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Shaw University Football Coaches Suspended after Arrests #BuzzKiller

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Torey Ross and Jermonty Kimbrough were arrested recently and have been suspended without pay.

Saint Augustine’s Rashad Ingram Named CIAA Player of the Year

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Shortstop Rashad Ingram (Sr./Savannah, Ga.) of Saint Augustine's College was named 2011 CIAA Baseball Player of the Year Tuesday by the CIAA and the CIAA Baseball Coaches Association.

Albany State Shows off Aerospace Lab

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Albany State University gave area media a glimpse Monday of NASA’s educational efforts in Southwest Georgia.

HBCU Grads Outperform Black Graduates of Predominately White Institutions

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African-Americans who graduate from a historically Black college or university do better financially than Blacks who graduate from traditionally white colleges and universities, according to a new study by economists at Morehouse College and Howard University.

Shaw University suspends classes for remainder of semester following NC tornado damage

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Shaw announced that it will suspend classes for the rest of the spring semester due to the damage.

At Least 10 people Dead in NC by Tornadoes Storm / Damage Shaw University...

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The fatal storm system that surged through central NC. areas of Shaw University & Saint Augustine’s College.

127th Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony

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The 127th Morehouse College Commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at 8 a.m. on the Century Campus.

Virginia State University Board approves tuition, fee increase #BuzzKiller

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Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state, undergraduate students will be $7,090, up 7.9 percent from last year

Dr. William R. Harvey Hampton University named Citizen of the Year

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Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has been named the Daily Press Citizen of Year for 2010.

Howard University ResFest Step Show & Stroll Off 2011

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All the major dorms at Howard University (Quad, Drew, Annex, MDOT, Slowe & Towers) went against each other in the ResFest Dance competition 2011 with the theme, ”Night at the Mirage”

Morgan State Launches Mobile Journalism Lab, Leading HBCU’s in Worldwide New Media Network

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Awarded her a $25,000 grant to create a cutting-edge mobile journalism (“MOJO”) lab at Morgan.

Newly Elected Florida Gov. Rick Scott Cuts All Funding To Florida’s Two HBCUs

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Bethune-Cookman University, a private school in Daytona Beach stands to lose more than $2 million in state revenue.

HBCU Students Acknowledged by The White House for Leadership in Ending Violence Against Women

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Vice President to attend a reception at the home of Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden to honor the 16th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Florida A&M University Wins 7th Championship Title at National Academic Competition

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48 Schools Battled for the Top Prize This Weekend at the 22nd Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

Paine Student Accuses Coach Pete Cardenas of Sexual Assault #BuzzKiller

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Woman, 22, says he kissed her, asked her to dinner...

Shaw Faculty & Students Protest Administration

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According to organizers, faculty makes about $32,000 “with no pension and constantly facing loss of benefits while self-serving administrators make up to $225,000 with moving expenses, company credit cards, generous travel and phone perks, and exquisite bathrooms.”

Prairie View A & M student takes charge over Texas

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Over 5,000 were in attendance for an intense protest On Wednesday April 6th, in Texas on Capitol Hill in Austin and received positive results.

Tyrese Gibson at Howard University Giving Advice About Relationships

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Tyrese Gibson at Howard University Promoting his new book giving out relationship advice.