Recently in the news for all of the wrong reasons, Google has been struggling with their recruitment brand and image within the African American community as two highly regarded African American female employees broke ties with the company. Meanwhile, tech giant Microsoft out of Redmond, Washington, has been quietly investing in it's relationship with tech firm and social network, HBCU CONNECT ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2020 at 9:30PM
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The creator of Surian Seed: HBCU Superheroes resoundingly rejects the notion that he is the next Stan Lee. He believes comparing himself to anyone limits him from becoming the first Maurice "Raheem" Mander. After twenty-years of meticulously creating ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2020 at 8:20PM
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A new high school in the Montbello neighborhood in Denver, Colorado is the creation of Denver-native and East High School graduate, Robert F. Smith. The Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will embrace science, technology, engineering, arts and math. It’ ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 at 8:11PM
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Washington D.C.—President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
Regan, who is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency was one of several ...
Posted Sunday, December 20th 2020 at 1:53AM
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At Fidelity Investments, we are able to connect with and support a diverse customer base by building teams of people committed to helping others. That's our approach to financial planning ‐ people helping people.
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Posted Thursday, December 17th 2020 at 7:01AM
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Delaware state making major moves once again!
Other HBCUs need to take note...
TikTok recognizes Delaware State University “health heroes” with $1 million gift
Dover, Del. – Social media giant TikTok today announced that Delaware State ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2020 at 4:45AM
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By Cassandra Negley
Michael B. Jordan wants to keep a spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their athletic programs.
The actor, producer and 2020 winner of People’s Sexiest Man Alive, is launching the Hoops Dre ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2020 at 3:52AM
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations has turned to the HBCU Community to hire their next Chief Diversity Officer. Interested applicants should visit the FBI job site from HBCUConnect.com to submit resumes and apply. This is a great opportunity for an experienced professional that pays six figures! ...
Posted Wednesday, December 16th 2020 at 5:30AM
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Former South Carolina defensive back Shilo Sanders has made it official. The son of Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders is headed to Jackson State to play for his father.
Sanders, a former three-star defensive back, announced on Twi ...
Posted Wednesday, December 16th 2020 at 1:52AM
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Nationwide’s Partnership Platform is making collaborating with other companies easy
Will Moss knows how important strong partnerships can be.
Moss’s company, HBCU Connect, provides a platform for students and graduates of historically black ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2020 at 1:32PM
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. WILLIAM R. HARVEY SEALS 43 STELLAR YEARS
OF LEADERSHIP BY ANNOUNCING PLANS TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2022
Dr. William R. Harvey arrived on the campus of Hampton Institute, in 1978, to take over
the reigns as leader of an ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2020 at 3:36AM
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HBCU CONNECT is proud to announce two new paid fellowship opportunities that we would like to present to the African American community and HBCU community to take advantage of.
Please share these opportunities with anyone you know that might be lo ...
Posted Monday, December 14th 2020 at 6:43AM
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Students of color are currently attempting to navigate their path to graduate school in the midst of a global pandemic and at a time when race relations in our country are at the forefront of the news cycle. This climate has impacted aspiring graduate students in our community. ...
Posted Monday, December 14th 2020 at 3:06AM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the nation’s most renowned civil rights leaders and activists, will join Tennessee State University as a Distinguished Guest Lecturer for the 2021 spring semester starting in Janu ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 3:24AM
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JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State head football Deion Sanders is excited to announce his inaugural coaching staff. The staff includes a unique blend of coaches at the NFL, intercollegiate, and prep levels.
"We have a great group of coaches, and I' ...
Posted Monday, December 7th 2020 at 9:48PM
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Recently it seems that many white owned media outlets not only in the United States, but around the world have been seriously criticizing Star Basketball Player, Makur Maker's decision to attend a Historically Black College/University.
The latest ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2020 at 2:37AM
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The University of Pennsylvania and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are teaming up to recruit top talent for the world-renowned research institution.
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Posted Monday, November 30th 2020 at 3:21AM
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By David Waldstein
In the hallway of his family’s apartment in Valley Stream, N.Y., last month, Noah Bodden overturned a large green trash bag, spilling out several pounds of recruiting letters.
The envelopes bore the insignia of many promine ...
Posted Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 3:33AM
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Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced last week that the club would fund the creation of a women’s golf program at Paine College while also awarding two scholarships in the name of next year’s honorary starter Lee Elder.
“Our quest ...
Posted Saturday, November 21st 2020 at 10:36PM
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A 23-year-old senior at Livingstone College in North Carolina died Thursday morning of complications attributed to COVID-19, according to the school.
Jamesha Waddell was diagnosed with the coronavirus two months ago, the historically black college ...
Posted Friday, November 20th 2020 at 11:44PM
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If you’ve been considering making the switch to a meaningful profession in the environmental sector, the Masters of the Environment Graduate Program (MENV) at CU Boulder could be the right next step for your career.
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Posted Friday, November 20th 2020 at 3:43AM
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By Todd Simmons
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 19, 2020 – Walmart and America’s largest and top-ranked historically black university, North Carolina A&T State University, are announcing plans to launch the Equity in Education Initiative, a new progra ...
Posted Thursday, November 19th 2020 at 1:00PM
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