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The North Carolina A&T Department of Athletics, the Aggie Athletic Foundation and the Division of University Advancement wants every Aggie in Eastern North Carolina to meet new head football coach Rod Broadway. Eastern North Carolina fans can meet the new coach 6 p.m., Saturday, July 23 at the Hilton Hotel (207 SW Greenville Blvd.) in Greenville, N.C. The meet and [...]

New Superintendent Named to Lead the Development Research School Patricia C. Hodge is the new superintendent of Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (FAMU DRS). “I am very excited about the opportunity,” said Hodge, a Pompano Beach native. “This school has a long history of educating African-American students and I am excited to be a part of that.” Hodge, who [...]

Graduation was still years away when Marquis Hall’s parents told him the facts of life: His choices after high school were to enlist in the military or find enough scholarships to pay for college. “You have to be in there every day and find out what scholarships are available,’ ” his mother, Maria Hall, told him. “You have to first [...]

TSU Receives Department of Homeland Security Scientific Leadership Award Tennessee State University College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science is preparing graduate students to protect the nation against cybercrimes and intrusions with a recent grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS Scientific Leadership Award for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Graduate Degrees in the amount of $301,679 will [...]

  Entergy Mississippi, Inc., presents $50,000 JSU School of Engineering Energy Mississippi, Inc., presented Jackson State University with a $50,000 check on July 12 toward the company’s $500,000 commitment to JSU’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology. The grant is part of the company’s support of JSU’s Entergy Power Systems Laboratory and scholarships for the university’s engineering students. In 2009, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., [...]

The family of Page Elmore is establishing a scholarship in his name at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Friends and admirers of the respected business leader and public servant are invited to contribute to the fund. Elmore, a two-term state lawmaker who died a year ago June 26, was instrumental in helping UMES launch a graduate program in pharmacy. Elmore’s [...]

Harold Burnett, class of 2007, has been selected as one of five winners of the Men of McCafe Casting Call, a national search for five community service-oriented men who are making a difference in the African American community. Mr. Burnett and the other winners made their first official Men of McCafe public appearance at the July 1-3 Essence Music Festival [...]

Team Success mentoring program co-coordinators Kena Torbert (far left) and Phillip Petway (far right) pose with participants June 8 at Fort Valley State University. June 29, 2011 - After a fierce competition, 16 Middle Georgia high school students won a coveted spot in this summer’s TEAM Success Mentoring Program at Fort Valley State University.  The selection committee had a difficult job [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus Larry O. Rivers became the first African American to successfully defend a doctoral dissertation in Vanderbilt University’s Department of History. Rivers, who currently teaches history at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga., recently returned to Nashville, Tenn. to participate in his graduate alma mater’s commencement ceremony. “My FAMU education really helped me [...]

The Southern University Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) won its second championship at the 2011 National Urban League Leadership BEEP case competition held recently in Orlando, Fla. It is Southern’s second national BEEP title. The BEEP students’ win resulted from their presentation that was designed to “best position Sodexo (competition sponsor) to attract, recruit, and retain millennial candidates.” College of [...]

USS RONALD REAGAN, Arabian Sea (NNS) — Five midshipmen from colleges across the United States arrived aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as part of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) summer cruise program, June 21. The midshipmen will be aboard for more than a month and will rotate through several departments during their traditional “summer cruise”, [...]

The E.K. Sloane Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has awarded the Norfolk State University Foundation, Inc. a $45,000 grant to purchase a Yamaha C7 piano with bench and cover for the Little Theatre, which is located in G.W.C. Brown Memorial Hall. “Norfolk State University is honored to be the recipient of a grant from the E. K. Sloane [...]

Augusta, GA) – Carla C. Smith, ’03 is regarded as one of Atlanta’s emerging leaders, speakers and trainers in the Social Services and Human Services arena.  Smith is passionate about assisting all people with becoming their best self, ensuring the core needs of others are being met and committed to the progression of her community.  Her passion has led to [...]

Lady Wildcats Named NCAA Statistical Champs For Doubles Per Game June 29, 2011 – After capturing the 2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Championship and advancing to the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs for the first time in school history, the good news for Fort Valley State University Softball keeps rolling in. In a recent letter to FVSU Athletics Director [...]

Hampton, Va. – The Hampton University School of Nursing received a $50,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship (NCIN) Program. Five scholarships worth $10,000 each will be awarded to students entering the university’s accelerated nursing program in the 2011-2012 academic year. The NCIN program was launched in 2008 by the foundation, and the [...]

Seong Seo, an associate professor of chemistry at Albany State University, has been awarded a $573,000 grant by the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct research that will help develop portable sensors to detect nerve agents and organophosphorous (OP) compounds. The grant program is designed to enhance educational programs and research capabilities at at the recipient institutions in scientific disciplines [...]

Elevation Baptist Church recently donated $5,000 to Saint Augustine’s College’s Recovery and Restoration Fund. The fund is designed to help the school restore the campus to its historic beauty after a tornado tore through Raleigh on April 16, leaving devastating damage in its wake. Elevation also gave $5,000 to Shaw University, which also suffered severe damage to its campus. The [...]

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced those that earned USTFCCCA All-America distinctions for the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Honors are awarded for performances at the final site of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships occurring the previous weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. [...]