On June 18th, 2020, Microsoft and HBCU CONNECT partnered to host an online virtual hiring event for Black Software Engineers and Program Management professionals. ...
Posted Sunday, August 9th 2020 at 7:18PM
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ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In March of 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, James Oliver, Jr. decided to start a foundation to empower Black parents who are entrepreneurs, or ParentPreneurs, to be the best parent and entrepreneur possib ...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2020 at 3:38AM
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While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty crime.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has voted 5 â ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 11:13PM
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At a time when whole industries have shifted online in response to the coronavirus, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are deepening their coding education through a partnership with Apple. The tech giant recently expanded ties with ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 11:01PM
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2Chainz, from Atlanta, and also an HBCU product (Alabama State University) has teamed up with Lil' Wayne to drop a new single with an HBCU themed image on the cover.
The Atlanta-born rapper, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, attended Alabama State ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 10:22PM
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Brenda Allen, the previously-ousted president of Lincoln University, has received unanimous support of the school’s board of trustees to be reinstated to her position.
The Oxford, Chester County, college’s board authorized its lawyers in a pub ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 8:21PM
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The team owners of the NBA have committed to collectively donating $300 million to a charity advocating for civil rights, a move aligned with the goals of the Black Lives Matter protests and dialogue that took center stage following the police killin ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 2:51PM
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Two of the biggest names in rap will release a new song on Friday! Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have collaborated on a new single, “WAP.”
Many listeners don't realize it but Megan Thee Stallion was a student at Texas Southern University whe ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2020 at 11:31PM
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For all the tough news out there in the world lately, we’re happy to have some good news to share. U.S. News recently finished its 2020 Best Colleges assessment, a premier ranking of universities across the United States. As part of this assessment, they performed a specific analysis of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with the private women's university Spelman College topping the list. ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2020 at 10:27PM
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Here are some frequently asked questions, and answers that we get from employers using our site:
Do you offer discounts for recurring job postings?
Yes, we do offer discounts for multiple job postings, but you must buy the jobs as a package. Fo ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2020 at 3:48PM
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On June 5, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand committed to donate $100 million over 10 years to directly impact the fight against systemic racism. These donations will focus on three priority areas:
Social Justice: Seeking to increase civic engag ...
Posted Saturday, August 1st 2020 at 2:34AM
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HAMPTON, Va. – On June 30, 2020, many Hamptonians answered the call to action to join the Day of Caring Dream Team and unite as #OneHampton to ensure Hampton University continues in its mission of preparing promising students for positions of leade ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2020 at 5:35PM
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Huston-Tillotson University, Austin’s oldest institution of higher learning and only Historical Black College and University (HBCU) officially welcomes Tesla, Inc. to Austin, Texas!
Huston-Tillotson University (HT) truly believes that Tesla’s ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2020 at 5:13PM
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Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) is reducing its tuition by 15% starting this year during the fall semester. This makes the HBCU (Historically Black College and Universities) one of the more affordable private colleges in the region. According t ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2020 at 9:26PM
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Not many people realized the former presidential candidate Herman Cain was a proud HBCU graduate having attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.
Herman Cain, the 2012 presidential candidate and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kans ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2020 at 6:02PM
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Now let's hope that this leads to more black gamers getting computer science degrees and landing careers at places like Twitch or starting their own gaming companies!
Twitch has announced that it is partnering with Cxmmunity, an organization that ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2020 at 3:12PM
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Tuskegee University today received a $20 million gift from philanthropist, activist and author MacKenzie Scott. Last year, Scott pledged to give half or more of her assets to charity in her lifetime or will.
President Lily D. McNair said the unres ...
Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2020 at 9:20PM
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Bank of America has partnered with The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History for the upcoming showcase, “The HBCU Experience, Past, Present and Future”.
The showcase will begin August 4th until September 25th. Admiss ...
Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2020 at 5:34PM
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Many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as the United Negro College Fund have received a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who announced the gift in a blog post on Medium on Tuesday.
Publication, Diverse, repo ...
Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2020 at 5:28PM
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And the conversation continues, as NFL players Channing Crowder, Brandon Marshall, and Reggie Wayne argue, or shall we say 'discuss' more black athletes attending HBCUs with a proud Hampton Graduate that happened to be on the set of their IAMATHLETE Podcast.
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Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2020 at 12:04AM
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If you are looking for a place to post your job listings where you will be guaranteed to get exposure in front of an audience of diverse professionals and focused college students, you have come to the right place!
HBCUConnect.com is the first and ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2020 at 3:19AM
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A former top director of Howard University’s bursar’s office pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $140,000 from the university.
Doemini Mosley, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in U.S. District Court. As p ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2020 at 8:53PM
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Alice Carson Tisdale's extraordinary contributions to Claflin were the manifestation of her unyielding commitment to providing students the essential academic, cultural, and spiritual preparation necessary for their transformation into globally-engag ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2020 at 8:06PM
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Voorhees College will give away brand new Samsung Chromebooks to the first 100 new students to complete enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year.
After new students fulfill the admissions, financial aid, and registration requirements, they will re ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2020 at 7:58PM
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With the crazy news about top prospects Mikey Williams and Lebron James Jr possibly attending a Historically Black College, even some of the famed white high school recruits are choosing HBCUs!
Jordan Wood, the No.23 overall player in the upcoming ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2020 at 5:26PM
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