The public is invited to attend the 46th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair of the US Virgin Islands from Feb. 18-20, at the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agricultural Complex, at Estate Lower Love on St. Croix. The theme is “Agriculture: Our Heritage & Hope ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 12:55PM
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Officials from Shaw University and Carolina Small Business Development Fund announced the grand opening of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center on Thursday, January 19, designed to expand small business development and economic empowerment with ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 12:50PM
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Mississippi Valley State University will host its annual Martin Luther King/Black History Convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the H.G. Carpenter Auditorium. The theme for this year’s event is, “Being the Catalyst for Change: The Next Generati ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 12:36PM
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While the expenses associated with becoming a nurse can be daunting, a partnership between Coahoma Community College (CCC) and Tallahatchie General Hospital & Extended Care Facility (TGH/ECF) is helping to eliminate that barrier.
CCC and TGH/ECF h ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:52AM
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Interim President Richard Green named Ruth A. Evans as Lincoln University’s first female director of public safety on December 1.
Evans now oversees the second largest police force in Chester County with 14 sworn police officers, eight security of ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:49AM
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Members of the Ohio House of Representatives commended Central State University and President Dr. Cynthia Jackson- Hammond for their positive impact on the state of Ohio during the January 25th session.
Joining Representatives Rick Perales of the ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:46AM
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Miss UNCF Lane College is Kashuna Wright, a sophomore majoring in English from Memphis Tennessee. She is the daughter of Kamilah Wright and Christopher Watson. Her favorite past times are writing poetry and volunteering at her home church. Kashuna is ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:43AM
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Spelman College is partnering with Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College on Saturday, February 4, 2017, to kick off the Atlanta University Center’s participation in RecycleMania, an eight-week, nationwide initiative among higher education in ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:36AM
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Each year, intercollegiate athletics programs throughout the nation celebrate what is commonly known as the early signing period when blue-chip athletes announce at what college or university they are going to continue their playing careers. The day ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:32AM
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Oakwood University kicks off Black History Month tomorrow during Chapel service at 9:50 a.m. at the University Church. The program entitled "Walk With Me" is a musical narrative commemorating the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Stree ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:27AM
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Cheyney University’s Honda Campus All Star Challenge (HCASC) Varsity team came in third at the regional competition in Washington, DC Saturday, losing the runner up spot to Howard University by just one bonus question. Chicago State University took t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 11:24AM
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Tennessee State graduate Mike Jackson cleans up pretty well.
So well in fact, that he was selected to replace the iconic cartoon character Mr. Clean.
The folks at Procter & Gamble decided that after 59 years on the job the powerful-looking Mr. Clean, with his white pants, skin-tight T-shirt an ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 9:41AM
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In homage to Black History Month and the cultural contributions of African Americans to the arts, the Lyceum Series at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present Tami Lee Hughes in her rendition of "The Legacy Show," at 7 ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at 9:37AM
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Ron Isley, Grammy Award Winner, producer and lead singer of The Isley Brothers is pleased to launch the Ron Isley Initiative that will send students to Harris-Stowe State University. In honor of his accomplishments and passion for the St. Louis comm ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:44PM
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According to a recent survey:
Trenholm State Community College offers the largest ACF accredited culinary arts program in Alabama. Associate degree programs include an apprenticeship opportunity that students complete in their final two semester ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:37PM
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Tremell Parker, a 20-year-old sophomore from Durham, N.C., is the latest HBCU All-Star chosen to represent Johnson C. Smith University on the national stage. On Aug. 19, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities annou ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:32PM
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Virginia Union University (VUU) nearly $380,000 to provide more intensive research experiences to students in the biological sciences. The money will be used over a three-year period to implement an ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:10PM
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The crowd of students who turned out Wednesday afternoon to attend the dedication and grand opening ceremony for the renovated student activity center in the Fred T. Long Student Union was immense. The words shared with them by speakers prior t ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:07PM
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Dr. Kemba Chambers, Interim President of J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College has been appointed as a member of the Peer Review Advisory Board (PRAB) for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
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Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 3:04PM
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Mr. Mark Wilson, Chairman of the Wilberforce University Board of Trustees, is excited to announce the appointment of five new board members. “These appointments support a continued renewal of the Wilberforce commitment of excellence to its constitue ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:32PM
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Brandi Gourdine’s change in direction is nothing but amazing.
As a senior at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte three years ago, she had a low grade-point average and saw her friends being accepted into college. Then, the transformation starte ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:22PM
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When choosing a major, you want to select an affordable degree program that will support you on your chosen career path. At Arkansas Baptist College, we are with you every step of the way. As a respected HBCU in Arkansas, we believe in providing our ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:18PM
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Cynthia Warrick, PhD RPh
Interim President
Stillman College
Dr. Cynthia Warrick began her tenure as Interim President of Stillman College on January 1, 2017. A pharmacist and health services researcher, Dr. Warrick has 20 years of Higher Educa ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:15PM
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The UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., awarded $35 million in grants to selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs) to address social and economic issues of minority graduation, unemployment, and underemploy ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:10PM
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Mobile Lab Helps Young Students in Greater Memphis Get Hands-On STEM Experience
In 2015, Baptist Memorial Health Care helped sponsor a LeMoyne-Owen College mobile lab designed to help get young students excited about science. This bus, known as “S ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2017 at 2:05PM
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