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Clark Atlanta Given Federal Grant to Study Fossil Fuels

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ATLANTA (AP) - Clark Atlanta University is using a federal grant to study the use of fossil fuels while offering education and research opportunities...

Huston-Tillotson Professor Spends a Year Living in Dumpster

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The New Zealand Herald Jeff Wilson's life had all the trappings of a conventional adult existence. For starters, he was living in a comfortable, 280sqm Texas,...

Focus on NC Public HBCUs sharpens

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(The Charlotte Post) African-American lawmakers are taking a proactive approach to maintaining North Carolina’s historically black public colleges. The North Carolina Legislative Caucus met Tuesday with...

3 Funders HBCUs Should Know

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(Inside Philanthropy) Giving to higher education hit an all-time high of nearly $34 billion in 2013, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Unfortunately,...

Claflin Names NC A&T Alum New Director of PR

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The Times and Democrat J. Craig Cotton has been appointed director of public relations for Claflin University. His duties will include assisting with publicity, building media...

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...

Practical Strategies to Strengthen Presidential Leadership Success

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Given the array of presidential leadership changes taking place in the HBCU sector, I have given a great deal of thought to what can...

Tuskegee Announces Formation Of ‘Tuskegee Sports Network’

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The Tuskegee University athletic department announced the formation of the Tuskegee Sports Network beginning in the fall of 2015. The network can seen and heard,...

Judge Alford Dempsey Jr. Morehouse ’72 Named to The 2015 Gate City Bar Association...

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The Gate City Bar Association has named four inductees for its 2015 Hall of Fame including Morehouse alumnus Judge Alford Dempsey Jr. Gate City, established...

TSU President Glenda Glover Urges Faculty And Staff To Focus On Helping Students Succeed

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(TSU Newsroom)  Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover urged faculty and staff to stay focused on helping students succeed amid university challenges. Glover, now in her...

Dr. Robert Dixon Takes Over as Interim Provost & VP of Academic Affairs at...

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Cheyney University Newsroom Dr. Robert M. Dixon, an educator with more than four decades of experience in management, research and teaching, is Cheyney University's new...

Joe and Kathy Sanderson Donate $1 Million to Alcorn’s Dr. Walter Washington Scholarship Endowment

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Alcorn Newsroom CEO of Sanderson Farms, Inc. Joe Sanderson, Jr. and his wife Kathy donated $1 million to the Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc. Walter...

Meeting Bill Gates: HBCU Student Has the Mental Discipline to Succeed

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Whatever it takes to be selected to meet Bill Gates in person, Kyle Sheppard certainly has it. Last month, the 24-year-old junior at historically black Delaware State...

New App: Solomon’s Shield Changes the Odds When Encountering Police Officers

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It’s 2017 and access to news, trends, and a wealth of knowledge is literally one click away. There has never been a justification for...

Two Black Men Arrested At Starbucks Are Settling for $2

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The two black men whose arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month set off a wave of protests against the coffee giant for discrimination...

2018 MOBE Symposium Connected Major Brands to the Nearly 1.2 Trillion Dollar Buying Power 

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Newark, New Jersey, May 16, 2018 – More than 250 entrepreneurs, marketing and advertising executives attended the 2018 Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment...

Southern University Set to Launch First Medical Marijuana Program

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Southern University and Agricultural and Medicinal College, a historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has solidified its stake in Louisiana’s medical marijuana industry. On...

Mother and Daughter Scheduled to Graduate at FAMU

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Susan Dunbar will share a significant milestone with her daughter, Ayonna Dunbar, as they both graduate from Florida A&M University (FAMU).