Senior computer science major Charlesvester Wims of Thomaston, Ala., discussed the benefits and challenges of selecting a discipline related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Wims, who plans to further pursue software engin ...
Posted Thursday, September 18th 2014 at 9:23AM
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FAMU’s fall enrollment slid again for the fourth consecutive year. But the decline is not as bad as university officials originally feared.
Last week, FAMU Vice-President for Student Affairs William Hudson informed the Board of Trustees’ Student A ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2014 at 1:53PM
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Dr. Rudolph E. Waters Sr., interim president (1994-1995) at Alcorn State University, died Sunday at River Region Health Systems in Vicksburg at the age of 82 after an extended illness.
Waters served Alcorn for more than 48 years. He jo ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2014 at 1:50PM
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By Maria Saporta
What a week it has been for Valerie Montgomery Rice.
She was inaugurated as the sixth president of the Morehouse School of Medicine (and its first woman president) during a multi-day series of events that would be exhausting fo ...
Posted Monday, September 15th 2014 at 6:14PM
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Just minutes after Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover gave a cheerful report of progress at the institution and thanked alumni and friends for their support, a former student stepped up with a sizable individual donation to his alma m ...
Posted Monday, September 15th 2014 at 6:02PM
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The National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) brings the
2014 National Conference to Philadelphia, PA
The National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) invites you to join your human resource colleagues and friends at the 2014 NAAAHR National c ...
Posted Monday, September 15th 2014 at 5:23PM
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Students were told to run their race --- pursuing their college education -- with endurance as they began the new school year Monday. Concordia President, Rev.Dr. Tilahun Mendedo delivered the message at the opening convocation.
"You are in a race ...
Posted Monday, September 15th 2014 at 3:00PM
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Jack Dutton
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charity run by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his wife, announced Wednesday that it would be donating $50 million toward fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
This marks the largest ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2014 at 3:44PM
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Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry came to Texas Southern University to speak with student leaders about the importance of registering and voting in the upcoming November elections.
“In order for elections to be successful everyone has to vot ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 6:34PM
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Although Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been shaking up higher education since 2012 by offering free courses to students anywhere in the world, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been notably absent from MOOC platform ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 6:24PM
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How does your HBCU rank against the other top HBCUs in the country? Check out this recent ranking on HBCUConnect.com! ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 3:17PM
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Yesterday, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) released the 2015 Best Colleges Rankings for the 30th consecutive year. Oakwood University was number 33 on the list.
The annual peer survey is conducted in the spring, where administrators at HBCUs (i ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 2:51PM
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Thirteen years ago, militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. On that day - September 11, 2001 - which has come to be known as "9/11" - two of the four airplanes ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 2:49PM
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Online event registration is now open for America Recycles Day, a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the nation’s leading nonprofit that builds and sustains vibrant communities.
America Recycles Day, which takes place annually on and around Nov. 15, recognizes the benefits of re ...
Posted Wednesday, September 10th 2014 at 2:03PM
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Jihan Forbes
Russell Simmons is no stranger to the fashion industry. His Phat Farm label was one of the top urban brands in the 90s and early aughts. Now, Simmons is going a little less street and a little more collegiate with his Argyleculture m ...
Posted Wednesday, September 10th 2014 at 11:01AM
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