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Alcorn is one of eight Mississippi institutions to share a $2.25 million higher education grant from the Department of Education’s Student Support Services program. Alcorn will receive $329,571

Breaking color barriers is par for the course for African Americans. Lee Elders did exactly that 40 years ago by making history for becoming the first African American to attend the Masters Tournament

Fisk University trustees recently established a Global Studies Fund to enable Fisk students to attend The London School of Economics and Political Science. This Study Abroad project was conceived by T

Fisk University recently signed an unprecedented nine partnership agreements with leading Chinese universities, which are expected to pave the way for significant academic and cultural exchanges in th

Fisk University will begin its 150th Anniversary celebration with a Pre-Sesquicentennial event, the play, “Lady Patriot.” Written and directed by actor and prolific author/playwright Ted L

On July 23, Oakwood University will host the Huntsville Beautification Awards. The work of Oakwood's Grounds Department has been recognized on the City's Beautification Honor Roll for more than 14 yea

Teachers and leaders of colleges, high schools, and college-prep programs, who need an innovative, educational resource, for preparing students to succeed in college, have a new solution. Acing The Un

The Second Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit will be held on Friday, September 25th and Saturday, September 26th, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the only national conference in the country create

Tomorrow, July 17th, Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D (NC-12) will host a Twitter chat about HBCUs. This week, 19 HBCU Presidents and Chancellors were on Capitol Hill to celebrate 1890 Land Grant instit

Braves football quarterback Gibbs and the Alcorn Braves football team won awards for Male Athlete of the Year and Men’s Team of the Year at the fifth annual HBCU Awards presented by AARP at Hamp

Allen University in partnership with The Watering Hole, a non-profit arts organization, Inspirations Academy, will sponsor a stellar camp for children: Back to School with S.T.E.A.M.  The camp is

Alcorn State University’s radio station, WPRL 91.7 FM, is gearing up for coverage of one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s biggest annual events.The radio station will be reporting

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received Initial Approval status for its Pre-Licensure (Generic) Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) program from the Arkansas State Board of N

Allen University in collaboration with It-oLogy and Partners for Minorities in Engineering and Computer Science (PMECS) is hosting a Cyber Security Workshop from July 6 through July 9, 2015.  The

Allen University has created a scholarship fund to honor three alumni who lost their lives in the historic Mother Emanuel - African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church massacre on June 17, 2015 in Cha

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Contributor: Tanisha LaVerne Grant Malcolm Lee, Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Oyelowo are among 322 artist who have been invited to join the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The Texas Southern University football program is steeped in a rich collegiate tradition. The Mighty Tigers of TSU have produced All-Conference and All-American players, and conference and national ch

Black Americans made strides in the job market in June, with their unemployment rate reaching its lowest level in seven years. The black unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent, the best showing since

This year’s award ceremony recognizing historically black colleges and universities will have representation from Alcorn State University. Alcorn will have five finalists in the fifth annual

Can technology be used to connect homeless individuals and families to local shelters? A team of Bowie State University students thinks it’s possible – they have developed an electronic ki

Allen University has lost two Alumni during a senseless shooting at Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC last night. The youngest victim was Mr. Tywanza Sanders -2014 graduate of the Division of Busin

LeMoyne-Owen College Board of Trustees Chair Robert Lipscomb proudly announced Memphis, Tennessee native and 1976 LOC graduate Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller as the college’s 12th president after an ex

Courtesy of The Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-remarkable-dominique-turner-0614-20150610-story.html#page=1 Dominique Jordan Turner was born to a teenage mother from a Ch

Texas Southern University men’s athletic programs were named best in the Southwestern Athletics Conference (SWAC) for the 2014-15 season. TSU Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Ch