Dr. Carter brought new programs, boosted fundraising and forged national profile
Johnson C. Smith University President Ronald L. Carter today announced his plans to leave the university at the close of the 2016-17 academic year, after more than ei ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2016 at 7:44PM
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On July 19, Oakwood University's Peters Media Center was the site of WAAY TV's Town Hall: A Plan for Peace, a program that sought to engage community leaders, clergy, law enforcement, activists and concerned citizens in a dialogue about being proacti ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 7:51PM
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WHEN: Friday from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's National Center, located at 1345 Carter Hill Rd., across from Heritage Barbershop.
Alabama State University's National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture will h ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 2:12PM
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WHEN: Saturday (July 23) from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
WHERE: Levi Watkins Learning Center (ASU Library).
Alabama State University’s Library - Levi Watkins Learning Center (LWLC) - in partnership with the ASU National Center for the Study of Civil ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 1:58PM
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Because of a new federal grant awarded to the ongoing Alabama State University-University of Alabama Birmingham cancer research center, a select group of high school and undergraduate students are spending their summer in Montgomery at ASU learning a ...
Posted Monday, July 18th 2016 at 1:41PM
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Paid, Fall Internships! Now is your chance to apply for paid fall internships with the Federal Diversity Internship Initiative! This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern with the federal government, so apply now! Applications are due July 27, 2016. Accepted students will have a chance to intern for 15 weeks at the: - Federal Aviation Administration - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Department of Treasury - U.S. Census Bureau These positions are fully-funded: students receive a twice-monthly stipend, and some support for travel to and from the internship site. ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2016 at 1:22PM
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The 3rd Annual Hall Johnson Summer Camp Choir Concert
Friday, July 15, 2016
6:00pm
First Calvary Baptist Church
1401 Pine Street
Columbia, SC 29204
For more information, please contact:
Kenneth Green, Camp Director
lgreen@allenuniversity. ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2016 at 1:00PM
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As a response to the tragedies of July 5-6, on Thursday, July 7, Leslie N. Pollard, president of Oakwood University, utilized Facebook in a Live message to ask one question - what could be done to ensure the safety of our black men. His question was ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 6:34PM
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Kids Galore at National Center's ‘Booked on Heritage’ Event!
WHEN: Thursday, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
WHERE: ASU's National Center, 1345 Carter Hill Rd., across from the Heritage Barber Shop
Alabama State University's National Center for th ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 6:25PM
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ASU-UAB Cancer Research Program Expands Thanks to $20k Grant!
Because of a new federal grant awarded to the ongoing Alabama State University-University of Alabama Birmingham cancer research center, a select group of high school and undergraduate s ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 6:00PM
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Texas Southern University has been ranked 97th on the GoodCall 2016 Best Colleges and Universities for Scholarships report. The top 500 of more than 4,000 public institutions across the country were listed according to data from the National Center f ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2016 at 5:32PM
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Veterans Housing & Career Fair
- Goal is for each homeless veteran to leave with housing & possible employment on that day -
- Sponsored by Alabama State University's Office of Career Services, Family Endeavors, Inc. & the Veterans Administration - ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2016 at 12:44PM
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Citywide Anti-Crime Town Hall/Block-Party Event "Taking to the Streets!"
WHEN: July 13, at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Corner of Pleasant & West Jeff Davis Avenue.
Alabama State University's National Public Radio station - WVAS-FM, ASU's Department of Publ ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2016 at 7:09PM
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Johnson C. Smith University announced that The Leon Levine Foundation has committed a $1 million grant to the President’s Gap Scholarship Fund, in addition to the $200,000 of support received from the foundation in the last two years.
Established ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2016 at 7:01PM
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Texas Southern University (TSU) has launched a new, 5-week Summer of Success (SOS) academic support program to provide conditionally admitted students an opportunity to gain full admission into TSU’s 2016 freshmen class. So far, more than 335 student ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2016 at 12:55PM
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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 serve ...
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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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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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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