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WSSU Receives Over $300k In Grant Funds to Develop Weight Management Program

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Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) researchers have received a $325,000 grant to implement and explore the effectiveness of a weight management program for African American...

Norfolk State On the Hunt for a New President

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The Board of Visitors (governing body) invites applications and nominations for the seventh President of Norfolk State University (NSU). The board seeks a dynamic,...

JSU President Tells Freshmen, Transfer Students To Pick Friends Wisely, Dream Big

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During New Student Convocation for the Class of 2022, JSU President William B. Bynum Jr. urged more than 600 freshmen and transfer students to...

Florida Recount Begins For Governor & Senate

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The counting is over. Now, the recounting begins. More than three days after the polls closed in Florida, the secretary of state announced on Saturday...

REJECTED: Howard University Students Protest During Former FBI-Director James Comey’s Speech

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WASHINGTON -- James Comey (at right) was met with protests when he spoke at Howard University’s convocation Friday, a sign, perhaps, of the former...

Over $10 Million Raised to Preserve Historic Black Sites By The National Trust

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Nov. 15, 2018 – WASHINGTON) Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that one year after the launch of the African American Cultural Heritage...

Former FBI Director James Comey Joins Howard University

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Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to deliver a convocation address at Howard University next month, part of a series of lectures he...

DSU Welcomes 2nd Cohort of Undocumented Immigrant Students

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The latest class of Dreamers – undocumented immigrant students who are recipients of the Opportunity Scholarship Program – have excitedly started their academic journey...

Delaware State Signs Accord With University In China

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Delaware State University has expanded the possibilities of its Chinese partnership portfolio with the signing of a new agreement with Dezhou University. DSU Provost Tony...

JSU Alum Cornell William Brooks Receives Harvard Kennedy School Appointment

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Cornell William Brooks, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), civil rights attorney, and ordained minister...

Delaware State Students Work to Make Dover Homes Safer

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A quartet of DSU students are using a good portion of their summer to help make a crime-challenged section of Dover a safer place...

Sheryl Lee Ralph & Others Honored by McDonald’s

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NEW ORLEANS — Actress, singer and producer Sheryl Lee Ralph is a triple threat in the entertainment industry but was honored during this weekend's...

New Members Of TMCF Board Of Directors Include Top Fortune 500 Executives From Wal-Mart...

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WASHINGTON: Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman, Jim Clifton, announced the appointment of Phyllis P. Harris, senior vice president and general counsel of...

Dillard University Establishes Urban Water Management Certificate

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NEW ORLEANS -- This fall, Dillard University will launch its Urban Water Management Certificate Program designed to train students for water management jobs in...

FAMU Leadership Meets with Federal Officials to Discuss Center of Excellence

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been diligently meeting with the private sector, federal officials and key legislative staff over the last several months to...

Grambling’s Bring it Home 2018 Kicks Off with $218,000 in Raised

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This July, Grambling State University’s Bring it Home kicked off with a number of major donations from alumni, staff, and corporate donors raising $218,000...

Huff Post: “There’s Finally A Museum Devoted To Telling The Story Of HBCUs”

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The first museum devoted to honoring and documenting historically black colleges and universities has opened its doors in Washington, D.C. The HBCU Museum, located on...

CBC Members Launch Tour To Mobilize HBCU Students

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have launched a tour of black colleges and universities around the country, hoping to mobilize students, listen to their...