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.
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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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Are you a military veteran (post 9/11), college graduate, or a person thinking about changing careers? How would you feel about pursuing opportunities in media sales? What is media sales, you ask? We are talking about radio, television, cable, print, digital, and interactive sales – you know … media ...
Posted Friday, December 11th 2015 at 6:21PM
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Oakwood University has announced two new scholarship programs to support students who receive church subsidy and those who have attended Oakwood in the past and are still in need of completing their degree.
The two new scholarship programs, the ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2015 at 2:16PM
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More than 1,000 ministers, Bible instructors, conference leaders, and lay members were in Huntsville earlier this week, for the 2015 Pastoral Evangelism and Leadership Council (PELC), December 6-9, at the Oakwood University Church.
"This yearly ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2015 at 2:05PM
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant to bring together three mission-driven, visionary universities focused on improving undergraduate completion rates and advancing the quality of life for neighboring schools and communities.
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Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2015 at 7:30PM
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New Jerseyans plan to maintain a strong state presence on HBCU campuses
Howard University’s New Jersey Club announced its plan today to send more than 47 students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to high schools across the ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2015 at 6:02PM
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Johnson C. Smith University’s College of Arts and Letters is establishing an American Center for Culture and Race at Guangdong Baiyun University in Guangzhou, China. The center, which is funded by a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State, i ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2015 at 5:31PM
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Johnson C. Smith University announced that Carolina Panthers owner/founder Jerry Richardson has made a $250,000 donation to the President’s Gap scholarship fund.
“When it comes to paying college tuition many families are left distressed, or have ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2015 at 5:08PM
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HSRN's Mark Gray talks with Alcorn State Coach Jay Hopson following their 2nd SWAC Championship Game victory over Grambling State in Houston, TX ...
Posted Monday, December 7th 2015 at 1:38PM
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Johnson C. Smith University is launching a series of public events in the Northwest Corridor (Beatties Ford Road) as a way to encourage a “sense of place,” according to President Ronald L. Carter, which will promote a close-knit sense of community. T ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2015 at 5:45PM
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Allen University will kick off the holiday season during our 3rd Annual Honors Program – Holiday Breeze Scholarship Fundraising Event. This scholarship fundraising event will be an evening of fun, music and great food as we celebrate and support the ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2015 at 2:46PM
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In May, Oakwood University won a Tier 1 grant of $50,000 in The Home Depot's Retool Your School competition. Representatives of the competition toured Oakwood's campus today, December 2, as well as to help install exercise equipment purchased from th ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 at 7:00PM
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By Liz Ryan, Forbes | November 22, 2015
Everyone who interviews job-seekers for a living has stories about crazy things that job-seekers have done on job interviews. I have dozens of stories — too many of them to recall.
It’s fun to tell stori ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 at 6:55PM
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Mark Gray and Ron Mitchell recap Grambling's 34 - 23 win over Southern following their HSRN Broaodcast of the 42nd Bayou Classic from the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2015 at 1:56PM
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With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, there are a number of students who will be staying on campus during the holiday break. Because of this, the Division of Student Services has arranged for a Thanksgiving feast in the Student Dining Hall on Th ...
Posted Tuesday, November 24th 2015 at 2:05PM
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The Department of Human Services and Consumer Sciences held their 12th annual Childhood Obesity Conference November 18 in the Cecilia Scott Lane Building on campus. This year’s theme was the “The Role of Added Sugars in Obesity and Diabetes Among Chi ...
Posted Tuesday, November 24th 2015 at 1:14PM
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The 20/20 Leaders of America (20/20 Club) will partner with BET Networks on the 2015 Presidential Justice Forum on November 21, 2015 at Allen University in Columbia, SC. BET News correspondent Jeff Johnson will host the forum at which top 2016 presi ...
Posted Friday, November 20th 2015 at 2:40PM
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The Texas Southern University College of Education is listed among some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation after receiving an accreditation from the largest accrediting body in the country.
The Council for the Accredit ...
Posted Thursday, November 19th 2015 at 2:04PM
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