Allen will host its’ inaugural home wresting match! The game will be against the University of South Carolina (USC) on February 21st at 6:00pm in the John Hurst Gymnatorium on the campus of Allen University.
Allen’s team is led by Mr. Ro ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 6:06PM
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In celebration of its heritage, Alcorn will formally install Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as 19th President April 16-17 with a number of events.
The theme of the inauguration—We are Alcorn. Tradition. Excellence. Legacy. — salutes our proud ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 5:58PM
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By Angelita Faller
Grambling State University Football Coach Broderick Fobbs was honored at a Shreveport breakfast, which celebrated his naming as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year and began a fundraising campaign to ra ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 5:36PM
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Shannon Cross shines a light on Riverdale Baptist basketball coach Louis Wilson and his son Bryan, an assistant basketball coach at Bowie State University. Bryan Wilson is a former basketball player at Riverdale Baptist and Bowie State University. ...
Posted Monday, February 16th 2015 at 5:11PM
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by Cheri Wilson, CFRE, director of development
On January 29, administrators from the Kettering Health Network (KHN) visited Oakwood University to share KHN's mission and ministry, and explore ways to match Oakwood's mission and impact.
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Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:47PM
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Globally-acclaimed vocal group Naturally 7 will be the special guest performers at the 37th Annual UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Gala on Thursday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. The Gala will be held in the North Hall of the Von Braun Center, and will feat ...
Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:45PM
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James Jones Jr. was a sharp-dressed man, especially for a 21-year-old college student. It was common to see him wearing ties to his Clark Atlanta University classes, a friend said late Tuesday.
“He always wore suits, trying to look professiona ...
Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:30PM
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A House subcommittee has approved a measure that would temporarily close South Carolina State University to allow the school to correct its finances.
The Higher Education and Technical Colleges subcommittee approved the measure on a 3-1 vote Tuesday ...
Posted Tuesday, February 10th 2015 at 6:18PM
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Allen University will be hosting a statewide adoption conference in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS). The conference is scheduled for February 13, 2015 and will be held in the university’s John H ...
Posted Monday, February 9th 2015 at 5:19PM
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The basketball court in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex at Alcorn State University will be named in honor of former women's head basketball coach Shirley A. Gibbs-Walker during a halftime ceremony of the Lady Braves basketball contest against Jacks ...
Posted Friday, February 6th 2015 at 5:57PM
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Allen University is hosting its first African American Jamboree Jubilee: Genealogy Roadshow Celebration on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium located at 1517 Pine Street in Columbia, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 5:14PM
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Grambling State University is doing its part to make the planet a little greener, replacing one trash bin at a time in a new campus-wide recycling initiative.
Grambling will soon be the home of 12 recycling bins by the beginning of March. An a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 4:14PM
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Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support.
“Everybody knows I go out there and do my ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 2:02PM
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By Angelita Faller
The most important advice Dean Jones, a senior delivery manager at Microsoft Corporation, tells young college students looking for a job is to be aware of the competition that comes from the global market.
“You’re n ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:40PM
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Grambling State University will honor 10 recipients at the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Awards Luncheon on February 5. This year’s winners include the youngest mayor in Louisiana’s history, a former profe ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:21PM
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After long and thoughtful consideration, Interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick has decided not to apply for the permanent position of President at Grambling State University.
“While I am confident that my work during this important transition ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 5:43PM
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By Angelita Faller
A globe representing key events in black history—everything from a bag of Skittles symbolizing what 17-year old Trayvon Martin was carrying when he was killed to inspirational quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.—was th ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:20PM
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By Elliot Jones
Grambling State University has closed out its 2014 United Way Campaign in style by donating over $12,000. GSU was able to raise money by having over 10 departments with a 100 percent participation rate. Grambling State University has ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:17PM
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Grambling State University Will Award $50,000 in Student Scholarships from Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation Quotes for Education ProgramFor the second year in a row, Grambling State University will award $50,000 in student scholarships on Febru ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 1:11PM
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Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr. is asking you to mark your calendars for an HPD Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, February 7. The Chief is inviting you and your neighbors to meet with him and top HPD commanders at the HPD Citywide Town H ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2015 at 4:01PM
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Three Environmental Biology concentration students: Brittney Fling, Riashia Bell, and Andria Mack, of Allen University - Division of Mathematics and Natural Science started their internship this fall teaching at St. Martin de Porres Elementary Schoo ...
Posted Monday, January 19th 2015 at 4:55PM
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When a visitor ascends the stairs to the second floor of the Propel Charter Schools Hazelwood Campus, one of the first things they will hear are happy voices resonating from Room 207.
You see, room 207 is a classroom, usually filled with third and fourth grade science students, eager to see what ...
Posted Friday, January 16th 2015 at 6:35PM
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