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UnitedHealth Group is Fortune 14 and working to create the health care system of tomorrow. We can’t do it alone. We need your help, skills and drive to serve others. Our industry is focused on innovation and change. You can expect to work a little harder, because we aim a little higher to meet th

New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones struggles with her school choice options in New York City: “It felt like accepting the inevitability of this two-tiered system: one set of schools with excell

More Than $12M To Be Invested in Scholarships for Students from B-CU and Other HBCUs Arizona Summit Law School (Summit) and Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will work together to address the lack

Pappas Restaurants announced that the company is donating $540,000 to Texas Southern University in support of its student housing initiative. Chris and Harris Pappas presented the check to Texas South

Alabama State University has been awarded a $250,000 federal grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) Air Force Research Laboratory. The grant is for ASU to establish a state-of-the-art facili

The College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University was awarded an $815,000 Maternal and Child Health Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP) grant to aid and assist children and mothers healthcare,

Does your child wish they were still playing in the band or singing in the choir, even though school is out? Well, good news; Alabama State University’s Department of Music has opened registration for

HBCUConnect.com founder Will Moss announced a new partnership between Merck, a global biopharmaceutical company known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and HBCUConnect.com, the largest social network and career site targeting the students, faculty, and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The partnership is designed to introduce graduating seniors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Merck’s Leadership Development Program.

There’s a lot that’s been done by and for women and girls, but there’s still plenty to do. Convened by the White House, the United State of Women Summit will rally all of us together to celebrate wh

MEN'S HEALTH MONTH is observed every year in June, and the goal is to raise awareness about preventable health problems, as well as to encourage early detection and treatment of illnesses among men

Friday, June 24, 2016, beginning at 1 p.m. on the campus of Allen University (1530 Harden St. Columbia, SC 29204), Chappelle Auditorium will officially reopen to the public. Allen University would l

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) state convention ended with a new slate of officers for the year 2016-2017. Dr. Charles Edwards was elected as the new Texas State Commander. Dr. Edwards has been

UB's Schaefer Center for Public Policy has launched a new four-week program to help managers and individual contributors take their public speaking skills to the next level. Learn more and st

Today, the long-awaited reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum was brought to fruition as Morgan State University President David Wilson, along with members of the Jackson-Mitchel

On the steps of Langston Hughes’ abandoned Harlem-based home grew a new idea that will change the course of a young black man’s future. Erica Buddington, an educator and scholar from New York, sat on

Our incessant attempts to intellectualize the accomplishments of our ancestors, without truly understanding them as spiritually dynamic beings, has created a dilemma for the descendants of these great

Rabbi Michael Lerner delivered a powerful eulogy for boxing legend Muhammad Ali at his funeral on Friday, praising Ali for daring "to love black people at a time when black people had a hard time lo

Weekly Address: Addressing Puerto Rico’s Economic Crisis WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama discussed the crippling economic crisis harming 3.5 million Americans i

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Pres. Obama return visit to Elkhart, SLOTUS News on College Readiness, USDE Sec. New on OSER Grant, etc., Catholic Education Info on Acceptance Letters, NATION-AT-A-GLANCE featur

Virginia State University's Girlz at The Gate wake up every morning at 5:30am to pray for the university. They walk the campus invoking the spirit of Christ's presence unceasingly for faculty, students and alumni. It is their way of protecting their beloved university while insuring both its success and safety.

Thousands turned out to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali during an Islamic funeral prayer service in his honor on Thursday. Family, friends, fans and a number of religious officials remembered the heavy

On May 15, Oakwood University, in partnership with the Breath of Life Ministry and the South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, presented the "Breathe and Stand Out" Health Fair to the Hunt

The Oakwood University family is preparing to welcome thousands to the campus for the South Central Conference Camp Meeting, June 10-18. In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, camp meetings are annu

WVAS Presents Montgomery Screening of ‘The Amazing Nina Simone’ WHAT: Compelling documentary on the life of singer, songwriter, pianist and activist Nina Simone. WHEN: Saturday, June 11; receptio