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Death of Florida A&M drum major ruled a homicide

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The state medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of a Florida A&M University drum major last month was a homicide after concluding...

Florida Gov. Wants FAMU President Suspended From Job

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Florida's governor wants the president of Florida A&M University suspended amid multiple investigations spurred by a drum major's death. Republican Rick Scott called the chairman...

Elizabeth City ministers offer help fighting diabetes

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Some 35 people wearing sweats and T-shirts shook their stuff to blasting, beating music Dec. 4 with Pastor Larry Brown and his wife in...

Bennett College removed from financial probation

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Bennett College has been removed from a six-month probation for financial instability by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The college was placed...

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania wins Fresh Coast Classic finals over Bowie State

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Four Historically Black Universities; Bowie State, Cheyney, Fisk University and Lincoln University competed for the 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship Title this year. Pictured...

FVSU attempts to resolve fiscal and administrative issues after SACS warning

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On December 6th, Fort Valley State University received an accreditation warning by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and has a year to...

Trustees vote to raise tuition fees by 13% at Winston-Salem State

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Fees and tuition at Winston-Salem State University will increase by 13 percent next year under a plan approved by the university's board of trustees...

Delaware State University Consultant Honored

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DOVER, Del. - Ilona M. Figat, an enterprise consultant for the Delaware Center for Enterprise Development (DCED) at Delaware State University, has been named...

Bahamian Governor-General Set to Keynote FMU Graduation

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Miami Gardens — Florida Memorial University (FMU), South Florida’s only historically black university, is culminating another semester of transforming learners into leaders during its...

ECSU – Seven inducted into National Criminal Justice Honor Society

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Seven students were inducted recently into the Chi Rho Omega chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. They are Amanda Barco...

B-CU School of Education Earns Continued Accreditation by NCATE Through 2018

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Studies show that teacher quality is the most important factor in P-12 student achievement. But how do we know that our children's teachers enter...

Vandals Strike Grambling State University Campus

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Over the weekend vandals defaced 16 structures on Grambling State University's campus leaving graffiti on the outside structure of the buildings. Students who noticed the...

TSU regains accreditation, Fisk placed on probation

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The accreditation of Nashville's Tennessee State University and Fisk University was reaffirmed by the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission...

Cheyney professor strives for grants to encourage minorities in math, sciences

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On the campus of Cheyney University, a school that is no stranger to financial hardship, professor Adedoyin M. Adeyiga is a rainmaker. The African-born chemistry...

Delaware State University research helps NASA go to Mars

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DOVER -- The television camera pointed toward a stage filled with top Delaware State University administrators, and about 100 students and staff members crowded...

Hampton University’s Bill Thomas considering Hampton School Board run

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Community activist Bill Thomas is considering moving to Hampton so he can run for the city’s school board. He currently lives in Suffolk. The Hampton University...

HBCU Alumni Premiere East Baltimore Student Documentary Project

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Click here for HBCU Buzz's first story about the documentary made by the students at East Baltimore Community School.    The East Baltimore Student Documentary was born...

Former FAMU Band Director Dr. Julian White Put on Administrative Leave

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Dr. Julian White's fate as the Florida A&M University band director has not been sealed, as his termination status has been changed to administrative...