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The Medgar Evers men's and women's track and field teams were back in action this past weekend as they traveled to Pennsylvania for the Annual Penn Relays hosted by the Univer ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 12:27PM
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June Jordan, a major writer shaped by the black arts and the feminist movements of the 60s and 70s, refused to let her art, her sexuality, or her politics be put in a box. At a recent MEC forum on Jordan held at the Brooklyn Library, schola ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 12:25PM
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Clark Atlanta University has named two-time WNBA champion Yolanda Moore as the next head coach for women's basketball. Moore had a standout career at Ole Miss before playing professionally. She has been a head coach on both the Junior College and NCAA Division I levels.
"We are very excited to h ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:53AM
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The Dual Degree Engineering Program at Clark Atlanta University has been awarded a nearly $40,000 grant to host a summer STEM program for exceptional high school students. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) through the Minority Serv ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:51AM
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Author: Emmanuel Freeman
Tennessee State University has received a $35,000 grant to help incoming freshmen who may need to do a little brushing up on math, reading and writing.
The one-week residential Summer Completion Academy is made possible through the Tennessee Board of Regents Stud ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:48AM
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CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan told nearly 700 undergraduates during Jackson State Universitys commencement Saturday morning that he was destined not to become another statistic despite finishing at the bottom of his class, being told by an English teacher he would amount to little and rejec ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:43AM
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In the days leading up to graduation, Huston-Tillotson University will profile members of the Class of 2017. We hope you enjoy their stories!
Graduate Mary Holt
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Mary Holt and Hatton Sumners Board Member Scott Higginbotham
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Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:37AM
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Jasher Cox, former Assistant Commissioner of Communications and Broadcasting at the Horizon League, has been named Sports Information Director at Tuskegee University. Cox brings over 18 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics to the department.
I am happy to have someone of Jashers cha ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:31AM
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By JL Carter Sr. -
Bethune-Cookman University President Edison Jackson has written a letter to the Wildcat community, addressing the schools position on the invitation of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to serve as the keynote speaker for the schools commencement exercises.
The full ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:25AM
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The University of Iowa Athletics Department seeks applications for assistant womens tennis coach. This is a full-time position, salary range of $42,000 to $48,000 and includes full University benefits.
The successful candidate will assist th ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 11:57AM
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Falcons Hurdler Lowers Own Top NCAA Division II Time In Event
On Friday, Saint Augustine's University's Shawn Rowe (Sr./West Palm Springs, FL) ran the world's 11th fastest time this season in the men's 400-meter hurdles championship race in the prestigious Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Ph ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 1:09AM
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Saint Augustines University graduate and Los Angeles native April Qualls is on fire! From practicing in the Seby Jones Theater on campus to walking the official stage of Empire, April has shown herself to be quite the go-getter in the young professionals entertainment ind ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 1:02AM
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Deborah Gates , dgates@delmarvanow.com
Dozens of community residents and university students could save a life tonight. Or tomorrow. Or the next day. They streamed into training sessions on the use of naloxone, a medication that if administered in time, could block the effects of opioids and p ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:53AM
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Langston University is thriving after years of "quietly going about its business," said President Kent Smith, who has worked to promote the institution since arriving five years ago.
Langston which just celebrated its 120th anniversary is one ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:40AM
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By Miles Mooreland/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL
Over the past few years, social media has seen a meteoric rise in use and popularity. Societyfs attachment to outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter has increased annually and, as a result, itfs much easier now than ever before f ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:34AM
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The 2017 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn't mean teams are done adding important contributors for the upcoming season. Scores of NCAA athletes will start the next chapters of their football careers by signing as undrafted free agents this week.
Joining that group of athletes will be Winston- ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:27AM
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Virginia State University hosted area teachers at Randolph Farm to learn about incorporating agricultural concepts into the curriculum
By John Adam
Staff Writer
ETTRICK Teachers from around the Tri-Cities area took a field trip to Virgin ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:23AM
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Author: Kendrick Marshall
Though they were not fortunate enough to be taken during the seven-round NFL Draft, multiple HBCU football players were able to get invitations ink free-agent deals.
Listed below are players who were signed or invited to rookie mini-camps following the draft:
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Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:16AM
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Match for Africa, a charity event where tennis professionals team with celebrities to raise money for the Roger Federer Foundation, had its fourth tennis match yesterday in Seattle, Washington. Saturdays competition featured tennis star Roger Federer and Microsofts billionaire founder Bill Gates p ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:02AM
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By Ernest Bowker
RIDGELAND When he received an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game, one of college footballs most prestigious all-star games, Javancy Jones figured his reputation might precede him.
His resum was impressive enough. Seven All-America team selections from various ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 2:22PM
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Position Overview
The Executive Director serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the ACLU of Minnesota and is responsible for giving direction and leadership toward achieving the organizations mission, strategies, and annual goals an ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 11:54AM
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Contact: Carlos Holmes
(302) 857-6062 work
(302) 399-5972 mobile
cholmes@desu.edu
More than 500 bachelors, masters and doctoral degree candidates will receive their diplomas at Delaware State Universitys 2017 Commencement Ceremony, which will be h ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 10:39AM
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Do you ever feel like debt and homelessness are going to overwhelm you? Me, too, or at least I did. Ever since I was accepted into college, Id been struggling to utilise my government support effectively and managing my funds from freelance gigs and casual work was an absolute nightmare. That was u ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 10:35AM
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This post is by Shifa Desai, a part-time PhD student at the University of Exeter in the UK. Shifa is doing research on self-initiated expatriate academics who have spent most of their careers working in different countries. She is also an ESL teacher, teetering on the edge of burn-out between full-t ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 10:31AM
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