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Students and parents looking for financial aid to help pay for college are rejoicing about the release of a new 67-page book entitled, Get That Money, Honey! Top 101+ Scholarships (and Internships) for African Americans a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 at 12:08PM
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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick had been called a “Super Doctor” and named among “America’s Best Physicians” by national publications long before he was unanimously elected Howard U ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 6:53PM
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Please join Allen University as it hosts its 146th Founders’ Day Celebration on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the John Hurst Gymnatorium located at 1517 Pine Street Columbia, S.C. The Reverend E. Robert Thomas will be the keynote speake ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 6:12PM
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Allen University is taking the lead to bring NSBE Jr. to the City of Columbia by bringing together youth, educators and professionals as they explore areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. We welcome elementary, middle and high school ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 3:02PM
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We are excited to announce a partnership between Tech Giant - Symantec and The HBCU mega site - HBCUConnect.com, inviting HBCU alumni and African American professionals on the West Coast (or traveling to the area) to an evening of networking at Symantec's beautiful Headquarters in Mountain View, California Headquarters! Click to find out more. ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 1:41AM
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Alabama State University alumna, local resident, and aspiring actress Curtia Torbert goes from local theatre to national television on Monday (Feb. 1), as she is featured on the national television network TV One and on one of it’s original series.
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Posted Friday, January 29th 2016 at 6:03PM
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Holly Adrienne Hogrobrooks, civil rights pioneer who helped to organize Houston’s first sit-in on March 4, 1960, died January 22 after a lengthy illness. Her efforts helped pave the path to end segregation in Houston. She was 75.
Hogrobrooks, was ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2016 at 2:13PM
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Richard Allen, the founder of the AME Church and it’s first bishop, will be featured as the next issue in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Commemorative Series.
Allen, along with the Reverend Absalom Jones, helped found the Free African So ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2016 at 2:35PM
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BY KRISTEN E. HOLMES, Staff Writer for Philly.com
WHEN JALAAL HAYES of North Philadelphia applied to a doctoral program in applied chemistry, even the admissions staff at Delaware State University did a double take.
Hay ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2016 at 1:56PM
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CEO of Sanderson Farms, Inc. Joe Sanderson, Jr. and his wife Kathy donated $1 million to the Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc. Walter Washington Scholarship Endowment to aid students with their academic needs. The donation is the largest indiv ...
Posted Monday, January 25th 2016 at 6:25PM
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As an AUSL resident teacher, you will have opportunities every day to make a difference in the lives of your students. You will be a trusted adult role model working to empower your students to achieve their dreams. Join a network of committed educators with the same goal: to provide all of Chicago's students with a quality education. ...
Posted Friday, January 22nd 2016 at 2:53PM
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This summer, engage in physics research while earning a $4500 stipend and joining a community of 100+ other undergraduate researchers. The University of Missouri is pleased to host the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Physics: Materials and Modeling. Gain valuable skills and get a taste of future graduate school in physics. ...
Posted Friday, January 22nd 2016 at 2:19PM
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The National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) is the premier organization for African Americans who are interested in public administration, particularly at the local and state level. For more than 30 years, through its annual conference ...
Posted Thursday, January 21st 2016 at 4:47PM
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TWC is excited to announce a new internship opportunity with the Naval Research Laboratory, called the NRL Summer Research Program, for the summer 2016 term. This new program specifically asks for HBCU/MI students – and positions will go fast!
Accepted applicants will be able to: work 40 hours p ...
Posted Wednesday, January 20th 2016 at 4:06PM
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Allen University will host its 11th Annual Richard Allen Awards/UNCF fundraising event to raise critical scholarship dollars for Allen University students. The event will be held Saturday, February 13th at the Columbia Marriott. Doors open at 11:30 a ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2016 at 5:53PM
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Alcorn State University is increasing its university-funded academic scholarships from five to seven, giving more students more opportunities to earn scholarships.
“It’s unfortunate when a lack of money separates students from academic advancement ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2016 at 7:08PM
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With the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, Alcorn is reducing the credit hour requirement for baccalaureate level degrees from 124 to 120.
“The reduction in credit hours aligns with our goal of promoting completion in four years and have no de ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2016 at 7:07PM
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Oakwood University was recently named a "best value university" in the state of Alabama by Best Value Schools. The ranking was created using National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator and PayScale data to identify the schools based on ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2016 at 7:03PM
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The Association of Black Psychologist will hold their 2016 mid-year meeting on Fisk University‘s campus. This year’s three-day conference, which begins on Friday, January 15, 2016, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, will focus on “Liberating Black Minds.” Associati ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2016 at 4:34PM
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While some public relations professionals fear calls from media representatives, Texas Southern University’s Eva Pickens relishes the opportunity to talk to them. Whatever the circumstance, crisis or celebration, Pickens’ attitude is either, “Here ar ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2015 at 4:43PM
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Texas Southern University president Dr. John M. Rudley announced during the university’s Winter Commencement ceremony December 12 that he will step down as president at the conclusion of the 2015-2016 academic year.
During his announcement, Rudle ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2015 at 7:26PM
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Johnson C. Smith University was recently approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for continued accreditation at an advanced degree level. SACSCOC previously approved the University’s application t ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2015 at 6:12PM
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An innovative lawn irrigation system that wirelessly tracks weather forecasts and soil moisture to water only when needed has earned Clark Atlanta University top honors in Ford Motor Company's Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Challenge.
The telepathic conservation system creat ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2015 at 5:43PM
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Watch Alcorn State University take on North Carolina A&T State University in the inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, in conjunction with ESPN and 100 Black Men of Atlanta. Join us on Saturday, December 19th as these these MEAC and SWAC football champion powerhouses collide in Atlanta’s Ge ...
Posted Friday, December 11th 2015 at 6:27PM
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