Jayla Woods, a recent graduate of Whitehaven High School in Memphis with nearly $9 million in scholarship offers to attend college, has decided to bring her talent to Tennessee State University.
Woods, who has a weighted 4.2 grade point average and has been courted by more than 160 colleges, will ...
Posted Wednesday, May 16th 2018 at 10:18AM
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HBCU Members: How well do you know flag etiquette? Follow this guide from Nationwide to ensure you’re accurately displaying the American flag.
The cardinal rule about displaying the American flag is to do it respectfully.
In 1924, a committee of Army and Navy representatives met with other nat ...
Posted Tuesday, May 15th 2018 at 7:48PM
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School of Architecture and Planning professor Pavlina Ilieva partnered with architect Kuo Pao Lian of PI.KL Studio to participate in the 2018 Light City festival. Together, the pair, in collaboration with Post Typography and Figure 53 along with part ...
Posted Tuesday, May 15th 2018 at 11:25AM
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania celebrated its 163rd Commencement on Saturday, May 12, and welcomed a total of 236 graduates (including master’s candidates) to the network of alumni that represent the nation’s first Historically Black College ...
Posted Monday, May 14th 2018 at 8:13PM
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Darrell Hudson to serve as the new BOT chairman & Brenda Brown Hunter is the new BOT vice chairwoman
The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has a new chairman and vice chairwoman. On Friday (May 11) Darrell Hudson was elected by a vote of ...
Posted Monday, May 14th 2018 at 2:32PM
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Central State University, one of Ohio’s 14 institutions of higher education, is working collaboratively with public and private sectors to provide quality educational opportunities that support workforce development. “Higher education degree att ...
Posted Monday, May 14th 2018 at 12:22PM
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Actress Taraji P. Henson enjoyed a beautiful Mother's Day which ended with a proposal from her handsome 34 year old NFL beau Kelvin Hayden. The two have been dating for two years. Henson whose career became mainstream with her 2009 Best Supporting ...
Posted Monday, May 14th 2018 at 11:44AM
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Bowie State University is ready to launch a newly installed solar panel system, supporting the university’s goal to reduce its carbon footprint. President Aminta H. Breaux and officials from WGL Energy will join other dignitaries to ceremoniously f ...
Posted Friday, May 11th 2018 at 5:01PM
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New York, NY (May 11, 2018) -- "Queen Sugar" has been announced as participant at Vulture Festival, a weekend of high-profile events bringing the entertainment site to life, celebrating the best of today's television, comedy, film, podcasts, and m ...
Posted Friday, May 11th 2018 at 2:21PM
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The Last Defense explores and exposes flaws in the American justice system through emotional, in-depth examinations of death row cases told over multiple episodes. In the case of a star college athlete convicted of shooting a father of two at point ...
Posted Friday, May 11th 2018 at 12:53PM
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According to College Consensus’ first ever ranking of Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Alcorn State University is the leading HBCU in the nation in student satisfaction.
After a deeper dive into the data, it was revealed ...
Posted Thursday, May 10th 2018 at 3:29PM
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KIPP DC Lead Academy is a non-profit, independently owned, tuition-free charter public school that is open to all students, including those with disabilities. It runs with more flexibility than traditional public schools in exchange for increased acc ...
Posted Tuesday, May 8th 2018 at 10:13PM
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Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League since 2003, will deliver the keynote address during Johnson C. Smith University’s Commencement Exercises 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The ceremony will take place at Bojangles Coliseum ...
Posted Tuesday, May 8th 2018 at 3:13PM
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Committed to supporting the health of students, faculty and staff, Cheyney University has made a multi-year commitment to Partnership for a Healthier America’s Healthier Campus Initiative.
Today, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ...
Posted Monday, May 7th 2018 at 8:33PM
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The cast of A Different World have come together to raise $360k in grants to award to nine HBCU’s.
Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer, Kadeem Harrison and Darryl M. Bell teamed up with The Home Depot to ann ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 9:02PM
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Ever since Amber Hawkins started going to school, her parents have encouraged her to fulfill a dream they weren’t able to achieve: to graduate from college.
On Saturday, May 5, Hawkins will fulfill her parents’ dream. She will be among nearly 1,000 students who will receive degrees when TSU holds ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 5:30PM
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The NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) crowned a video submitted by the North Carolina Central University SAAC as the winner of a "Break the Stigma" contest open to all DI institutions promoting mental health awareness ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 5:11PM
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Xavier University of Louisiana remained No. 4 Tuesday in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25. It's the final ranking before the national tournament.
XULA (11-11) extended its streak of consecutive top-25 appearances to 94. That's the longe ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 4:40PM
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WHAT: Art created by ASU's students will be selected/purchased for Jackson Hospital's permanent art collection.
WHEN: Today (May 2) at 2 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's Tullibody Fine Arts Center (room 244) on the corner of S. Jackson St. & N. University Dr ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 4:33PM
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Growing up in a family of soccer enthusiasts, Ali Salvador, a Waterloo Ontario, Canada native, was bound to fall in love with the sport. At the young age of four, the future Alcorn State University soccer team standout began her journey with the help ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 2:35PM
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The purpose of the annual HBCU Battle of the Brains competition is to promote talented business and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students while connecting them with some of the country's top employers. It was during the co ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 2:32PM
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In 1976, Lawrence Pillers received the chance of a lifetime when the New York Jets selected him in the 11th round of the NFL Draft. Despite not finishing his degree program, Pillers jumped at the chance to turn his NFL dreams into reality.
"When I ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 2:30PM
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