Sallie Mae To Split Into Separate Companies Within 12 Months
Sallie Mae plans to split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The student loan giant also named John Remondi as its CEO.
Sallie Mae, formally...
Jackson State to host 2013 HBCU Awards
More than 330 of 489 students at Wilberforce University came together and threatened to leave school for nearby Central State University in order for their...
Clinton, Holder honor civil rights icon Medgar Evers 50 years after his assassination
A week before the 50th anniversary of the civil rights icon’s death, former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder joined other dignitaries at...
Lawsuit filed over Bethune-Cookman student’s death
A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member.
Marcus Thomas,...
1 in 10 young adults lose jobs because of social media posts
Be careful what you post on Facebook or Pinterest — those pictures of you drunk at a club last weekend may cost you more...
WATCH: Alpha Brother teaches Little Brother how to tie a tie
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It's the little things that make a big difference. Watch Big Brother Joseph teach Little Brother Freddie how to tie a tie above.
They make...
TSU Nursery Research Center Hosts Green Industry Day June 4
The 2013 Tennessee Green Industry Field Day will take place Tuesday, June 4 at Tennessee State University’s Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center from 8 a.m. until...
‘Skinny guy with a funny name’: Morehouse valedictorian’s long journey to graduation
On a rainy afternoon this spring when President Barack Obama gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he called valedictorian Betsegaw Tadele the...
Morehouse graduate Leland Shelton refuses to let hardships get in his way
During a recent visit with Morehouse graduate Leland Shelton at his home in Baltimore, I noticed a trophy on a bookshelf honoring him as...
Opinion: Minority scholarships are bettering college education
Recently there has been an uproar concerning a“whites-only” scholarship offered by Columbia University. The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship requires the recipient to be...
Former HBCU student Charles Ramsey doesn’t endorse free burgers
Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey declined several offers from a series of Ohio-area restaurants that will give him free burgers for life.
"I never told these...
3 Reasons You’d Be Better Off Skipping Grad School Altogether
If you thought grad school would guarantee a great job and a solid pathway to paying off your student loans, think again.
The unemployment rate in...
St. Paul’s College to shut down in June
St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville is closing for good on June 30.
The historically black school ran into a number of problems in the last...
Talladega College Showcases Historic Murals in Chicago
A TALLADEGA BREEZE SWEEPS THE WINDY CITY TALLADEGA COLLEGE HOSTS EXHIBITION RECEPTION IN CHICAGO
Talladega, Alabama— Chicago is the third most populous city in the...
Homeless Teen, Valedictorian, now Spelman College Student.. Meet Chelsea Fearce!
Did we forget to mention that she is enterting into Spelman as a Junior!!
Chelsea Fearce is a shining example of a student that didn’t...
College: ‘The Best Four or Five Years of Your Life’
When Mecala Holmes was a freshman at Howard University in 2008, she recalls seeing a t-shirt in the school’s book store that read “Howard...
NCCU opens arms to LGBT students
April 9 commemorated the opening of N.C. Central University’s first LGBT Student Resource Center. The LGBT Center is located in G-64 of the Alphonso Elder...
HBCU College Grad Gets 30-year Prison Sentence 6 Days After Graduation
Olivia Moody, 21, from Chicago graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Six days later...
