The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff head baseball coach Carlos James announced the addition of right-handed pitcher Randy Little Jr. to the 2023 roster.
A Pine Bluff native, Little Jr. was a standout for Watson Chapel High School, earning Al ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 at 4:02PM
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Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that noted researcher and health disparities expert Rick Kittles, PhD, will join MSM as its Senior Vice President for Research on August 1.
“From exploring the human genome to examining cance ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 2:08PM
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Phaedra Blaize, Jason Ollison and Meshia Levister have joined the Lincoln University Department of Athletics. Dr. Kevin Wilson, the Vice President for Advancement, Athletics and Campus Recreation, made the announcements on Tuesday (July 19).
Blaiz ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 1:55PM
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Today, Kentucky State University announced its participation in the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program. The initiative helps Black college students at over 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) prepare for the workforce ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 1:28PM
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Jarvis Christian University Athletic Director Bobby Ladner announced Dion Holbrook as the next head coach of the JCU baseball program on Tuesday.
"We are excited to bring in an accomplished coach like Dion Holbrook to lead the JCU baseball program ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 1:20PM
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This fall, the Jackson State University College of Education and Human Development welcomes the 19th cohort to the Executive Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education program. The dynamic group of 17 working professionals will participate in a rigorous two-yea ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 1:14PM
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On Saturday, July 2, Hampton University President, Darrell K. Williams and First Lady Myra Richardson Williams received their first donation since returning to their ‘Home by the Sea’ from Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of their home chur ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 12:59PM
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The Grambling State University football team will play three additional games on ESPN+, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced on Friday.
With the additional three games, Grambling State now will play four games on ESPN+, one on ES ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2022 at 12:50PM
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Rust College guard, Keshon Tabb, has been selected to participate in the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Top 50 Camp from July 28-30 in Atlanta, GA.
The NBPA, specifically the ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 7:25PM
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On Wednesday, June 8th, 2022, Chase and HBCU Connect partnered to host a special virtual recruiting event for Black professionals. The event was open to all those interested in learning more about Chase from a Black perspective and their available op ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 6:36PM
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Four Rust College students were awarded Ida B. Wells Scholarships
at the Ida. B. Wells-Barnett Birthday celebration held Saturday, July 23 at the Eddie Lee Smith Complex in Holly Springs, MS.
The event is held annually, celebrating and promoting aw ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 5:50PM
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Rakiya Boone, Rust College senior, elementary education major from Aberdeen, MS, was selected to participate in the 2022 Thurgood Marshall Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP).
TQRP is a five-year fellowship supporting new and aspiring tea ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 5:21PM
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Grambling State University senior guards Cameron Christon, Tra'Michael Moton and Shawndarius Cowart were selected to participate in the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 50 Camp, which returns after a two-year absence due to covid.
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Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 1:17PM
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Fayetteville State University’s Todd S. Frobish, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has received a prestigious Fulbright International Education Adm ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 12:59PM
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In recognition of their back-to-back runs to the Black College World
Series, Rust College Bearcats’ Baseball team will be honored on-field before the Memphis Redbirds' September 11 game at AutoZone Park, the Redbirds Stadium in Downtown Memphis, TN. ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2022 at 11:41AM
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Fort Valley State will be well represented in the group. The trio of K.J. Doucet, Pierre Mitchell and Robert Kendrick will be part Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contingent at the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 50 Me ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 1:34PM
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Robert Carr, Jr. Ed.D who has led a 20 year career in education, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs. He will begin at the university on August 25.
Dr. Carr will have oversight of all academic departments, coordinat ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 1:21PM
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The Edward Waters Men's & Women's volleyball teams were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for their successes in the classroom as both teams received the 2022 United States Marine Corps-AVCA Academic Award.
Celebrati ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 1:13PM
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The Clinton College Athletics Department has announced the addition of Women's Volleyball to its growing department. The inaugural volleyball program will be led by Ericka Charleston, and will begin competing this fall.
With the addition of wome ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 12:54PM
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AltFinance, a program created to increase diverse representation across the alternative investment industry, announced that it is contributing a $2 million gift to its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) founding partners, the Atlanta ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 12:50PM
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Shefali Mehta, Ph.D., Deputy Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics (USDA REE), recently visited the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (UAPB-S ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 12:27PM
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One hundred children of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) employees will receive college scholarships of up to $10,000 over four years through the company's new Thoroughbred Scholars program. In addition, three students will receive special aw ...
Posted Thursday, July 28th 2022 at 12:20PM
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Dillard's Kevell Byrd was recently named a 2022 NAIA All-Academic Athlete by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Byrd, a rising freshman from Luling, Louisiana, is in distinguished company as one of only 300 wo ...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2022 at 8:40PM
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Delaware State University not only resumed its in-person HBCU Philanthropy Symposium after the last two years of COVID forced the annual conference to shift to a virtual gathering, but it also moved to a new venue.
After hosting the event at home ...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2022 at 8:21PM
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has named Cathryn Lane from Coppin State University as the 2022 Woman of the Year, the conference office announced.
The award, selected annually by the MEAC Senior Woman Administrators, celebrates the ac ...
Posted Wednesday, July 27th 2022 at 8:13PM
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