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The nation’s historically Black colleges have shown some of the greatest gains in the graduation rates of African-American students, according to a report compiled by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. The report, which showed sharp increases in student graduation rates between various periods generally ending in the last two years, shows steep gains at a number of the [...]

Laurence B. Alexander has been nominated by University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt to become the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Alexander is the associate dean of the graduate school and director of the Office of Minority Programs at the University of Florida, and was one of four finalists from a nationwide search. Calvin [...]

Sport administration is a quickly growing industry, offering careers in professional sports, collegiate sports, sport event management, coaching and even operations. It was identified as a professional field in the 1960s and 1970s when the first degree program started at Ohio University in the 1960s. Prior to that, working in sports — other than being an athlete — was not [...]

Jumpstart DC – Howard University is hosting JFAD, a one-day educational program promoting language, literacy, and social skills among Head Start and Pre-K children on April 12 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The JFAD interest meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in Blackburn room 142. Committed individuals interested in providing a great learning experience for these children and gaining a [...]

The Howard University women’s basketball team continues its home stand with a Monday night match up with South Carolina State University at 5:30 p.m. in Burr Gymnasium. HU opened the four-game Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference event with a 53-41 win over Savannah State on Saturday, Feb. 2. While senior Saadia Doyle led in points with 16, nationally ranked assist leader Cheyenne [...]

There’s a new course coming to Morehouse College. Starting Thursday, the class “A Geneology of Black LGBT Culture and Politics” will meet twice a week for the rest of the semester. The special topics course will be offered through the sociology department and is the first of its kind at Morehouse. Sophomore Marcus Lee said while he has enjoyed his [...]

Albany State University held their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Convocation Thursday Morning. To kick off the day, they invited Mrs. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement and now journalist, to be the keynote speaker. Mrs. Hunter-Gault began her speech by talking about her experience in the Civil Rights era as she was one of the first black students to be [...]

Determination, dedication and the ability to rally support are a winning combination. Just ask Miss Albany State University Asia Love Cook. Cook is the grand prize winner of a national contest called “The Ultimate Reign Competition,” sponsored by Verizon Wireless. The prize package includes $15,000 to support Cook’s community service initiative “Be The Key and Unlock the Life” for the [...]

After losing 23 seniors from a team that started the season 6-0 and earned the school’s first ever ranking in the FCS Top 25 Poll, Alabama A&M has a lot of work to do on the recruiting trail this season. And with National Signing Day less than three weeks away the Bulldogs have already addressed two of their biggest needs—quarterback [...]

The Lady Pirates took turns at the free-throw line in the last minute of play against Morgan State on Saturday at Hampton University’s Convocation Center. Beating Morgan State 66-60, HU (13-5, 4-0 MEAC) will maintain its No. 1 spot in the conference. The Lady Pirates had a slow start and allowed Morgan State to lead 25-23 at halftime. Morgan State [...]

Adrian Powell had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to a 61-37 victory over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game on Saturday. The Aggies led 22-11 on a 3-pointer by Powell midway through the first half, and after Simuel Frazier’s jumper made it 22-13, A&T scored the final 16 points of the period for [...]

When Charlie Strong turned down Tennessee to stay at Louisville, he told reporters on Thursday that it was his way of thanking the school and athletic director Tom Jurich for their faith in him. “He gave me my first chance to be a head football coach after being an assistant for 27 years. I was always on everyone’s short list, [...]

Paine College is almost set to debut its new and improved gym…the HEAL Complex. Students, faculty, staff, and even people in the community will have access. School administrators say there was a major need for the facility. It was funded through $2.5 million from Splecial Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) dollars, and thousands of dollars from private funding and [...]

The NCAA has awarded Jackson State University $900,000 to help enhance the academic outcomes of JSU student-athletes. The funds, which will be dispersed over three years, are part of the NCAA’s Limited-Resource Institutions Grant Program Pilot. “Jackson State University is thrilled to be selected by the NCAA for this innovative program,” said JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers (Left). “We are [...]

In an effort to break a six-month stalemate over the city’s capital budget, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx proposed two new spending plans Monday – including one that eliminates $119 million for a streetcar. Foxx is one of the biggest champions of the streetcar, arguing that it will spark economic development on the city’s distressed east and west sides. But after [...]

Mr. Novelle Dickenson, Director of Athletics at Hampton University, announced on Monday that Donovan Rose will be continuing as Hampton University’s Head Football Coach. Since Rose’s return to Hampton in 1991, the Pirates have won 14 championships, graduated over 225 student-athletes and placed over 50 players in professional leagues. Rose has developed and placed several players in the pros and [...]

Delaware State University is gearing up for its very first December commencement ceremony this weekend. Nearly 200 DSU students are eligible to take the graduation walk on Dec. 15 at Memorial Hall on the DSU campus in Dover. The university is expecting approximately 150 to participate. The school decided to start hosting December commencement ceremonies due to the increasing number [...]

Bowie State University will launch an advocacy campaign to engage students, faculty and staff in a series of initiatives to reduce campus energy consumption and increase personal commitments to sustainability. A $ 25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation will help fund the initiatives. “This funding from Verizon comes at just the right time and will move us closer to achieving [...]