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Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II to Receive APLU Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence Distinguished Service Award Alcorn State, Miss. (July 31, 2013) – APLU's Commi

The Alcorn family congratulates civil rights icon Myrlie Evers for being honored with the National Urban League Civil Rights Award. Mrs. Evers, who serves as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Alco

Forbes published their list of the top 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. and we have a handful of historically black colleges and universities that made the list. for this list, Forbes looked at factors that directly concern today’s incoming students (and their families) who will be footing

Texas Southern University has been selected as one of 14 undergraduate student teams from minority serving institutions across the United States that NASA has chosen to test science experiments under

In a recently release report by Forbes Magazine ranking the 650 Top Colleges for 2013, Texas Southern University ranked 649. Texas Southern is the only HBCU in Texas to be listed and one of only two f

Texas Southern University recently recognized Dr. Sarah Janes, vice president of Continuing and Professional Development (CPD) at San Jacinto College, and has selected her to receive the TSU Paul Cuf

HBCU CONNECT once again publishes the most complete listing of Homecoming dates and Football classics for our nation’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A tradition that has gone back now for over 100 years, Black College homecomings draw thousands of professional African American

Alcorn State University hosted 25 Sodexo college and university executive chefs and general managers from Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana for a district-wide culinary excellence training on July 2

The Office of the President is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. C. Rob Shorette II to the position of presidential ombudsman for administrative affairs. In his capacity, Shorette is responsibl

Oakwood University science students Jordan Matthews and Amal Taylor return to US, having received both high accolades and a top prize for their research training in health disparities in South Africa.

The Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) held its second awards and promotion ceremony for summer interns on July 12, 2013. Congratu

We're one step closer to constructing our Home Depot-sponsored outdoor pavilion. Representatives from Home Depot stopped by Oakwood this week, to present the $50,000 award (in gift cards, as displayed

Boren Scholarship Funds Student’s Study Abroad Program A Bowie State University undergraduate with dreams of becoming an immigration lawyer will travel to her childhood home of Nigeria in the fall

Dear Alumni and Friends, As you might have heard, tighter standards in the Parent PLUS Federal Loan Program, used by parents to help pay for college for their children, have caused reductions in en

Arkansas-Pine Bluff said a freshman walk-on linebacker was shot to death outside his home in Louisiana. The university said Lydell Hartford Jr., 20, died early Tuesday at his home in Waggaman, La.

This Gospel choir isn't what your Grandma was raised on. They dance, they twist, they shout, and most importantly they can sing!

Chris is ready to head to college, so he is throwing one last party where he can show off his skills with words and women. But a little get together becomes a hilariously epic disaster. House Party

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National President Jimmy Hammock and the General Board of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. announced that Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II is the coveted recipient of the 2013 Image Award for E

by HBCU Digest Four months after announcing his candidacy for US president, then-US Senator Barack Obama stood before a captive audience of clergy at Hampton University, serving as a keynote speak

Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Editorial, Politics Essence magazine and even an earlier Digest article called it a “war on HBCUs.” And while, to some, this language may seem hyperbolic, it can c

Janet A. Guyden has been appointed dean of the Grambling State University College of Professional and Graduate Studies. She succeeds Rama Tunuguntla, who led the College of Professional Studies from

Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. encourages youth to pursue high-tech careers through camp program at Bowie State University Fifty area middle-school students are using the summer break to sharpen their math

HBCU Connect in partnership with Atlanta Greek Picnic Weekend recently presented The 2013 HBCU & Black Greek Diversity Career Expo, held in Atlanta, Ga. on June 6th, 2013.