Fisk University is one of the ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Alcorn University, Delaware State University, Fisk University, Florida A&M University (lead) , Morehous ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:54PM
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Chester High has announced that Tanisha LaVerne Grant, Miss Black Pennsylvania USA 1996 and Miss Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 1995, will address graduates at Chester High School's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 12 at 6p.m. in Chest ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:30PM
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The NCAA has released its annual Academic Progress Rate scores, and once again, a few schools were not able to meet proper standards.
Four schools who failed to clear the minimum APR multi-year bar of 930 points will be ineligible for postseason pla ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 2:03PM
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It's our turn.... In star studded fashion The Paley Center for Media paid tribute Wednesday night to African-Americans in all facets of film, television, comedy, and journalism. The gala which took place at an exclusive Cipriani event space on Wall S ...
Posted Thursday, May 21st 2015 at 7:00PM
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First Lady, Michelle Obama, spoke to the graduating class of 2015 at Tuskegee University. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2015 graduates of Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, in which she talks about growing ...
Posted Tuesday, May 19th 2015 at 1:34PM
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Commencement Date: May 17, 8 a.m. Irwin Belk ComplexAndrew Alexander attended Ardrey Kell High School in south Charlotte, playing on the football and basketball teams. Though African American, the athlete and STEM major had always attended majority i ...
Posted Wednesday, May 13th 2015 at 1:49PM
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Graduating is the pinnacle achievement in most young people’s lives. It is the culmination of several years of learning, growing and maturing into someone that is prepared to produce positive results that will serve themselves and society productively. One local family will get to experience the joy and celebrations that graduating brings four times in less than a month as the entire fami ...
Posted Tuesday, May 12th 2015 at 1:56PM
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Alcorn State University sends its deepest sympathy to the family of former Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Davey “The Wiz” Whitney Sr., who died yesterday at age 85.During his tenure at Alcorn (1969-1989 and 1996-2003), he cap ...
Posted Monday, May 11th 2015 at 1:31PM
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Allen University students’ showed their gratitude for Tuition Grants in South Carolina by writing thank you letters to the South Carolina General Assembly.
Each year, prior to Independent Colleges & Universities Day at the Stat ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:37PM
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Allen University faculty member - Abdollah Rabieh Receives South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching AwardAbdollah Rabieh, an Instructor of Math, Statistics and Computer Science with the Division of Math and Natural ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:26PM
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Enthusiastic supporters gathered in the Millet Activity Center on April 19, to support the candidates for Mr. and Miss Oakwood 2015.Miss Oakwood is Lauren Eaton, a senior Spanish and English major from Loma Linda, California. Her mission is to demons ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:04PM
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Alcorn State University’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach concluded with a seasoned individual with extensive college coaching experience, most recently as the head women’s coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.Di ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 6:47PM
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Alcorn State University Director of Athletics Derek Horne announced today that Montez Robinson has been hired as the Braves new head men’s basketball coach.For the past four seasons, Robinson has served as an assistant coach for the Bethune-Coo ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 6:43PM
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Ballerina Extraordinaire Misty Copeland can easily be considered one the many wonders of our world. A young woman whose body type, pedigree and background should not have placed her in one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world ( ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 6:41PM
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Prominent physician Dr. Jacqueline Walters will be giving the commencement speech to more than 700 Alcorn State University graduates May 9th at 8:30 a.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex in Lorman, Miss.Dr. Walters, who’s also known as Dr. ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 2:03PM
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Bipartisan Co-Chairs Reps. Adams & Byrne to Host Launch Event & Panel Discussion Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 28th at 5PM, Reps. Alma S. Adams (D-NC12) and Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) will launch the first ever Bipartisan Congressiona ...
Posted Monday, April 27th 2015 at 5:27PM
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Mary J. Blige the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul " graced the red carpet at the world premier of her documentary "The London Sessions" during this year's 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. "The London Sessions" Mary J. Blige's 13th album of the same name has been said to be her best album since 2005 according to Billboard magazine. Directed by Sam Wrench, it's only fitting to have a do ...
Posted Tuesday, April 21st 2015 at 4:50PM
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The Alcorn State University Presidential Inaugural events concluded with faithful Alcornites convening to watch Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. accept the role as the University's president.Alcorn State University inaugurated Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. at the Inv ...
Posted Monday, April 20th 2015 at 1:36PM
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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) hosted its 36th annual "An Evening of Stars" event to celebrate and support higher education. Some of entertainment industry's biggest names gathered at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Ap ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2015 at 6:32PM
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Healthy Campus 2020 (HC2020) is Oakwood University's organized and focused plan to study, track, and enrich the health status of the Oakwood study body. "HC2020 represents the culmination of years of conversation and concern over how our educat ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2015 at 6:30PM
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As a part of the University’s strategic plan to foster and ensure its fiscal health and financial sustainability, this morning, Dr. H. James Williams made two important announcements. Undergraduate tuition will be frozen at the 2015-2016 ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2015 at 6:28PM
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On May 16, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in the Health & Physical Education building, Texas Southern University will have a unique pair of students walking across the stage together. Debra Wilson (61), a Business Administration with a concentration in Manag ...
Posted Tuesday, April 14th 2015 at 1:38PM
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today a $250,000 grant for Allen University to support the restoration of an historic building on the college’s campus. The investment will go toward the restoration of Chappelle Auditorium, originally built in 1925. ...
Posted Tuesday, April 14th 2015 at 1:27PM
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Johnson C. Smith University formally recognized President Emeritus Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy with the April 11 naming ceremony of the Information and Technology Hall in her honor. The first and only woman to be appointed president in JCSU’s 148- ...
Posted Monday, April 13th 2015 at 4:27PM
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