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It's Bethune Cookman on top in Division I FCS and Albany St. is the unanimous choice again in Div. II, in this week's HSRN Top- 10 Polls. Each week during the 2010 season HSRN staff and writers, alon

Harris-Stowe State University has been selected as a recipient of the 15th Annual Greater St. Louis Top 50 Award. Presented by the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) and Rubi

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Chalres R. Drew, 1st Black Surgeon to serve on the American Board of Surgery. Check out his feature and learn something new about him! http://www.blackscho

University of the Virgin Islands students Daniella Henry, St. Clair Hodge, Felix Miga, Kyza Callwood, Alyssa Ryan, Jessica Taylor, Indira Turney, Necola Charles, Miguelina Valdes, Bernhardt Simmonds I

The Rust College Lyceum Committee is excited to announce the start of the 2010-2011 Lyceum Series. The Lyceum Series features the best of European/African American cultural expressions in the forms of

The word about Myles & Ayesha is definitely getting around. Please check out yesterday's article on Blackweb20.com - http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/10/15/myles-and-ayesha Please help spread the

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Ralph Jones Jr., a brilliant 16-year-old who had his pick of colleges and chose Florida A&M University, chatted with The Root about why he went with a historically black school over an Ivy League, and

During the same week of the Miami premiere of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," original "Dreamgirl" Sheryl Lee Ralph will receive this year's Community Leadership Award during "A Night to Remember,"

In cased you missed prior announcements.... Myles & Ayesha Black Inventors Match Game has been rereleased to run on iOS3 and higher devices. Get it now! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myles-ay

The Myles & Ayesha Black Inventors Match Game is the first app in the Apple Store that specifically targets kids (of all ages) in teaching a portion of Black History. It celebrates Black inventors and

Harris-Stowe State University will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with “Inca Son in St. Louis” on October 7, at 12:30 p.m. in the Emerson Performance Center Bank of America Theatre. Hel

Program to Provide Scholarships Totaling More Than $350,000 in Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Ba

In case you didn't know, The Black Scholars Index has a Facebook page which gets updates about various occurrences in higher education (and education in general). You can join our Facebook page here

The highly-recognized applied computer science doctoral program at Bowie State University (BSU) has been awarded a $753,000 grant, by the United States Department of Education. The five-year grant, a

Writing an opinion published in the September 28, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Jason L. Riley titled his commentary “Black Colleges Need a New Mission: Once an essential response to racism,

Bowie State University was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Education in renewed funding for its TRIO/Student Support Services program. The purpose of the Student Support Service

Bowie State University (BSU) has named Amanda R. Warfield as the institution’s new assistant director of public relations. Warfield, formerly a public relations specialist for Harford County Public Sc

Rust College assistant history professor Dr. Marco Robinson has been selected for the 2010-2011 Mississippi Humanities Council "Faculty of the Year" Award. As part of the distinguished honor, he will

Today, Uplift, Inc. would like to introduce you all to.... Myles and Ayesha! ....the characters, the website, and the iPhone App (Myles & Ayesha Black Inventors Match Game). Please check them out, pur

The rankings below are taken from the 2010 Washington Monthly national rankings. Check the lists to see where your school is listed. Top 100 National Universities in America 14. South Carolina Sta

Homecoming season is upon us. Time to root for your alma mater, no matter how bad they are. Time to be reacquainted with old friends and classmates. Time to celebrate being a part of the HBCU experience. IT'S HOMECOMING TIME! In this episode, we talk about the upcoming HBCU homecoming schedule as well as the significance of having and attending your school's (or a school's) homecoming. Feel free to call into the show and share with us your favorite homecoming memory. Our call in number

UPDATE from The Black Scholars Index We are graciously experiencing more growing pains as your interest and support has lead to us outgrowing our current web server. We will also take this time to

Undefeated Winston-Salem State broke into the American Football Coaches Association’s Division II Top 25 on Monday, coming in at No. 23 for its first national ranking since 2002. WSSU improved to 5

by L.A. Batchelor, BASN Staff Reporter The Winston Salem State University Rams and the Broncos of Fayetteville State University both came into the game at Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium with somethi