With many HBCUs planning to host students virtually / online in the Fall of 2020, some HBCUs, like Claflin University have laid out plans to open up campus for the semester.
Claflin recently rolled out a plan to open up the campus in an announceme ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2020 at 8:46PM
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Dover, DE – This morning, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Council of Presidents voted unanimously to suspend all Fall 2020 collegiate sports competitions, championship games, and non-championship games. The MEAC cited “continued escala ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2020 at 3:28PM
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HBCUs in South Carolina received some great news as the state will be cutting a check for $2.4 million dollars to the schools for technology upgrades as a result of funds made available due to the coronavirus CARES act.
We hope to see schools like ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2020 at 3:41AM
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Black Teens Make History With 3rd Consecutive Win at Harvard Debate Competition
Madison Webb is the first Black female student and Christian Flournoy is the youngest Black male student to win the competition.
Atlanta Great Debaters, Madison Web ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2020 at 2:39AM
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Let's give it up for TSU! That's right Texas Southern University and one of the best HBCU bands in the land!
What do you think of The TSU "Ocean of Soul" 50th Anniversary Performance #HOCO2019
Since we may not have HBCU Homecomings this year, ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2020 at 4:37PM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. This decision was primarily predicated on the overarching concern ...
Posted Tuesday, July 14th 2020 at 3:06PM
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Author: Denashia Dunnaville (13NewsNow)
HAMPTON, Va. — There will be no fall sports for the Pirates this year.
Hampton University announced on Monday the suspension of all fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Athletics Director Eugen ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2020 at 9:59PM
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A post-doctoral position is available in the laboratory of M. Laura Feltri, at the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute (http://www.buffalo.edu/hjkri) at the State University at Buffalo, NY, to investigate the molecular basis of demyelination and axonal degeneration in Krabbe lysosomal storage disorder (Globoid Cell leukodystrophy). ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2020 at 1:51PM
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HBCUs work to return to sports amid new coronavirus
Historically black schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference have fared well economically so far despite limited resources and the shutdown of sports because of the pandemic
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Posted Sunday, July 12th 2020 at 1:00AM
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Rehan Staton, a 24-year old man from Maryland who used to collect garbage to support his studies, has recently graduated from college and is now heading to Harvard Law School despite all the hardships he experienced.
Rehan almost quit studying wh ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2020 at 3:08AM
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It is no secret that COVID-19 changed the world overnight! If you are one of the millions of individuals that are now wor ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2020 at 5:17PM
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Delaware State University to Acquire Wesley College
Official Start Expected in 2021
Dover, DE – Delaware State University and Wesley College have signed a Definitive Agreement for Del ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2020 at 3:15PM
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In an effort to promote transparency within the HBCU Community...
Jack Thomas is the first Central State University president to have previously led an institution, and the school made an effort to compensate him based on his experience, Board Cha ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2020 at 3:09PM
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The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) a Washington, D.C. area arts advocacy group will be featured in a virtual panel highlighting its MasterClass Series™ via Facebook Live on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. In the ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2020 at 12:47PM
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Voter Mobilization and Fundraising Intern (Remote, Temp 2020)
Full-time (40 hours/week) • Starts on or before August 3, 2020, Ends Nov. 30, 2020 • $25/hour • Benefits • Work From Anywhere in the Continental U.S.
To apply, go to https:// ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2020 at 6:54PM
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The Nurse Residency Program is a one year program designed for nursing graduates or nurses (RN) with less than six months (at the time of application) of nursing experience. ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2020 at 5:15PM
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The HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Day of Caring is a unique opportunity to celebrate the spirit of philanthropy during an exciting 24-hour period. The purpose of this powerful giving experience is to unite Hamptonians and friends of Hampton around an important ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2020 at 4:41PM
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially those hardest hit by the pandemic, ...
Posted Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 6:22PM
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Springer Nature Donates $50,000 In Support of HBCU Scholarships
Columbus, OH — The HBCU Foundation, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Unive ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2020 at 1:05PM
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Nneka Igbokwe, an experienced black professional now hired on at Microsoft as a Service Delivery Project Manager, attended a diversity recruiting event hosted by HBCU CONNECT and Microsoft in the Washington, D.C. area.
Not only did Nneka receive a ...
Posted Wednesday, June 17th 2020 at 2:38PM
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I joined HBCU Connect 10 years ago in my senior year of high school, so I could understand more of what it would be like to join an HBCU via the college tour they were hosting. ...
Posted Wednesday, June 17th 2020 at 1:26PM
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Every year, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative), Executive Office of the President and U.S. Department of Education look forward to hosting the nation’s premiere gathering of students, stakeholder ...
Posted Monday, June 15th 2020 at 2:28PM
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I just got done watching this epic speech slash comedy routine by our brother and fellow Ohioan, Dave Chappelle.
In the routine he addresses racism in it's current context with the recent death of George Floyd and also other recent events that have ...
Posted Friday, June 12th 2020 at 12:09PM
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Oprah finally speaks out on the George Floyd murder, but many in the African American community (especially black men) have been wondering when she was going to speak up and use her influence to make change.
What do you think about this video clip ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2020 at 4:43PM
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Carmelo Anthony is calling for more top prospects to attend historically black universities when selecting schools to play at.
Melo said quote, “All it takes is one person to change history." ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2020 at 2:39PM
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