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College Retention Rates Increasing, Maryland Changing Trend, Keeping Students Longer

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BALTIMORE -- Steady progress could help improve college graduation rates and place students on a level playing field. The University System of Maryland Board of...

Central State University Announces 2019 Commencement Speaker

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The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Pastor, and Social Justice Advocate WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, a pastor, social...

HBCU Grad Oprah Winfrey Will No Longer Executive Produce Documentary About Russell Simmons’ Alleged...

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HBCU family, remember late last year when Russell Simmons took to Instagram to post an open letter to Oprah Winfrey in regards to her...

Several North Carolina HBCUs To Increase Out-of-State Student Caps

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Starting in the fall, three North Carolina HBCUs will increase the amount of out-of-state students they are willing to accept, while two HBCUs in...

Paine College Student Victor E. Tapia Selected As Tom Joyner Foundation Hercules Scholar

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Victor E. Tapia, Jr. has been selected as a Tom Joyner Foundation Hercules Scholar. The Paine College student maintains a 3.87 GPA and is...

Howard University reports enrollment rebound

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Howard University leaders on Friday hailed the second-largest freshman class in 15 years, an influx of 1,596 new students who have helped the school...

Ideal Capital Awards Grant to Spelman College Professor for Choreography

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National Science Foundation Deputy Director Cora Marrett to Keynote HBCU Entrepreneurship Conference at ASU

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National Science Foundation Deputy Director Cora B. Marrett will be the keynote speaker at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Entrepreneurship Conference hosted...

Former Georgia RB Isaiah Crowell to enroll at Alabama State after Gun Charges

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Isaiah Crowell, dismissed from the team at Georgia last week after his arrest on three gun charges, is reportedly transferring to Alabama State, according to...

Tennessee State University Distance Education to Launch National Marketing Campaign with Tom Joyner Online...

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  The Office of Distance Education at Tennessee State University is pleased to announce the launch of a national marketing campaign with Tom Joyner Online...

A Black College Now Part of Sexual Violence Investigation by DOE

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Morgan State University is now under investigation for how they handle sexual abuse reports—joining a list of 67 other institutions being questioned by the...

Morris Brown College proposes multimillion dollar deal to keep the HBCU afloat

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Morris Brown, Georgia’s first historically black college, has reached the multimillion dollar deal with FD LLC to restructure and reorganize the troubled school. Court papers...

UAPB’s Farmer Impresses on ‘American Idol’

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The Commercial One can tell on first sight that 25-year-old Daniel Farmer isn’t from around these parts, or at least took a trip away from...

Dr. Ronald A. Johnson Inaugurated As CAU’s Fourth President

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Ronald A Johnson, Ph.D., was inaugurated as Clark Atlanta University's fourth president on October 8 at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel in...

These On-Campus Hate Crimes Are 100% Unacceptable

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CNN reports: a series of racist and anti-Semitic incidents have rattled college campuses nationwide as educators struggle to stop them from spreading.This week alone,...

Fourteen HBCU Medical Students to Participate in NFL Diversity Initiative

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Fourteen medical students from different HBCUs are chosen for NFL diversity initiative.

Morgan State Demolishes Racist “Spite Wall”

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Morgan State University demolishes "spite wall" built more than 80 years ago to separate Black students from the area’s predominantly white neighborhood.

Florida A&M Receives $85M in Software From Siemens Corp.

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Florida A&M University announced Wednesday that it has received an $85 million donation in software technology from the Siemens Corporation, the largest in-kind...