by Jo Ingles
A lot of education leaders in Ohio say they’re scratching their heads over Governor Kasich’s proposed school funding formula.
About half of the public school districts in Ohio are losing funding, including some dist ...
Posted Monday, February 9th 2015 at 11:17AM
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The basketball court in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex at Alcorn State University will be named in honor of former women's head basketball coach Shirley A. Gibbs-Walker during a halftime ceremony of the Lady Braves basketball contest against Jacks ...
Posted Friday, February 6th 2015 at 5:57PM
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Fred Gray, one of the most iconic figures of the Civil Rights Movement, will be the keynote speaker at Alabama State University's 115th Founders' Day Convocation on Friday, February 6, at 10 a.m. in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
The t ...
Posted Wednesday, February 4th 2015 at 11:46AM
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2015 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. This program, established in 2010, provides support for campus improvement projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. Since the program’s inception, approximately ...
Posted Wednesday, February 4th 2015 at 10:56AM
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Allen University is hosting its first African American Jamboree Jubilee: Genealogy Roadshow Celebration on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium located at 1517 Pine Street in Columbia, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 5:14PM
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Grambling State University is doing its part to make the planet a little greener, replacing one trash bin at a time in a new campus-wide recycling initiative.
Grambling will soon be the home of 12 recycling bins by the beginning of March. An a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 4:14PM
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Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support.
“Everybody knows I go out there and do my ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 2:02PM
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By Angelita Faller
The most important advice Dean Jones, a senior delivery manager at Microsoft Corporation, tells young college students looking for a job is to be aware of the competition that comes from the global market.
“You’re n ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:40PM
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Grambling State University will honor 10 recipients at the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Awards Luncheon on February 5. This year’s winners include the youngest mayor in Louisiana’s history, a former profe ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:21PM
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After long and thoughtful consideration, Interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick has decided not to apply for the permanent position of President at Grambling State University.
“While I am confident that my work during this important transition ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 5:43PM
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By Angelita Faller
A globe representing key events in black history—everything from a bag of Skittles symbolizing what 17-year old Trayvon Martin was carrying when he was killed to inspirational quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.—was th ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:20PM
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By Elliot Jones
Grambling State University has closed out its 2014 United Way Campaign in style by donating over $12,000. GSU was able to raise money by having over 10 departments with a 100 percent participation rate. Grambling State University has ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:17PM
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Grambling State University Will Award $50,000 in Student Scholarships from Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation Quotes for Education ProgramFor the second year in a row, Grambling State University will award $50,000 in student scholarships on Febru ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 1:11PM
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SC State University's Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) troupe, "STATE of Reality," performed at the 2015 TEDxColumbiaSC Conference on Jan. 19 at the Harbison Theatre in Columbia, S.C.
TO engages audiences in discovery, critical reflecti ...
Posted Thursday, January 29th 2015 at 12:51PM
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Thomas Graham recently graduated from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Emergency Management Basic Academy after completing the full curriculum that provided the basic knowledge and skills to help graduates meet the unpredictab ...
Posted Tuesday, January 27th 2015 at 3:52PM
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