academy is building new generations of scientists and engineers
Morehouse College has become the first historically black campus to join an elite West Coast-based science and math training program whose main mission is to identify and train ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 11:16AM
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Ruth Reader
In a bid to develop a pool of more diverse job candidates, Google is cutting out the pipeline and going right to the source.
Tomorrow, Black Girls Code will celebrate the opening of a new office inside Google’s New York City buildin ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 4:30PM
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Come join in experiencing the spirit of Africa on this 2 week tour of the countries in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana!
From cosmopolitan Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa to the wildlife-rich Chobe National Park in Botswana, to majestic Victoria Falls in ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 1:50PM
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The Mickey Leland Center for Environment, Justice and Sustainability in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University was awarded funding by Houston Endowment to support the planning and development of a Commu ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 1:39PM
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By Molly Kimball | NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
There's a reason that summer is the season for watermelon: not only does it taste its best during the summer, reaching its peak flavor during the warm months, watermelon also has the high ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 11:18AM
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By John Lincoln
Co-founder and CEO, Ignite Visibility„J@johnelincoln
On Monday, social media giant LinkedIn announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. The deal, still pending regulatory review, is expected to c ...
Posted Monday, June 27th 2016 at 11:14AM
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Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe who stars in the new $200 million dollar blockbuster film "Independence Day: Resurgence" as "Agent Travis Matthews" chats with media correspondent and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant about Hollywo ...
Posted Saturday, June 25th 2016 at 4:00AM
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Members of the family of Anna Knight have various roles in the upcoming film, "Free State of Jones," starring Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey.
The movie is inspired by the life of Newton Knight, a poor, defiant farmer from Mississippi, wh ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 3:15PM
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Oakwood University has been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. The SARA agreement allows st ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 3:12PM
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By Helen Branswell @HelenBranswell and Rick Berke @rickberke
June 17, 2016
Bill Gates became one of the richest men in history after cofounding Microsoft. His impact on the world of personal computing cannot be overstated.
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Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 2:50PM
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By Karen M. Kroll
Kendra Austin is director of supplier diversity with pharmacy benefit management services provider Express Scripts, St. Louis, Mo. She has held this position since November 2014.
Responsibilities: Creating a supplier diversity program, defining the business case for it, and d ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 2:28PM
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(NCAA) – Norfolk State University failed to monitor its eligibility certification process, which resulted in improper certifications for student-athletes, according to a decision issued by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. The university i ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 12:45PM
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After two seasons at the helm, Nadine Domond has resigned as head coach of the Grambling State women’s basketball team.
Grambling State interim athletics director Obadiah Simmons confirmed the move in an email sent to HBCU Sports Wednesday.
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Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 12:42PM
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions have been some of the most important institutions in building the nation’s middle class. What is working – and what isn’t – at HBCUs and MSIs?
Marybeth Gasman
Professo ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 11:48AM
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"The Voice of Alabama State University,” WVAS (a National Public Radio station) continues to receive acclaim for excellence in news broadcasting.
Five journalists with the radio station each received awards from the Associated Press (AP), and four ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 2:29PM
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Acclaimed Hollywood & Broadway Artists at ASU's Summer Arts Camp
with Dean Tommie Stewart!
The acclaimed artists below (of Hollywood and Broadway fame) will be on the ASU campus this week assisting their mentor, Dean Tommie 'Tonea' Stewart (dean ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 2:16PM
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The Texas Southern University/Verizon Innovative Learning for Minority Males summer program has completed week two of the four-week initiative, which began on June 6. Camp participants were awarded certificates in a special ceremony on June 17 at the ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 2:05PM
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The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus Internship Program was created to establish a pipeline of talented HBCU students to Capitol Hill. A recent study commissioned by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Stu ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 2:01PM
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