Xavier University of Louisiana's Lailaa Bashir won two singles matches Friday - including an upset of the No. 3 seed - to reach the semifinals of the ITA Cup tennis championships.
The sophomore won 6-2, 6-4 in the first round (round of 16) against ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 8:01PM
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The Texas Southern University Choir will participate in the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s 2020 A Celebration of Reading event on KPRC 2 on Saturday, October 17. TSU Choir members will perform background vocals for Houston-based R&B singe ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 5:07PM
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Following a nationwide search, a new provost will pave the way for student success and faculty excellence at Alcorn State University.
Dr. Ontario Wooden began his tenure as the University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 4:40PM
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding its debt-free degree program for employees to include a historically Black college (HBCU) for the first time, the company announced Oct. 7. Paul Quinn College, located in Dallas, Texas, is one of the oldest HBCUs i ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 4:03AM
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Two employees in Alabama State University’s Physical Plant had no idea that they would be a part of history when they came to work on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Joe Taylor and Joe Zeigler actually removed the name Bibb Graves from the residence hall that ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2020 at 8:15PM
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LRT Sports announced a "The HBCU Experience: Coaches Panel" to take place on Zoom on Oct. 14, 2020 at 8 p.m. EST, allowing only 1000 participants. The panel will allow student-athletes, parents and other coaches to ask Historically Black Colleges & U ...
Posted Monday, October 12th 2020 at 10:38PM
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For the first time in eight seasons, Xavier University of Louisiana is the preseason pick to win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball championship.
The XULA men received 4-of-7 first-place votes from GCAC head coaches. The GCAC, whi ...
Posted Monday, October 12th 2020 at 6:58PM
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by Shawnda Cotton and Pamela Holiday
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oakwood employees with school-age children, like so many people around the country, ask themselves: “Is it safe to return to campus?” “Should I stay home with my children?” “Ho ...
Posted Thursday, October 8th 2020 at 9:06PM
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ASU Class of Fall 2020 Commencement on Nov. 20 and 21 and ASU Class of Spring 2020 on Nov. 22. Golden Class of 1970 also on Nov. 22. All events are ticketed. Ceremonies will be held in the ASU Stadium and are Mask Mandatory!
Alabama State Universi ...
Posted Thursday, October 8th 2020 at 3:14PM
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Coppin State University (CSU) is partnering with the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) of metropolitan Baltimore, to observe mental health awareness week October 4-10 and introducing a mental health app as an alternative for seeking help. ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2020 at 1:26PM
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Attend a unique leadership summit that will introduce you to the opportunities and culture of Corporate & Investment Banking at Wells Fargo. The Sophomore Diversity Summit is designed to provide high - performing sophomores from diverse backgrounds w ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2020 at 12:28PM
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Dot Foods - Start Your CAREER with an INTERNSHIP at Dot Foods!
Join Dot Foods - a forward-thinking, innovative company that's committed to your professional development. When interning at Dot Foods, you have the opportunity to gain over 2 months of real-world experience and work directly with Do ...
Posted Monday, September 28th 2020 at 9:47PM
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By Leanna Rice for Backpacker.com
The founder of HBCUs Outside is using gear libraries and hiking meetups to tear down barriers in the outdoor industry.
Ronald Griswell’s first encounter with the outdoors left him awestruck—and frustrated. His ...
Posted Friday, September 25th 2020 at 6:35PM
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A new Women's Business Center (WBC) on Alcorn State University's campus will be an important new small business resource for women entrepreneurs in Mississippi.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced grant funding for a new SBA Women’s ...
Posted Friday, September 25th 2020 at 3:34PM
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Join CBRE as they rollout their HBCU Pathways to Commercial Real Estate Rotational Internship Program! This program is designed to help students gain the knowledge and hands on experience in several areas, including but, not limited to:
- Strategic Finance
- Client Solutions
- Project Manageme ...
Posted Tuesday, September 15th 2020 at 8:25PM
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In a press release on Thursday, September 10, 2020, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that $72.34 million of the CARES Act funding for higher education institutions will be awarded.
When the Alabama Governor asked the public to submit suggested ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2020 at 6:37PM
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The Center for Justice Research (CJR) at Texas Southern University (TSU) has received a pledge of financial support from the National Hockey League (NHL) to work toward creating “a procedurally just criminal justice system.” The Center focuses on res ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2020 at 12:58PM
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The Peters Media Center will now be fully outfitted with television sets designed to facilitate the advanced training of our Communications students, and to produce an array of content through our Oakwood University Broadcast Network.
“The way f ...
Posted Tuesday, September 8th 2020 at 2:40PM
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Boston, MA - Livius, a Boston-headquartered tutoring, test prep, and academic support company, will serve as a provider of college application and test prep services for college-bound member students and visitors of HBCU Connect, a network and platf ...
Posted Friday, September 4th 2020 at 5:21PM
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by Lauren Harksen | WHNT.com
This year, Oakwood University answered a call to action.
The death of George Floyd started a chain reaction across the country of protests, social media outcry, and conversation, but Oakwood went a step beyond by ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2020 at 3:19PM
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On Monday, August 24, 2020, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (“The Council”) announced that Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (the “Law School”) remains an ...
Posted Thursday, August 27th 2020 at 6:26PM
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Meet Saxton Dunlap. Saxton Dunlap was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May, 2020. He needs to find a matching donor so he can have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The best chance of finding a match is with someone who shares the same gene ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 7:46PM
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Middle and high school students from around the world are expected to compete in Coppin State University’s (CSU) virtual STEM Day Science Trivia competition, where top students are awarded, but the biggest prize is the act of inspiring tomorrow’s sci ...
Posted Tuesday, August 25th 2020 at 3:59PM
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Bennett College has been awarded an $83,600 Fulbright-Hays grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support a four-week study abroad program in Morocco. It is the first such Fulbright-Hays grant that Bennett has received.
The Bennett progra ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:38PM
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From a young age, Heidelberg, Mississippi native Alvin Jones Jr. has understood the value of hard work. His work ethic has been the catalyst for his early success.
“The hard work that’s gotten me to this point started when I was younger,” said J ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:27PM
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