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NC A&T Chancellor Harold Martin gets national recognition
He’s challenging the status quo and getting national recognition for it. Last month, HBCU Digest, an online commentary and news website, named North Carolina A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin the mo
Musical 'A Walk in My Shoes' premieres March 3 at Johnson C. Smith University
JCSU's Collegiate Health Improvement Project presents the musical event A WALK IN MY SHOES at the Attic Theatre of the Little Rock Community Development Center, located at 401 N. McDowell St., Charlot
Spike Lee to Keynote National Diversity Conference
National Diversity C O N F E R E N C E April 19-21, 2017 Spike Lee Keynote Speaker Spike Lee Film Director, Producer, Writer The Westin Houston, Memorial City 945 Gessner
Alabama State University Business Students Win Top Honors at National Conference
A team of students from Alabama State University's College of Business Administration (COBA) took home top honors and more than $2,000 in prize money during the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse Lea
UVI Celebrates 55th Anniversary with Revolutionary Fund-Raising Campaign
The University of the Virgin Islands is celebrating the University’s Emerald Anniversary with a revolutionary philanthropic initiative. “55 for 55: The Great Alumni Challenge!” encourages UVI alumni t
DAVID HALL GIVES A YOUNG STEEL PLAN PLAYER THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE: A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND UVI
Kevin Williams, Jr. has been playing steel pan for a long time although the youngster is still in 9th grade. His talent sees him serenading incoming tourists at the territory’s various ports; he has traveled to Denmark to perform; Mr. Williams is a sought-after performer at many events year-round, a
Savannah State Becomes 1st HBCU to win CheerSport
By Jeremy Jones @GAFollowers Congratulations to Savannah State University’s cheerleading team for making history by becoming the very first HBCU to win CheerSport Nationals. CheerSport is the na
Healthy Campus 2020 and Partnership for a Healthier America
LifeCycle Program Announced On February 9, former First Lady Michelle Obama's organization "Partnership for a Healthier America" selected Oakwood University as the site for its first-ever convenin
President Trump's Administration Invites HBCU Presidents to White House During Black History Month
On February 6, 2017, I had an important conversation with our UNCF Senior Vice-President for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Mrs. Cheryl Smith, regarding the President's planned agenda for Higher Education. On February 3, President Donald Trump's Department of Education representatives extended
Fraternity Selects Several FAMUans For National Leadership Roles
By Keith Miles Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first Black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity, has selected several Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) graduates to ser
Howard University Adds Goldman Sachs Executive John F. W. Rogers to Board of Trustees
Written by Anthony D. Owens Howard University today announced that John F.W. Rogers, Executive Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and a membe
Cheyney University's Tache Johnson Named a Prestigious Apple HBCU Scholar
Tache Johnson, a junior at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, is just back from California where she spent a week learning all about Apple, one of the top technology companies in the world. Come May,
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will perform at Cheyney University
WHO: The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company WHAT: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), an ensemble of artists who use the body as a way to understand ourselves in the world, will perform as p
C-SPAN's Interactive Bus Makes Cheyney University its First Stop on National Tour
C-SPAN’s award-winning, 45-foot customized bus, a mobile, interactive learning center, visited Cheyney University February 13, as part of C-SPAN’s 2017 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HB
"It's A Different World: College Forum"
On Sunday, February 19, at 6:00 p.m., in the University Church, the United Student Movement will host the "It's A Different World: College Forum." The program will feature two of the cast members