HBCU CONNECT (www.hbcuconnect.com), the trusted source for community engagement and lifestyle information for the alumni of America's Historically Black Colleges & Universities, recently announced a new partnership with innovative pharmaceutical company Merck (www.merck.com). ...
Posted Thursday, October 2nd 2014 at 5:20AM
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TEXAS SOUTHERN OFFERS CIVIL, COMPUTER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
In a bold move to solidify Texas Southern University as a leader and top producer of graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), the College of Science and T ...
Posted Tuesday, September 30th 2014 at 7:23PM
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Ja'Tez Gardner, a Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MMIS) graduate student, will attend a scholarship luncheon hosted by the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation on Wednesday, November 5 where he will be awarded a $10,000 scholar ...
Posted Monday, September 29th 2014 at 2:14PM
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For the fifth time in six years, Texas Southern University has been designated a Military Friendly School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds. Now in its sixth year, the Military Friendly Schools d ...
Posted Monday, September 29th 2014 at 1:58PM
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Grambling State University will unveil a newly commissioned mural honoring legendary Grambling football coach Eddie G. Robinson, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 football, at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
The ceremony ...
Posted Friday, September 26th 2014 at 7:01PM
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TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
The University of Colorado-Boulder is looking for individuals with a specialization or expertise in integrative physiology for a tenure track position at the level of assistant professor.
Start Date: August 17, 201 ...
Posted Thursday, September 25th 2014 at 6:35PM
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Dr. Rudolph E. Waters Sr., interim president (1994-1995) at Alcorn State University, died Sunday at River Region Health Systems in Vicksburg at the age of 82 after an extended illness.
Waters served Alcorn for more than 48 years. He jo ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2014 at 1:50PM
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The National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) brings the
2014 National Conference to Philadelphia, PA
The National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) invites you to join your human resource colleagues and friends at the 2014 NAAAHR National c ...
Posted Monday, September 15th 2014 at 5:23PM
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The College Hour Episode 01 at The SWAC Basketball Championship. Interviewing how to get Top Tier Black Athletes to attend HBCUs. ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2014 at 3:36AM
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Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry came to Texas Southern University to speak with student leaders about the importance of registering and voting in the upcoming November elections.
“In order for elections to be successful everyone has to vot ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 6:34PM
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Although Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been shaking up higher education since 2012 by offering free courses to students anywhere in the world, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been notably absent from MOOC platform ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 6:24PM
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How does your HBCU rank against the other top HBCUs in the country? Check out this recent ranking on HBCUConnect.com! ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 3:17PM
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Yesterday, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) released the 2015 Best Colleges Rankings for the 30th consecutive year. Oakwood University was number 33 on the list.
The annual peer survey is conducted in the spring, where administrators at HBCUs (i ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 2:51PM
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Thirteen years ago, militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. On that day - September 11, 2001 - which has come to be known as "9/11" - two of the four airplanes ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 2:49PM
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Dozens of volunteers and alumni spent Thursday at Knoxville College to give the struggling school a helping hand.
Help came with huge handout of $50,000 worth of renovations from Home Depot. The national hardware chain named Knoxville College the ...
Posted Monday, September 8th 2014 at 5:16PM
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Southern University students got a rallying cry from civil rights activist, the Rev. Al Sharpton, encouraging them to speak out against injustice and to become a strong voting block for change.
Sharpton, who was joined by legal counsel for a New I ...
Posted Friday, September 5th 2014 at 2:42PM
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Alcorn State University President Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. named Derek Horne as the University’s new intercollegiate athletic director during a news conference Friday, August 8, at the Vicksburg Expansion Center.
Horne previously served as director ...
Posted Thursday, September 4th 2014 at 7:01PM
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced a CAREER award of $430,000 over five years to Texas Southern University in support of Dr. Miao Pan, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science (CS) at the College of Science a ...
Posted Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 at 5:54PM
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Years ago when defensive coordinator at the University of Memphis, Jay Hopson came calling on the offensive coordinator at Mt. Olive High School, Fred McNair, for recruits, neither had an inkling of their future destiny at Alcorn.
Hopson, when hir ...
Posted Tuesday, August 26th 2014 at 3:22PM
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The Bennett College Board of Trustees is hosting a Naming Ceremony for the Pfeiffer Heating Plant that houses the Journalism and Media Studies Program. The Julianne Malveaux Journalism and Media Studies Building will be unveiled following the College ...
Posted Friday, August 22nd 2014 at 7:19PM
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Men's gymnastic may be added to hbcu sport by this year, Meac & SWAC will added gymnastic program on it. Fans must vote by11:55AM,poll will end at 12:10PM. The first 100 people will get ticket to the 2014 black college basketball classic, so you need ...
Posted Wednesday, August 20th 2014 at 10:59AM
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This Summer, Grambling State University senior De’Shon Swafford accepted an invitation from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama to participate in the Robotics Academy. The academy selects high achieving students in all types of a ...
Posted Monday, August 11th 2014 at 7:00PM
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Dr. Loretta Walton-Jaggers, a seasoned educator at Grambling State University was recently named Louisiana Reading Association’s Educator of the Year. Dr. Jaggers is a professor of Education Curriculum and Instruction and is the founder and coordinat ...
Posted Thursday, August 7th 2014 at 5:09PM
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Courtesy of TSPN Sports
Three HBCU products — Michael Strahan (Texas Southern), Claude Humphrey (Tennessee State) and Aeneas Williams (Southern) — were officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night.
Their paths to the NFL ...
Posted Tuesday, August 5th 2014 at 2:43PM
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During the Grand TimkenSteel Parade, a tradition for the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend, there were huge inflatable balloons, classic cars, walking units, football legends and bands as far as the eyes could see – then almost an hour into the popul ...
Posted Tuesday, August 5th 2014 at 2:25PM
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