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Hampton University – Scripps Howard School of Journalism announces $500,000 Challenge Grant from...

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Hampton, VA – Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications today announced a $500,000 Challenge Grant from 21st Century Fox, the world’s...

9 HBCU Students Just Made the Voter-ID War Hot Again

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The Root The voter-ID war just opened up a huge new front. This time in Tennessee. A group of nine students from HBCUs Fisk and...

Bowie State’s Walk-On Becomes NFL Prospect

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 When redshirt senior Khari Lee enrolled as a freshman at Bowie State University, he was considered a football project: A raw and talented player...

Tennessee State names new President, Dr. Glenda Glover

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Dr. Glenda Glover has been named the next President to replace Portia Shields, who was President for the past two years. The boards Chancellor, John...

Diverse Group Of Speakers To Encourage HBCU ’19 Grads

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If you follow any historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) on social media, chances are your feeds are full of caps and gowns. Graduation...

Eye Disease Leaves Bill Cosby ‘Completely Blind,’ Reports Say

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The man who brought us Dr. Heathcliff “Cliff” Huxtable and fictional historically black college Hillman College is reportedly "completely blind" as his world crumbles...

HBCU Power Rankings

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This is the first I’ve seen/read of this, but Boxtorow has just released its latest HBCU Power Rankings. It’s the third week of such...

40 Years of Amazing Service to NCAT’s Dean of Business and Economics Dr. Quiester...

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Congratulations to academic excellence are in order! Dr. Quiester Craig, Dean of the School of Business and Economics, will retire after 40 years of service...

Tennessee State hires interim VP of University Relations & Development

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Alvin P. “Bun” Perkinson Jr, is the newly selected interim Vice President of University Relations & Development at Tennessee State University. Perkinson will now be...

Fisk University’s Convocation and stability.

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On Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, Fisk University held its first chapel service. The sophistication of the institution was represented well with a procession to...

5 Things to Know About New NAACP President Cornell William Brooks

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Cornell William Brooks, the man who just taken top office at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is only 53 years-old...

Billionaire’s Gift to Ivy League School Nearly Equals The Whole Endowment of Howard University

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While everyone on the internet (Quartz included) was going on and on last week about John Paulson’s $400 million gift to Harvard University, Howard University...

Wilberforce University Partners With Community Action to Support Distance Learning

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Working from home has been a dream for some, but a nightmare for others. Ultimately, it is the necessary access to a computer and...

UMES’ Saitaua Iosia Named MEAC Player of the Week

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has announced that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball player Saitaua Iosia is the conference's Player of the Week...

Winston-Salem State Beats Bowie State 17-14 to Win CIAA Championship

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Box Score DURHAM, N.C. – Winston-Salem State's Will Johnson (High Point, N.C.) kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Bowie State...

‘Soul Train’ Creator Don Cornelius Found Dead of Gunshot Wound

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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Don Cornelius, the founder of the "Soul Train" television show, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound 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...

Howard Nursing Dean Joins Five Others to Plan for Better Nursing in Rwanda

Howard University Division of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences will be joining five nursing schools from across the nation...