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Shaw University President To Receive Inaugural Higher Education Award

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Shaw University President Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy will be honored for her leadership in higher education as the first recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Excellence...

Howard University Communications Senior Lands Singapore Internship

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Imani Pope-Johns, a public relations senior in the School of Communications, traveled to Singapore to participate in the Digital Life Academy, an internship sponsored...

Opinion: In college, it’s better late than never

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One of my friends in college submitted her application for campus housing weeks after the deadline every semester and always ended up with a...

Stacey Dash Explains her Appearance at the Oscars

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LOS ANGELES — Stacey Dash is known for speaking her mind, and on Sunday, she made an unexpected appearance on the Oscars stage, then...

Why Was Donald Trump At Benedict College?

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Second question: Why were less than 10 students given tickets to attend this event that had an audience of 300+? Historically black Benedict College recently...

Big Day for HBCU student-athletes at NFL Draft

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It was a big day for HBCU student-athletes at the 2013 NFL Draft yesterday. Here's a quick recap: High school wide receiver turned feared linebacker Keith...

Buzz Killer: Mother in Brooklyn Killed Trying to Protect Children

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A Brooklyn mother, Zurana Horton, 33-year-old pregnant woman was killed on Friday afternoon as she tried to protect schoolchildren at Public School 298 in...

Paine Lady Lions Basketball Team Volunteer at Goldent Harvest Food Bank

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Just before going home to spend time with their families for Christmas, the Paine College Lady Lions Basketball team took some time out of...

Alabama A&M encouraged by potential for fall enrollment spike

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Alabama A&M University is taking aggressive steps to make sure a sharp drop in enrollment doesn't repeat itself in the fall. Venita...

HBCUs Go Online with Open Educational Resources

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Hoping to address a long-standing issue at historically black colleges and universities, Wiley College has teamed up with Lumen Learning to create a center entirely devoted...

UNCF Launches 24-Hour Social Media Campaign To Support HBCU Preservation

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Today, UNCF is launching #PreserveHBCUs a 24-hour social media campaign to urge the Senate to provide at least $5 million for the HBCU Historic...

Ground Broken For New Faculty And Staff Housing At Alcorn

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Faculty and staff members at Alcorn State University soon will have new and improved housing on campus. The university held its Faculty and Staff Housing...

House Of Representatives Pass FUTURE Act

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On Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. The legislation...

Morgan State University Is Growing — By Enrolling Hispanic, White And International Students

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Reporting that Morgan State University’s enrollment is on an upswing, the Baltimore Sun’s Talia Richman wrote that the rising number of non-African American students...

Former Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison To Deliver Huston-Tillotson University Commencement Address

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Renowned multi-hyphenate Dr. Mae Jemison will be speaking at Huston-Tillotson University during their commencement this August! Read all about the value of the astronaut...

Norfolk State Men’s Basketball Nominated in”Best Upset” Category for 2012 ESPY Awards

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And the award goes to..... It was announced last Wednesday that the Norfolk State men's basketball team's NCAA Tournament upset of Missouri was one of...

Making a Stand for Reform at Grambling, and at the NCAA.

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The players’ rights movement in intercollegiate athletics escalated beyond talk last week when football players from Grambling boycotted practice and forced the forfeit of...

NABJ Founder and Past President, USA Today Columnist DeWayne Wickham will Receive Lifetime Achievement...

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DeWayne Wickham, a founder and past president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), will receive the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award, one of...