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Florida Congressional Reps Join New HBCU Caucus

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Sunshine State News Four representatives from Florida -- Democrats Corrine Brown, Gwen Graham, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson -- joined more than 30 other members...

Rep. John Lewis to Speak at N.C. A&T Commencement

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NC A &T Newsroom Civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis will deliver the spring commencement address at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University,...

Plan To Fire SC State Trustees Passes House and Senate

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WSFA Members of the South Carolina Senate have passed a measure that would fire the entire South Carolina State University Board of Trustees. The bill passed...

FAMU Announces U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Movie Producer Will Packer as...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Since its founding in 1887, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has committed itself to producing graduates who are prepared to...

Central State University to Celebrate 125th Anniversary of The Second Morrill Act

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Dayton Daily News Central State University will host a number of free activities on Thursday, April 23, to promote community wellness and healthy living. Community Wellness...

Wiley Sophomore Jeremy Jackson Named UNCF/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow

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Wiley College Press Release MARSHALL, Texas — Wiley sophomore Jeremy Jackson has been selected for a prestigious UNCF/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. Mr. Jackson is the first UNCF/Mellon Mays Fellow...

Michelle Obama to Speak at Tuskegee University Commencement 2015

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The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama. The May 9 event is...

Simmons College Celebrates Announcement as Second HBCU in Kentucky

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WDRB Kentucky is now officially home to a second historically black college. Administrators at Simmons College of Kentucky made the official announcement during a press conference...

Political Commentator and Strategist Donna Brazile to Deliver Spelman Commencement Address

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BeecherJackson Founder/President Yvonne Jackson, C'70, and Apple Vice President of Environmental Initiatives Lisa Jackson to receive honorary degrees, and KIPP Co-Founders Mike Feinberg and...

Dillard is Site of DOD’s “Pentagon to the People Technical Assistance Program” Conference

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(New Orleans, LA) – The Department of Defense's (DoD) Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity will host its "Pentagon to the People Technical...

Spelman College Announces Honorees and Speakers for 2015 Women of Color Conference

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ATLANTA (April 15, 2015) —Dynamic women visionaries who are leading in the field of technology will be honored at the 11th Annual Spelman College...

Junior History Major Accepted Into University of Iowa’s Summer Research Opportunities Program

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Grambling State student Malik Wheeler has been accepted into University of Iowa’s Summer Research Opportunities program. This program is designed to provide undergraduate students...

‘Retool Your School’ Grant Program Coming to Close for 9 HBCUs

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(Black PR Wire) – ATLANTA, Apr. 13, — The Home Depot announced today that there is only ONE WEEK left to vote in the Retool Your...

Wilberforce University Makes Changes, Works to Keep Accreditation

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WILBERFORCE (AP) — The nation’s oldest historically black private university is making policy changes and spending more than $3 million on its southwestern Ohio...

Ohio’s Most Reasonably Priced Higher Education Just Got More Affordable

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Great news for Ohioans going to college. Students attending Central State University and other Ohio schools could see tuition drop by as much as 5%...

Claflin Wins $25,000 for Recycling

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The Times & Democrat Claflin University has won the $25,000 grand prize in PepsiCo Recycling’s 2014 Campus Recycling Challenge. The $25,000 prize is for a campus-wide...

St. Augustine’s Has a New President

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There is a new president at St. Augustine's University in North Carolina. Nearly a year after Everett B. Ward filled the role of interim...

Albany State Lowers Out-of-State Tuition

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Albany State has joined a group of higher education institutions to promote enrollment and make things more attractive for out-of-state students. Each University System college...