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NASA: A Chance to SOAR Was Just the Beginning
Taking initiative in high school led Myron Fletcher to participate in three student opportunities offered by NASA. This hands-on learning was a priceless experience for the aerospace science engineeri
Grambling state University President Retiring For The Fourth Time
Grambling State University President Pogue announces that he is retiring, for the fourth time in his professional career, effective June 30 Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue has a
Grambling State University Hires New Admissions Director, Recruitment
Grambling State University has hired Clarence Lavon Hayes as director of admissions and recruitment. The appointment was effective April 1. Hayes is an accomplished professional with over 16 years
TSU President Rudley Appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
The U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has appointed Texas Southern University President Dr. John M. Rudley to serve on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory
Women at Microsoft: An Inside Look
Hello to all my HBCUCONNECT readers! It is with my distinct pleasure to present the following special invite to the HBCU community! Microsoft is inviting all of you to attend a very special webinar titled "Women at Microsoft: An Inside Look." A number of techncial women across their Windows, W
Ron 'Fang' Mitchell out as coach at Coppin State University
Coppin State head coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell will not return to the Eagles, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday afternoon. Mitchell had been the head coach at Coppin State for 28 years, making four ap
Award-Winning Bowie State Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Harvard
Allissa Richardson to Develop Online Course for Mobile Journalism A Bowie State University professor will develop a massive open online course (MOOC) to teach people how to effectively report the n
Illinois Community College President To Speak At Grambling State University
Grambling State University alumnae is scheduled to deliver May 9 commencement address Moraine Valley Community College President Sylvia Jenkins will deliver Grambling State University’s spring comm
Grambling State Track Team Comes Together As Champs
SWAC champions share a lunch in their honor as family with president, coaches and others As the Grambling State University track and field team reflected on its championship season, GSU President F
A Music Summer Camp For All - The 2014 Hall Johnson Summer Camp
Introducing the 2014 Hall Johnson Summer Camp - July 6-11, 2014, with Festival Conductor, Roland Carter, Allen University Music Department. The Hall Johnson Summer Camp is held on the campus of All
Texas Southern University To Present A Hearing On Human Trafficking In Major Cities
Texas Southern University Presents an Official U.S. Congressional Field Hearing “Combating Human Trafficking in Our Major Cities” Welcoming Our U.S. Congressional Delegation Committee on Homeland Secu
Texas Southern University and North Carolina Central University Play This Week during March Madness 2014
Texas Southern and North Carolina Central, the only two Division I HBCU basketball programs with tickets to the NCAA tournament, learned of their seedings and opponents Sunday when the NCAA announced
Grambling State University Alumnae Recognized As Teacher Of the Year
EDUCATION ALUMNAE RECOGNIZED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR Katy, Texas, elementary teacher Kianna Carr Johnson wins second such award in only five years teaching after graduating from GSU Valentine’s D
HBCU to Consider The Legalization of Marijuana
With the legalization of marijuana being such a hot topic these days, Sixth Ward Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia will address various issues surrounding the debate during an open forum at Harris-Stowe
Allen University Spring Open House 2014
Allen University Spring Open House 2014 Friday March 28, 2014 9:00am - 12:30am John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium 1530 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204 Please RSVP! Contact the Office of Admissio
Allen University to Host Ninth Annual Richard Allen Awards Gala
When: Friday, April 4, 2014 Silent Auction Reception @ 6:30 PM Dinner @ 7:00 PM Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201 Allen University will
Alcorn to host UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Alcorn will host the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development Thursday, March 20, 2014. The Conference will be held in conjunction with the Humpty Dumpty Institute’s (HDI) Higher Educ
45th NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet Interviews
Tanisha LaVerne Grant a former Miss Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and proud Cheyney alum is a New York based entertainment reporter who covered the Red Carpet for the 45th Annual NAACP IMAGE AWARDS held in Pasadena, California on February 22, 2014. In this clip you will find Ms.Grant interviewi
Oakwood Offers Online Classes Beginning this Summer
Oakwood University Administration recently announced that online courses will be offered this summer. The following classes will be presented in two, six-week "mini-mesters:" Mini-mester 1: May 1
Oakwood Competes Again for Home Depot Grant
Oakwood University has been announced as a finalist in The Home Depot's 2014 RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Grant Program. One $50,000 Tier I major grant, 13 Tier II $10,000 grants, and three
National Forum for Black Public Administrators 2014 Scholarships
NFBPA is the premier organization for African Americans who are interested in public administration, particularly at the local and state level. For 31 years, through its annual conference and on-going
Grambling State Student Gets Multiple Journalism Opportunities
Grambling State University president of national black journalism organization succeeds with determination, grit and never taking no for an answer By E’VONNE GIPSON Grambling State University Medi
Grambling State Lyceum Committee Hosts “COMMITMENT OF FAITH” Program
An evening of black cultural experiences in music, song and words awaits audience - for free In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1964 civil rights bill, Grambling State University’s Lyceum Comm
Texas Southern University Invests in America’s STEM Future
Texas Southern University Invests in America’s STEM Future $31 Million Spearman Technology Building Opens With the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony of the Leonard H.O. Spearman Technology B
Teach black history
I have a vision of creating an online supplemental camp with an Afro-centric focus to expand on the ideas presented during Kwanzaa as well as during February (Black History Month). This camp would, by