Pro Football Hall of Famers Kenny Houston and Aeneas Williams have partnered with Texas Southern University to bring Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to Houston. The exhibit opens on January 30 and runs through April 30, 2017 ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 1:38PM
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Dr. Harry L. Williams has been named among HBCU Digest’s “Top 10 Most Influential HBCU Presidents of 2016.”
Dr. Williams – who is beginning his eighth year as the 10th president of Delaware State University – is listed as the fifth most influentia ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 12:03PM
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WHEN: Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. -- with a matinee at 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Historic Davis Theatre in Downtown Montgomery.
The Citywide-Montgomery 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at the Historic ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 4:07PM
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ASPiRE (@tvASPiRE), the network that presents authentic portrayals of Black and urban culture, announced today that they are the new television home of Bama State Style. The reality show features Alabama State University’s famous Mighty Marching Horn ...
Posted Thursday, December 29th 2016 at 4:41PM
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As an HBCU professor using some of the break to get ready for the Spring semester, I would appreciate it if members of the HBCU.com family could take a minute to share their thoughts on the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. I'm especially i ...
Posted Wednesday, December 21st 2016 at 9:36AM
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Alcorn State University’s Department of Social Work received reaffirmation accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education through 2024.
The Council on Social Work Education is a nonprofit, national association that represents more than 2, ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 5:30PM
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Oakwood University has begun to implement plans to grow its endowment to $20M by the year 2020.
"It may seem a tall order to make such a sizable jump in our endowment, but we see this as a strategic and necessary goal when we look at our future pl ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 12:42PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
In the wake of the national elections, Catholic News Service has posted a series of columns from leading archbishops on key issues facing the church and the new Trump administration. This guest column was written by Archbish ...
Posted Wednesday, December 14th 2016 at 9:20AM
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BRAINTREE -- On the eve of the upcoming 2017 Legislative Session, Massachusetts Catholic bishops sent a letter to state leaders urging them to consider filing legislation that would reform the criminal justice system, particularly in ways that woul ...
Posted Wednesday, December 14th 2016 at 8:38AM
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Recycling and Mulching Make the Holidays Greener
Watch your waste and build good habits this holiday season
While we are in the thick of the holiday season, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) re ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 4:26PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS!!
Purpose
2016 Terrel H. Bell Awardees for Outstanding School Leadership
Terrel H. Bell Awards
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
Recognizing Great American Schools Since ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 4:07PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
In the Office for Civil Rights, we are proud to work on behalf of the nation’s students -- to foster educational excellence and ensure equal access by enforcing federal civil rights laws in our nation’s schools, which serve ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 1:56PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
UPDATE: What College Accreditation Changes Mean for Students
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this blog post appeared here. This post has been updated to reflect the most recent developments.
For millions of A ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 1:32PM
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Education Department Establishes Enhanced Federal Aid Participation Requirements for ACICS-accredited Colleges
Beginning today, the U.S. Department of Education will inform colleges accredited by the Accrediting Council ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 1:10PM
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Why the mission of serving the under-served must become a larger element of consideration in public higher ed spending
AUTHOR
Jarrett Carter
In 2014, Central State University made national headlines by achieving a political goal more than 1 ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 12:52PM
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PLEASE HAVE THAT TALK WITH YOUR KIDS AGAIN OVER THE HOLIDAYS!
Learning to Counter Hate Speech
Cyberbullying can range from viral videos to direct text messages and has become a popular and necessary discussion point in classrooms nationwide. A ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 10:39AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Civil Rights Reports Spotlight Eight Years of Accomplishments, Lingering Challenges
Protecting our students’ civil rights is fundamental to ensuring they receive a high-quality education. Two reports released today spotli ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 10:20AM
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FOR YOUR READING!
Dual Credit Classes Make Computer Science Degrees within Reach
In McLean County, Ill., some students are on track to graduate, not with just a high school diploma, but with an Associate’s degree in computer science. The ne ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 10:02AM
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FOR YOUR READING FROM U.S.D.E. (GREAT ARTICLE - Kudos, Mr. Andrade-Duncan)!
Many charter schools focused on turnaround schools in large, urban districts utilize boot camp-like structures for beating standardized tests, but the Roses in Concrete ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 9:27AM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Please enjoy this week's LOPnewsmag with Pres. Obama urging everyone to #GETCOVERED and the Cures Act, HHS Sec. Sylvia Matthew Burwell on why #CoverageMatters, Agnes' Blog Surviving Homelessness with Affordable Health Insurance ...
Posted Saturday, December 10th 2016 at 4:33PM
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FOR URGENT RELEASE!!
THE DEADLINE FOR PURCHASING HEALTH INSURANCE IS ALMOST HERE!!
DECEMBER 15, 2017, IS THE DEADLINE FOR COVERAGE TO BEGIN JANUARY 1, 2017 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2017!
VISIT: WWW.HEALTHCARE.GOV NOW!
MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN ...
Posted Saturday, December 10th 2016 at 1:54PM
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Coors Light continues its commitment to HBCUs by, providing $100,000 in scholarship donations
For Coors Light, the return of football season also means the return of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Classics season. Coors Light ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 8:18PM
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After a six-month planning phase, UNCF announced that Oakwood University is one of 24 colleges and universities that will receive five-year grants totaling $35.3 million for the UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), a transformative effort to desig ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 8:00PM
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