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What to do and what not to do when visiting colleges

Before accepting an admissions offer from a college, a college visit can provide valuable feedback on whether that institution provides the best fit for you as a college student. Rather than banking o

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, June 30th 2014 · 442 views · 1 comments

Lionel Richie receives Lifetime Achievement honor at 2014 BET Awards

By Mia Watkins | mwatkins@al.com Stars gathered at the Sunday night BET Awards to pay tribute to Alabama native Lionel Richie who received ceremony's Lifetime Achievement Award. Pharrell Williams gave Tuskegee a shoutout while schooling the crowd on Richie's history and roots with The Commod

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, June 30th 2014 · 1,244 views · 1 comments

Texas Southern University’s Team Receives Patent Approval

A Texas Southern University team of researchers consisting of Dr. Xin Wei, Dr. Yuanjian Deng, Dr. Renard L. Thomas, and Dr. Bobby Wilson recently received a patent entitled “Instantaneous Electro Depo

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, June 30th 2014 · 369 views · 1 comments

Millet Named Stillman College President; Warrick in as Grambling State Interim

by Associated Press Peter Millet is taking over permanently as president of Stillman College as the sixth president of the historically Black school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Stillman, who has been i

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, June 30th 2014 · 1,206 views · 1 comments

From Kenya, with love ... Glimpses from the 4HIM Mission Trip, Oakwood University

by George Johnson Jr., director of integrated marketing and public relations Twenty-one representatives from Oakwood University consisting of students, and staff, and a few non-Oakwood volunteers,

Reginald Culpepper · Friday, June 27th 2014 · 2,230 views · 1 comments

U.S. Senate wants more support for science at black colleges

By Jeffrey Mervis Senate appropriators want the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do more for faculty and students at the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). It’s the

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, June 27th 2014 · 480 views · 1 comments

Alumni Giving: $1m To Fayetteville

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Nicholas M. Perkins recently donated $1 million to his alma mater Fayetteville State University, inspired in part by two glaring se

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, June 27th 2014 · 1,163 views · 1 comments

Comedian Kevin Hart Donates $50,000 to Texas Southern University Band

The comedian-actor donated the dough to the HBCU’s band after finding out that they were trying to see Michael Strahan inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. By: Breanna Edwards omedian Kev

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, June 27th 2014 · 915 views · 1 comments

HBCU Professor, Abdulalim A. Shabazz, 87, dies

BY Deon Jones/GSU Media Bureau Abdulalim A. Shabazz, a distinguished professor at Grambling State University with a national reputation, has died. He had been hospitalized at Northern Louisiana Med

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 3,831 views · 1 comments

Alcorn names LLJuna Weir interim athletic director

Alcorn President Alfred Rankins Jr. announced today the appointment of LLJuna Weir, associate director of athletics/senior women administrator, as the interim director of intercollegiate athletics, ef

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 670 views · 1 comments

Creating Global Citizens at HBCUs

By Marybeth Gasman & Felecia Commodore For the last decade or so, there has been much discussion in education centered on preparing students, faculty, and professionals who are globally competitive

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 482 views · 1 comments

Leaders from HBCUs to Convene at Sloan-C's HBCU Leadership Summit for Online Learning

One-day event takes place in conjunction with the 20th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Oct. 29-31, in Orlando. The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) today announced it is gathe

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 804 views · 1 comments

Emory opens digital tool chest for HBCU librarians

By Leslie King | Emory Report | June 25, 2014 More than 20 librarians from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance spent the week of June 16-20 at Emory learning about dig

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 667 views · 1 comments

HBCU’s and the Diversification for STEAM.

HBCU’s have always been involved in STEM and STEAM, the paradigm of change is from the 19th century to 21st century integration and application.” William Jackson Adjunct Instructor Edward Waters Coll

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 540 views · 1 comments

International Bottled Water Association Applauds Federal Bottled Water Consumer Information Legislation

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) applauds federal legislation introduced today by Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), and Representative Richard

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, June 26th 2014 · 1,605 views · 1 comments