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Second Week of Summer Session 2017
The second week​ of summer session is well underway. I see so many student faces beaming with the eagerness to learn and pursue their academic journey at Saint Paul College. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our faculty and staff who are dream makers for our students. So many of o
Day 11: Coming Home
Today, Friday, June 2, we left for home. We were excited to come back to our family and friends, but knew that we would miss seeing and tasting the culture of both Spain and Portugal. This morning we would receive a wake-up call at 3AM. We were to have our bags down to the lobby by 4AM and all be
JSU helps JPS students communicate with art, celebrate communities, readjust behavior
Art projects that center on building community pride have helped reduce tension among elementary and middle school students, and now their works are on display at Jackson State University through June 30 thanks to a partnership between JSU and Jackson Public Schools. The students’ artwork i
Lets honor the Military Family! Memorial Day Treasures...
On this day we honor our Military men and women who make our country civil. But least we not forget the family that stands with each Soldier! It takes a support system to get through the battle our Soldiers faced and will face during service. Families take on the discipline the Soldiers are tau
HBCU CONNECT Behind The Scenes - May 2017 Amazon Hiring Event in Baltimore!
On May 25th, a few of the HBCUConnect.com team members land in Baltimore to host a special recruitment event sponsored by Amazon's fulfillment team!
JSU Honors College students win national 2016-2017 Up to Us Campus Competition
BY OLIVIA S. GOODHEART Five Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois and Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College students used a combination of inventiveness, partnership and hard work to win the fifth annual Up to Us campus competition. Students from 75 colleges and universities around the coun
Saint Augustine’s Grad Creates “Uber for Kids” Ride Service
HBCU graduates continue to come up with innovative ways to brand practical, everyday services as their own and LaQuita Foreman is no exception to this new phenomenon. A D.C. native, LaQuita started her professional journey in 2008, while attending Saint Augustine’s University. A woman of great expr
Actor Saint Ranson prepares for his role as the legendary soul singer Wilson Pickett
Actor Saint Ranson is preparing for his role as legendary singer Wilson Pickett in the Amazon Independent film, "In the midnight hours". Ronson was selected to portray Pickett after 8 years of casting and scouting efforts by producer and director Stanley V. Henson, Jr. Saint Ranson was born on Decem
First Tubist to Graduate from UVI Pursues Educational Leadership Role
Erick Willie, the first tubist to graduate from the University of the Virgin Islands with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, immediately put his degree to use upon graduating in 2014. He started to teach music at Arthur Richards Junior High School on St. Croix, and has been introducing youngster
Lady Panthers Sign Twin 1,000-Point Scorers
The Virginia Union University women's basketball program has announced that Shareka and Shameka McNeill have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Lady Panthers beginning in the in 2017-18 season. While at Harding University High in Charlotte, N.C., both scored 1,000 points each in
Southern students raise funds for classmates affected by fire
Eleven Southern University graduate students were left with nothing but the clothes on their back after a fire broke out at their apartment complex on Highland Road in Baton Rouge on May 6, 2017. At least five of the students were candidates in the May 12th Spring 2017 Commencement. The students wer
CNN’s Van Jones Tells Newest Morehouse Men They Must Lead in This New Era
By ADD SEYMOUR JR. Photo on News Center Top Story The newest group of Morehouse Men must lead the charge of a new, post-Obama era, CNN political analyst Van Jones told the Class of 2017 during Morehouse College’s 133rd Commencement ceremony Sunday. “You graduate as the first Morehouse Men t
NCCU Student Named Albert Schweitzer Fellow
Shian Williams, a communication disorders graduate student from Stone Mountain, Ga., was selected to receive the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Williams is among 23 North Carolina recipients who will work in the health field next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact
2017 National Black Theatre Festival To Honor, Feature North Carolina A&T
The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) this year will highlight the work of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University resident costumer designer Gregory Horton, who is being recognized at the event’s opening night gala for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design. NBTF is t
United Negro College Fund Raises $100,000 in Support of Bethune-Cookman University Spring 2017 Graduates
This year the UNCF awarded B-CU $100,000 to provide graduating seniors the opportunity to graduate with a zero account balance so that they could advance into the workforce without an outstanding balance with the university. Last week nearly 800 family and friends shared their excitement as 374 stud
Morehouse senior once disdained school; now he has lessons to teach
By Molly Bloom - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Second chances were invented for kids like Keith Glass. Third, fourth, and fifth chances too. Glass started high school at South Atlanta with ambitions of being a rapper. He invested in a set of gold grills. As for college, “All I heard was t
Nursing program receives full approval from state board
The Department of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has been granted full approval by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) for the pre-licensure (generic) program. The approval extends through 2020. “The new nursing program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluf
Tennessee State University to receive nearly $500K federal grant to expand nationally recognized goat research
Tennessee State University will receive nearly half a million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its research on meat goat production. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture on May 16 announced 47 grants totaling almost $17.5 million to improve sustainable ag
Around the Galaxy in 30 Years
Almost anyone on the Savannah State campus these days will recognize Carl Sneed. He is the guy with a mesh fishing hat and a big grin. One reason for the eternal smile is that Sneed returned to SSU after a trip around the solar system – at least via his work. A Savannah native, Sneed was always t
Clark Atlanta University to Award Four Honorary Degrees to Iconic Trailblazers
Contact: Tenisha Taylor Bell (678) 429-4254 tbell@cau.edu ATLANTA (May 17, 2017) Clark Atlanta University will bestow four doctoral degrees honoris causa during the 2017 Commencement Convocation Monday, May 22, 8 a.m. at Panther Stadium, 735 Beckwith St. SW. “These four pioneers were selecte
Taylor White Named Co-Valedictorian of Class of 2017
Virginia Union University's Taylor White, who was the 2015-16 CIAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was chosen to the All-CIAA Volleyball Team in 2016 was honored as Co-Valedictorian of the Class of 2017 at the University's Commencement on Saturday, May 13, in Richmond, Va. White, who was co-vale
HBCU Records Set to Release First Mixtape During HBCU Records' Week Fall 2017
HBCU Records, a student-run indie record label formed by the University's Curb Institute, is preparing to release its first mixtape fall 2017. The mixtape, which is currently untitled will feature, Daniel "DJ DGlove" Glover, a student from the College of Liberal Arts who will mix on the production a
Claflin graduates urged to etransform the worldf
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. encouraged Claflin Universityfs newest graduates to define themselves using their own standards, not the standards of others. "Don't play it safe and accept assumptions. I pray that you refuse this temptation," he said Saturday. Glaude, the chairman of the Departme