Hinds Community College will have four spring 2016 graduation ceremonies, May 12-13 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus and May 15 at the Utica Campus. More than 1,100 students are expected to graduate over the three days.
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Tyler Perry will soon bring his message of inspiration and encouragement to the newest class of Tuskegee University graduates. The multi-talented entertainer will give the keynote address for the 2016 Spring Commencement Exercises. Perry will speak t ...
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Paul Quinn College adds soccer and new program to reduce student debt
By Reginald Hardwick
On a steamy Friday afternoon, dozens of athletes sweat under the sun in south Oak Cliff. This is the Paul Quinn College Tigers' first soccer season.
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The Cheyney University Athletic Department held its annual all-sports banquet on April 27 at Ada S. Georges Dining Hallto recognize and honor the outstanding Cheyney's student-athletes.
Senior Kyra Hines-Allen who averaged 14.9 points and 6.4 r ...
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Alcorn State University’s President, Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., is joining the advisory board to contribute to the progress of Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. provides electricity to approximately 445,000 customers in 45 counties. ...
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The Honorable Judge U.W. Clemon will deliver the commencement address to 246 graduates of the Class of 2016, Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m., at the Boutwell Auditorium.
U. W. Clemon (born April 9, 1943) is a retired federal judge. Clemon was born ...
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When Jerry Priddy hears his name called at Tennessee State University’s spring commencement, the 48-year-old double amputee will look for his mother’s smile.
Priddy is among hundreds of undergraduate students who will be participating in TSU’s May ...
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Senior Destinee Williams has learned the value of hard work both on and off the field. The student-athlete, peer mentor and university queen has a full schedule packed with classes, meetings and meets. But the track star wouldn’t have it any other wa ...
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Mining Robot Team
Virginia State University Mining Robot Team is currently building a mining robot for the NASA Robotic Mining Competition which will be held at Kennedy Space Center on May 16-20, 2016.
The team members participating in the co ...
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Dr. James Rush and Dr. Deidra Coleman are the recipients of the 2016 Exemplary Teacher Award from the Division of Higher Education of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church.
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About a week after troubled Chicago State University received emergency funding from the state, the school was forced to lay off about a third of its staff, more than 300 employees. The staff cuts will save the financially strapped public university ...
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Mr. Abdollah Rabieh Abdollah Rabieh is an Instructor of Math, Statistics and Computer Science with the Division of Math and Natural Sciences at Allen University. He has worked at Allen University for more than 20 years and at Limestone College for 10 ...
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Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has extended a 2016 summer internship job offer to Jarvis Christian College student Wendon Blair.
Blair, president of the Jarvis chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), is the ...
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89TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
SATURDAY, MAY 07
XU Convocation Center 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Helene D. Gayle, CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs bringing together varied stakeholders to address complex global ...
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Money magazine in cooperation with Essence has ranked Elizabeth City State University as one of the top 15 HBCUs in the nation, and one of the top 50 best universities for African-American students.
According to a recent post on Time’s website, E ...
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Knoxville College is a private, church-related, four-year, coeducational, liberal arts institution. The College is open to students of diverse backgrounds and cultures who seek a quality liberal arts education.
The College provides various public ...
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Norfolk State University senior pitcher Matt Outman was named one of 10 finalists on Tuesday for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate baseball.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior a ...
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Emmy award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield will be the keynote speaker for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Spring 2016 graduates. The free, public event will be held Saturday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m. in the Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena.
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Candice Cannon, C'2011, is an associate attorney at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C. and concentrates her practice in general civil litigation matters for municipal clients. She was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2015 ...
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“Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence”
The program is designed to collaborate with established organizations and agencies to address the plight of an often over-looked demographic: young men of color. EMBODI is desig ...
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April marked another month of achieve-ments for the University. Here are just a few: CDU welcomed new Deans Dr. Hec-tor G. Balcazar and Dr. Deborah C. Pro-throw-Stith to the College of Science and Health and College of Medicine respec-tively. The Acc ...
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Kentucky State University’s 2016 Spring Commencement will be held at 9 a.m. on May 14 at the Frankfort Convention Center. Major General Peggy C. Combs will serve as the keynote speaker at the formal occasion. The public is invited to join the Univer ...
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On Thursday, May 5, 2016, Medgar Evers College will host its Inaugural International Education Awards Ceremony. Dr. Honorable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, will be delivering the keynote remarks at the ceremony.
The Inaugural ...
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Nine graduating nursing students in the class of 2016 participated in the annual Baccalaureate in Nursing Ceremony on April 23.
The pinning ceremony, which is a time-honored nursing school tradition, signifies the participants’ official initiation ...
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