On December 2, Oakwood University participated in a world wide celebration known as Giving Tuesday. Coming just four days after Black Friday, and a day after Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a day set aside to donate time, food, or money to charities, ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2014 at 9:07AM
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Tourists flocking to Washington, D.C., hoping to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama might not get the chance to see him in person -- but they can now get pretty close thanks to the Smithsonian Institution.
The first- ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 at 1:38PM
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By now, the story of how longtime LSU coach Dale Brown discovered Shaquille O'Neal has been told many times: Brown happened upon a massive 13-year-old at an army base in Germany, stayed in touch with him and eventually became like a second father.
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Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:38PM
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Shaun Blugh, director of due diligence for New York-based, minority owned employment scouts IMB Development Corp., will serve as Boston’s first-ever chief diversity officer, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced this morning.
Walsh’s creation of his May ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:31PM
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Oakville Beaver
Since 2000, Kerby Towing in Halton has established itself as a diverse organization meeting clients' various towing needs with various towing services regardless of the complexity of the situation.
Wouldn't it be nice to know ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:27PM
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Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday.
Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut 100 yards from ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:22PM
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California University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the following faculty positions to begin August 2015, unless noted. A comprehensive regional institution and a member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, California Univer ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 2:51PM
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Sending the Right Message to Reduce Stress
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
First, the bad. People dislike uncertainty, so, in these times of accelerated change, it can be hard to know how to keep them informed. But one thing seems ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 2:08PM
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The 2014 Toyota SWAC Experience is a series of videos capturing moments of the 2014 football season that leads you up to the Toyota SWAC Football Championship. Judgment Day is this Saturday December 6 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of head coach Jay Hopson and t ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 1:45PM
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The 1922 discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun is considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.
Now, South Africans can also dig into the history of this mystical child king, who lived and died m ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 1:29PM
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By Christina Gray, Media Relations Specialist
Langston, Oklahoma – ONEOK recently pledged nearly $1.5 million to Langston University to fund projects campus-wide.
As the largest gift to date, ONEOK’s gift will fund scholarships in the Accountin ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 12:40PM
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How to Approach Roommate Problems . . . Or Know When It's Time to Switch
By Kelci Lynn Lucier
College Life Expert
Frustrated with your roommate? Think he or she might be frustrated with you? Roommate conflicts are, unfortunately, part of man ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 10:17AM
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Grilled cheese, by itself, can be a satisfying and filling meal. When combined with a warm cup of tomato soup, however, it turns into something fantastic. Fortunately, knowing how cook grilled cheese and tomato soup -- even in your residence hall -- ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 10:12AM
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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that it has been ranked as the top "green utility" in North America and No. 4 in the world based on carbon emissions and renewable energy capacity, according to the latest annual report from EI Energy ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 10:02AM
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UC Irvine increasing on-site solar power production fourfold
Campus will add 11,700 panels to three parking structure roofs
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 —UC Irvine is quadrupling the amount of green power it generates on-site with the addition ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 9:59AM
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MANNERS that is...
Practicing the art of being grateful and thankful is a skill
that will keep many doors open for us.
We did not have to be granted the gift of waking up today,
but grace was given and we are alive.
Thank you is like an expr ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 9:29AM
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This holiday season, you can keep your dollars in the community and find the perfect gifts for everyone.
In Swahili the term for cooperative economics—to build and maintain black institutions—is “Ujamaa.” In an age when many black-owned businesses have been forced to shutter, there isn’t a better ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 2:04PM
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The Margaret Walker Center and the Jackson Hinds Library System will announce year-long plans to celebrate the 2015 Margaret Walker Centennial at a press conference and reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Ayer Hall on the Jackson State University ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 11:18AM
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Showing up to class is great, but there's so much more you can do.
By Sarah Haberman, Monster Contributing Writer
For recent graduates, job-seeking can be difficult to navigate. The GPAs are high and the stakes are higher. With competition toughe ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 10:43AM
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Development, flexibility and plain old friendliness boost rankings.
By Catherine Conlan, Monster Contributing Writer
Earlier this fall, employer branding firm Universum released its 2014 rankings of the World’s Most Attractive Employers, b ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 10:39AM
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How do I apply for a job?
The application process has three steps:
1. Creating a login user name and password. This will enable you to come back and apply for additional positions as well as check on the status of a position.
2. Creating you ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 9:37AM
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Stay encouraged to become all you were destined to be.
What better way to honor yourself than to make your goals,
dreams, and lifes purpose come true.
Someone admires you.
Someone values you.
Make it happen!
Encouragement: http://www.huff ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 9:10AM
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If you didn't hear it on the news, you probably noticed it the last time you filled up your car: gasoline prices have been dropping lately after holding fairly steady for a year or so, following world oil prices.
After clicking your heels at the g ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 8:34AM
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This is Miles College's edition of Pharrell's "Happy"! The happiest students, faculty and staff took a break and joined us as we spread happiness to our campus. Thank you to each and everyone who participated in the Golden Bear Spirit.
Apply to Miles College
5500 Myron Massey Blvd.
Birmingham ( ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 8:26AM
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How many miles is it from Rio de Janeiro to Redmond? 6,867.4 miles, by the usual yardstick. But for one Latin American candidate, the Microsoft Careers website minimized that distance. As it turned out, the path to an exciting job here was basically a click away.
When he was a kid in Brazil, Turn ...
Posted Friday, November 28th 2014 at 1:49PM
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