Following a lengthy nationwide search and an all-inclusive hiring process, Joan R.M. Bullock, professor emerita and former president and dean of Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) in San Diego, CA, has been named the new dean of Texas Southern Uni ...
Posted Wednesday, July 17th 2019 at 6:58PM
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Amazon Books editors share their picks for best books of 2019. Which will you read first?
By Amazon Book Editors
2019 is halfway through, the weather is getting warmer, and it’s time for awkward small talk over Aperol Spritzes (or is that not a t ...
Posted Wednesday, July 17th 2019 at 3:44PM
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What do you think of when you think of who typically drives a Chevy Blazer; a white dude—maybe in the Midwest or South?
Someone who lives for off-roading their vehicle through dirt trails? Well, the Chevy Blazer has gotten a reboot in 2019. General Motors is targeting its new lineup of crossover ...
Posted Tuesday, July 16th 2019 at 1:38PM
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ASU's grant will enhance its successful efforts with its research capabilities, STEM education and emerging technology.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year $2.25 million dollar grant to Alabama State University to add in ...
Posted Wednesday, July 10th 2019 at 1:18PM
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Alabama State University has been awarded a five-year, $1.47 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to train minority students to become future scientists in the field of biomedical sciences.
Dr. Vida A. Dennis, professor of ...
Posted Wednesday, July 10th 2019 at 1:14PM
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-Investment funds Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative
-Program expands access to training programs for minority undergraduate students
-Funding supports the launch of classroom education to teach data analytics and train ...
Posted Friday, July 5th 2019 at 9:07AM
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Hundreds of excited Alcorn State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community supporters turned out to graciously welcome the university's 20th and first female president onto campus.
The university honored President Felecia Nave wit ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 8:46PM
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by Dale Galusha, President, Pacific Press Publishing Association
Drs. Mervyn A. Warren and Benjamin F. Reaves are two of the original teachers of preaching at Oakwood University for a half-century. Now they have written Sharpening and Shaping Your ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 8:42PM
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UNCF, in partnership with African Pride® and JFM® Curl Peace™, announced a program that will transform the lives of African American/Black students dealing with crippling student loan debt. This focuses on students who have invested in higher educati ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 8:39PM
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Original story on UNCF.org
HBCUs Punching Above Their Weight, a research report released today by UNCF, makes a strong case for a powerful proposition: Given their small average size and a history of being under-resourced, the enrollment, degree a ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 3:39PM
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Accessible. Affordable. Excellence
Elizabeth City State University is a proud NC Promise campus committed to providing an affordable, high-quality education. Our personalized environment provides learning experiences that help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
At ECSU, we ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 8:19AM
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Sanders wants to cancel all student loan debt.
By Tara Golshan
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s proposal to make college free in the United States just got bigger: He wants to erase all student debt too. All $1.6 trillion of it.
The Vermont senator will unveil the most ambitious higher education p ...
Posted Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 at 1:12PM
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The aftermath of a natural disaster causes disruption to every part of a community’s well-being, from physical infrastructure and economic growth, to social and mental health. The issues addressed urgently following these emergencies are often the most visible: lack of food and water, obvious hazard ...
Posted Monday, July 1st 2019 at 5:08PM
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The South Africa-Morocco relationship may be entering a new era of pragmatism.
They are about 5,000 kilometres apart, one located on the Southern tip the other on the Northern tip of Africa.
Both are major regional economic powers.
Yet their ...
Posted Monday, July 1st 2019 at 3:01PM
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Rickey Smiley’s son, Malik, will follow in his footsteps at Alabama State. He’ll also be playing ball for ASU.
It’s been a pretty good week for Rickey Smiley.
First the commedian-turned-tv star-turned-radio host was announced as the succe ...
Posted Monday, July 1st 2019 at 12:19PM
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