One of Alcorn State University’s deans has been selected to tackle the issue of preparing educators to enhance childhood literacy.
Dr. Robert Carr, dean of the Department of Education and Psychology, was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to serv ...
Posted Wednesday, July 6th 2016 at 1:39PM
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Johnson C. Smith University President Ronald L. Carter will deliver the keynote speech at the 28th annual National Small College Enrollment Conference, July 11-13, 2016 at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The NSCEC, which covers topics of admissions ...
Posted Wednesday, July 6th 2016 at 1:36PM
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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announced that five education bills were marked up by the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week. One of the bills was introduced by Congresswoman Adams; the HBCU Capital Financing Act (H.R. 5530) w ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2016 at 7:45PM
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Allen University has been awarded funding from the R.E.A.C.H.E.S organization to receive equipment for the Yellow Jacket wrestling program. Allen University started its first club wrestling program in the spring of 2014 with 30 student athletes and h ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2016 at 3:04PM
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Oakwood University is excited to announce its Fall 2016 Registration Incentives!
All new and returning students (full time, traditional program only) who register and financially clear by Thursday, July 28 by 5:00 p.m. (CST) will have the opportu ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 7:20PM
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Courtesy of FastCompany.com
By: Lydia Dishman
Analysis of census data ranks the best cities for underrepresented minorities working in tech.
"If the American economy was the Titanic and the iceberg that sank the Titanic was the financial cris ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 4:53PM
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Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin Lane and Lone Star College Chancellor Dr. Stephen Head met June 29 to sign an articulation agreement between the two institutions. The plan will facilitate transfers, recruitment, and admission and advis ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 2:03PM
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By Eric Hartley
The Virginian-Pilot
NORFOLK
Philpotts Road was once a narrow, often-flooded country lane.
Today, it’s a modern city street, thanks to neighborhood efforts led by Walter Green, a civil rights activist and community leader ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 11:24AM
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SMASH Academy is building new generations of scientists and engineers
Morehouse College has become the first historically black campus to join an elite West Coast-based science and math training program whose main mission is to identify and train ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 11:16AM
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Ruth Reader
In a bid to develop a pool of more diverse job candidates, Google is cutting out the pipeline and going right to the source.
Tomorrow, Black Girls Code will celebrate the opening of a new office inside Google’s New York City build ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 4:30PM
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Come join in experiencing the spirit of Africa on this 2 week tour of the countries in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana!
From cosmopolitan Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa to the wildlife-rich Chobe National Park in Botswana, to majestic Victoria Falls in ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 1:50PM
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The Mickey Leland Center for Environment, Justice and Sustainability in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University was awarded funding by Houston Endowment to support the planning and development of a Commu ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 1:39PM
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By John Lincoln
Co-founder and CEO, Ignite Visibility„J@johnelincoln
On Monday, social media giant LinkedIn announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. The deal, still pending regulatory review, is expected to ...
Posted Monday, June 27th 2016 at 11:14AM
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Members of the family of Anna Knight have various roles in the upcoming film, "Free State of Jones," starring Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey.
The movie is inspired by the life of Newton Knight, a poor, defiant farmer from Mississippi, wh ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 3:15PM
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