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The 2013 Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is once again looking for talented minority students to receive scholarship rewards. The program, started in 1999, seeks African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American students who plan to enroll full-time in a two-year or four-year college or university. The [...]

The Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobreds is used to performing under the bright lights and entertaining a crowd at half time. But performing for a NFL audience is new. KSU will perform during halftime at the Lucas Oil Stadium of the Indianapolis Colts game on September 15. The Band’s Director, Kalomo Bailey, says he was contacted this summer about [...]

The City of Hampton is honoring local Olympians Francena McCorory and Kellie Wells with giant billboards displaying their images and successes. The digital billboards are up on Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 in Hampton. McCorory, a graduate of Bethel High School and Hampton University, won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic women’s 4×400 meter relay team. [...]

Florida A&M University trustees are putting an interim president in charge of the university as it embarks on a national search for a permanent leader. Trustees on Wednesday officially confirmed Larry Robinson as interim president. Robinson will be paid $325,000 a year. He replaces James Ammons, who abruptly resigned amid the fallout from the hazing death of a marching band [...]

Mary Frances Early who made history in Athens by becoming UGA’s first African American to receive a degree in 1962, is being honored by her former school on Wednesday. Early’s story has been overshadowed over the years by the story of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, who were the first Blacks to enroll at UGA in 1961. Mary Early is [...]

Dr. Yolanda Edwards, a professor at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), recently received the Sylvia Walker Education Award from the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitations Concerns (NAMRC), the division of the National Rehabilitation Association that promotes ethical and state-of-the-art practices in rehabilitation. Edwards is the coordinator of the M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling program in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling and [...]

Starting this fall, the Computer Science Unit at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will offer a Master’s of Science degree in Computer Science & Technology (CS&T). The CS&T is an innovative, interdisciplinary graduate degree designed to allow students to pursue advanced training in computer science or industrial technology, while simultaneously developing workplace skills highly valued by employers. [...]

Yankee Stadium will once again play host to a classic college football matchup, as Hampton University and Morgan State University will meet in the New York Urban League Football Classic on November 17, 2012, at the home of the Yankees. The two-year agreement calls for the two schools to play at Yankee Stadium again in 2013 as well. The original [...]

Dr. John Brooks III, Dean for the University College, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tyson Beale as the new Associate Dean for the University College at Fayetteville State University (FSU). Dr. Beale is a passionate administrator who has 15 years of experience in K-12 and higher education.  Prior to his appointment at FSU, Dr. Beale served as [...]

As a response to regional needs in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math), a Center of Excellence for Research and Applied Sciences (Science Center) is now under construction at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The 43,148 square foot facilitywill support two initiatives: research and teaching. The new facility will support research on how the urban environment can impact the biology and culture of plants and animals [...]

Outgoing President William H. Harris and President-Elect Joseph H. Silver Sr. greeted ASU faculty members during the annual opening conference. Nearly 300 faculty members attended ASU’s annual faculty opening conference held in the Ralph D. Abernathy Auditorium on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The theme of this year’s conference was “Improving Academic Quality and Accountability.” Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams, interim associate provost and vice [...]

The Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2011-12 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Among those honored is Bowie State University softball playerMariela Hernandez. Hernandez, a pitcher for the Lady Bulldogs softball team ended the 2012 season with a [...]

Rising sophomore Haley Ward and incoming freshman Heather Dunning of the Norfolk State softball team recently led their VA Legends team to the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Over 18 Fastpitch World Series title. VA Legends went 7-1 over the two-day tournament July 27 and 28 at the Botetourt Sports Complex in Troutville, Va., north of Roanoke. The squad beat out [...]

To the Class of 2016, congratulations. You have done it. You have proved many wrong, and you have made your family, friends, and most importantly, yourselves proud. In addition, not only are you a college student, you are a historically black college or university student—which means you have quite the shoes to fill. A handful cannot cover the amount of [...]