Spelman Grad, Jamila Hunter Named Senior VP Of ABC Comedy
Deadline writes: ABC’s VP Comedy Jamila Hunter has been promoted to SVP and head of the network’s comedy department.
Hunter emerged as a leading candidate...
Moody’s cuts credit rating for Cheyney and other PA colleges
Moody's Investors Service has cut the credit rating on $1.5 billion borrowed by West Chester University, Cheyney University, and the 12 other Pennsylvania State...
SC State Budget Cuts
About 500 fewer students are attending South Carolina State University in Orangeburg this year, leaving the university facing a $5.5 million deficit.
Vice President of...
Obama To Appeal To Public On Fiscal Cliff
By Ken Thomas, The Associate Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with...
Bill Cosby encourages Miles College graduates to start businesses
Philanthropist and comedian Bill Cosby today urged graduates of Miles College to make their own business opportunities as they prepare to enter a workforce that has been negatively impacted by the economy.NEW
How Did Tennessee State Alum Oprah Become So Rich From Nothing?
How did Oprah Winfrey, who is a graduate of HBCU Tennessee State University in Nashville, become so rich from scratch?
One could argue hard work,...
The 10 HBCUs With The Best Retention Rates
Deciding whether to go to college can be difficult, stressing, and sometimes can be put on the back burner to find a peace of mind. Maybe...
College ‘shopping sheet’ aims to make comparing costs easier at Florida Memorial
When excited students tear into college acceptance packets next spring, many will find something new inside: information that tries to make it easier to...
Is Heavy College Debt Burden Still Worth It?
In recent years, college attendance costs have dramatically risen, wages have declined and college graduates have struggled to find jobs. Despite the seemingly bleak outlook,...
Regions launching partnership with HBCUs
Regions Financial Corp. will partner with Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University and four other historically black colleges and universities on a wide-ranging program...
Dominion grant supports with $50,000 to Virginia State School of Business digital textbook initiative
Dominion Resources has awarded Virginia State University $50,000 to expand a digital textbook pilot project aimed at reducing costs and increasing student retention. The...
Fort Valley State announces layoffs
Fort Valley State University’s cost-cutting measures will mean about 100 mostly temporary and part-time employees will lose their jobs.
After getting approval of its plan...
UMES named co-recipient of $1 million education grant
PRINCESS ANNE – (May 27, 2011) – A $1 million federal grant to train “Great Principals for Maryland” will be used by two...
This Dillard University Alumna Is Creating Innovating Ways To Improve The Recruitment Of HBCU...
Burnish your résumé, and spruce up your LinkedIn profile. If you’re a black professional, here’s great news on the careers front: Accenture, the leading...
In His State of the College Address, President Franklin Said His Goals Include Increasing...
By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Over the next six years, President Robert M. Franklin ’75 wants to see two-thirds of graduates get advanced degrees, raise the...
Support Black Business: $1 Million Campaign for Black Owned Businesses
A coalition of activists is aspiring to reclaim and rejuvenate black economic power. The “Million Dollar Black Spending Power” campaign wants all African-American consumers...
Mississippi church establishes $10,250 scholarship fund for JSU students
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Members of the New Freedom Family Ministries in Oxford, Miss., recently donated $10,250 to the Jackson State University Development Foundation to...
Commission Approves First-Ever University of District of Columbia Master Plan
Washington, DC - After more than a year’s worth of hearings, adjustments, negotiations and renegotiations, the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia on Monday...
