Texas Southern University honored Kevin Warren, the National Football League’s (NFL) highest ranking African American executive, with its inaugural Pioneer Award, February 4th in downtown Houston. Warren serves as chief operating officer for the Minn ...
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The Alabama State University Board of Trustees (BOT) elected Trustee Alfreda Green of Huntsville, Ala. as its new chairwoman. Green succeeds Trustee Ralph Ruggs. Trustee Angela McKenzie is the BOT's vice chairwoman. Green joined the Board in May, 201 ...
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When: Saturday, March 18, 2017
Times: 6:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. (Silent Auction Reception @ 6:00 PM / Gala @ 7:00 PM)
Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Allen University will be hosti ...
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The UNCF Empower Me Tour (EMT), a free, traveling college-and-career-readiness roadshow presented by Target, is coming to Johnson C. Smith University Thursday, Feb. 16. The tour was created eight years ago by founding sponsor Wells Fargo to inspire s ...
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Alabama State University’s assistant professor of Vocal Studies, Dr. Cordelia Anderson, is the guest lecturer and performer for the 20th anniversary of The African-American Art Song Alliance Conference.
The event is at noon on Saturday (Feb. 11), ...
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Oakwood University is excited and prepared to greet guests tomorrow from The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and several Historically Black Colleges (HBCU).
The purpose of this event is to encourage other HBCUs to join PHA and create a ...
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The Committee of 100 Auditorium in the McKee Business & Technology Complex bustled with activity, during a day of non-stop academic competition on Friday, February 3, 2017.
Oakwood's All-Star team rose to the challenge, beating Alabama State, Uni ...
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C-SPAN’s award-winning, 45-foot highly interactive customized bus will visit Cheyney University Monday, February 13th, as part of C-SPAN’s 2017 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) tour. Cheyney, the nation's 1st HBCU, will appropriate ...
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The Media Area NAACP along with the Cheyney Campus Chapter NAACP and the Media Fellowship House will sponsor the annual NAACP Jubilee Day celebration on Sunday, February 12, 2017. The event will be held at Cheyney University from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm i ...
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HOT OFF THE PRESS! HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Please enjoy this week's LOPnewsmag with:
The Obama Foundation on My Brothers Keeper Celebration,
ED TRUST PRESIDENT JOHN KING, JR. ACKNOLWEDGEMENT,
BOARD MEMBER JOSE CRUZ ON HIGHER EDUCATION ADV ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Calling All Free-Community-College Champions!
Looking for a way to jumpstart the discussion about free community college in your community?
Look no further! Our team has put together a ready-to-use watch party event j ...
Posted Thursday, February 9th 2017 at 1:17PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Please join us on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Dallas City Performance Hall for the release of The Commit! Partnership’s Annual Community Achievement Scorecard. We are excited to share our annual progress report for academic p ...
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Knowing the Joys of Reading
Kids & Family Reading Report is Scholastic’s biannual study of children’s and parents’ attitudes and behaviors around books and reading, and this year marks 10 years since its publication. The key findings of the resea ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced bills to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Education.
Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky sponsored the bill to end the Education D ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! STAND WITH SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN!
Last night, the Senate voted 49-43 to silence Elizabeth Warren for making a speech about Jeff Sessions -- Trump's pick for Attorney General.
Here's what happened:
Thirty one yea ...
Posted Wednesday, February 8th 2017 at 3:49PM
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It’s that time of year for students, faculty, staff and alumni to nominate Alcorn State University for the 2017 Home Depot Retool Your School.
The Program, which is entering its eighth year of existence, was developed to benefit the nation’s Historically black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 2:24PM
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The celebration of the legacy and impact of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) and their players continued at Super Bowl LI in Houston.
The NFL carried on the tradition of honoring Legends and historic players at the Super Bowl by recognizing Pro Football Hall of Fame players who a ...
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Daytona Beach, Fla.- The College of Business and Entrepreneurship recently received program accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The accreditation process began in 2011 with a preliminary evaluation of ...
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Yathish Ramena, a doctoral candidate of aquaculture/fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences, was recently selected to receive the Striped Bass Growers Association (SBGA) 2016 Walter La ...
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Author and civil rights advocate Shaun King, who also is senior justice writer for the New York Daily News, will be speaking at Xavier University's University Center Ballroom Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. It's part of Xavier's Black History Month events, which a ...
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Lincoln University Day at the Capitol (LUDAC) will be held February 8, 2017, at the Missouri State Capitol. Exhibits will open in the Third Floor Capitol Rotunda at 9:00 a.m. LUDAC is a daylong activity that will allow Lincoln University to showca ...
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John Michael Lee, Jr., Ph. D., is Elizabeth City State University’s new Vice Chancellor for University Advancement. Dr. Lee joined the administrative staff in the Marion Thorpe building Feb. 6.
Dr. Lee comes to ECSU with the experience necessary t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 1:39PM
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Brandon Morris scored seven of his game-high 36 points in the fourth overtime as the Benedict College Tigers edged Morehouse College 120-117 in a four-overtime thriller on Thursday night in Forbes Arena.
Morehouse's Omar Alston hit two free throw ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 1:33PM
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THIS JUST IN ...!
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos to be education secretary was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but only after Vice President Mike Pence was called in to break a tie ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 1:22PM
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