Officials say a central Oklahoma city has saved about $7,000 in wages and equipment upkeep by using a herd of goats as groundskeepers.
Chris Thomas is chief operator and goat manager at Midwest City's water resources and recovery center. Thoma ...
Posted Saturday, February 3rd 2018 at 4:56PM
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WHAT: CNN Legal Analyst Bakari Sellers Speaks about Student Activism at ASU.
WHEN: Tuesday (Feb. 6), at 11 a.m.
WHERE: ASU's Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
One of CNN's top legal analysts and one of America's most vocal advocates for the enhance ...
Posted Friday, February 2nd 2018 at 10:37AM
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized a Columbus, Ohio business as being the oldest African-American owned business in the United States. This year, they celebrated 134 continuous years in business. Can you guess what company it is?
The company that received this honor is the E.E ...
Posted Friday, February 2nd 2018 at 10:29AM
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ASU's 2018 Black History Month schedule features a full slate of events for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community.
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The diverse schedule of campus programs, events and lectures will help motivate, inspire and enlighten the ...
Posted Thursday, February 1st 2018 at 12:36PM
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Many institutions offering dietetic degree programs offer case studies to fill the gap between didactic learning and opportunities integrating real-work-world experiences.
Students in Oakwood’s ND440 Medical Nutrition Therapy II clas ...
Posted Thursday, February 1st 2018 at 12:33PM
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Alabama State University has been recognized as one of the 'Best Online Colleges in Alabama' in 2018 for its excellence in online learning by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), which is a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings.
“Alabama State University is h ...
Posted Tuesday, January 30th 2018 at 2:46PM
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Cheers and congratulations to the Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands!
The award-winning, nationally and internationally recognized marching band is on its way to yet another Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase.
The band was one of eight selected from among the nation’s ...
Posted Friday, January 26th 2018 at 12:52PM
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Kaaliya Williams (So./Richmond, VA) finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and Kelsee Arnold (Jr./Fayetteville, GA) added 14 points as Saint Augustine's University rallied in the second half to top Shaw University for the first time since 2010 in a CIAA women's basketball contest between crossto ...
Posted Friday, January 26th 2018 at 7:47AM
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Public · Hosted by Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA and Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Monday, February 5 at 6 PM - 8 PM CST
Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
LPB to present a preview screening of Tell Them We are Rising ...
Posted Friday, January 26th 2018 at 7:43AM
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The annual Southern Stingray Bowl will be held on Saturday, February 3, at Savannah State University (SSU), Student Union. High school students will put their quiz bowl skills to the test with competition beginning at 8 a.m. Fifteen teams from seven ...
Posted Thursday, January 25th 2018 at 12:32PM
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Delaware State University will celebrate Black History Month in February with the following events on campus that are free and open to the public:
• Feb. 1, Thursday, 7 p.m. -- The Citywide Black History Month Music Kickoff, to be held in the Educ ...
Posted Thursday, January 25th 2018 at 12:29PM
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Today is a Holy day set aside to honor a man who served.
Dr. King put in long work days and long work nights in
order to help end racism in the world.
We honor his work ethic. We honor his message.
Let him be our motivation for Service.
His work life is a challenge to us to
serve our comm ...
Posted Monday, January 15th 2018 at 9:18AM
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Shaw University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to expand programming for entrepreneurs. The grant comes as part of a $2 million investment in the Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF), which has partnered with ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2018 at 2:19PM
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Lakeisha M. Mixon, a second-year student in Morgan State University’s Master of Social Work program, has been selected as a 2017 HBCU All-Star by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The annual honor recognizes undergraduate, graduate and professional students ...
Posted Wednesday, January 10th 2018 at 12:48PM
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Victor R. McCrary, Ph.D., Morgan State University vice president for Research and Economic Development, joined two other members of the National Science Board, senior administrators of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Ambassado ...
Posted Tuesday, January 9th 2018 at 2:23PM
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By: Michael McLendon
People suffering from brain tumors could receive better medical care as a result of research currently being done by one of Tennessee State University’s leading medical scientists.
Dr. Quincy Quick, TSU associate pro ...
Posted Monday, December 18th 2017 at 9:54AM
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One of Alabama State University's acclaimed experts on cancer research and its director of the ASU Cancer Biology Research and Training (CBRT) - Dr. Manoj Mishra - has received a grant to teach a course on Cancer Health Disparity at the Global Initiatives of Academic Network Program (GIAN) in India ...
Posted Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 11:00AM
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Virgil Davison, one of four from Xavier University of Louisiana in double figures, scored 20 points Wednesday to lead the Gold Rush in an 83-71 men's basketball victory against Carver.
Davison made a season-high-tying five 3-pointers to help the Gold Rush (7-4) snap a two-game losing streak ...
Posted Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 10:53AM
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Emmanuel Freeman
International students with legal status in the United States should not be worried about the new travel ban, says a public policy expert at Tennessee State University.
Dr. Michael Harris, dean of the College of Public Service and a longtime expert on Middle Eastern polit ...
Posted Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 10:49AM
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Prior to speaking to the 142nd graduating class of Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University on December 8 at the Von Braun Center, Dr. Leslie Pollard, President of Oakwood University, was awarded the Presidential Medallion of Alabama A&M University, for "Influential and Innovative Leadership."
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Posted Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 10:32AM
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Delaware State University will hold its annual December Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 in the Memorial Hall Gymnasium.
Media representatives who plan to cover the graduation ceremony, should contact Carlos Holmes on his mobile phone at (302) 399-5972 upon arriving at the campus to arra ...
Posted Thursday, December 14th 2017 at 10:28AM
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Do you dread being asked to stand up in front of the class and read something, whether it is something out of a book or a paper you have written yourself? As long as this fright isn’t completely debilitating, it isn’t going to take years of psycholog ...
Posted Wednesday, December 13th 2017 at 2:40PM
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Growing up on Chicago’s south side, Modteets Williams dreamed of achieving fame and fortune as a professional basketball player.
These days, Williams sees entrepreneurship as his path to success, and he’s traded in his basketball sneakers for a business plan.
Williams opened Mod’s Market, ...
Posted Wednesday, December 13th 2017 at 1:24PM
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Five MEC students were selected to attend the recent Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. and two of them found positions through the award-winning national program.
The Institute exists to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of scholars and provide compa ...
Posted Wednesday, December 13th 2017 at 1:18PM
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On Doing Less to Get More
Jocko Willink is an intimidating looking man (see above). He’s also intimidatingly impressive. He’s a former Navy Seal who was awarded a Bronze and Silver Star in Iraq while leading Task Force Bruiser: the most decorated special forces unit in that war. He recently wrote ...
Posted Wednesday, December 13th 2017 at 12:32PM
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