The reimagining of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) ‘s Athletic Department now includes the recognition of one of its long-time storytellers. Veteran Sports Journalist Anthony Jeffries recently was named 2021-22 CIAA Sports Information Director (SI ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 3:54PM
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On May 17, 2022, Shaw University announced a major gift from Yardi® Systems to fund five, four-year scholarships for selected freshmen starting their academic journey in the fall 2022 semester through matriculation into 2025. The scholarships include ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 3:36PM
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The Lincoln University men's track and field team claimed three individual championships as the Lions placed fourth in the 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships in Bowie, MD.
Senior Glenn Butler, who was named th ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 3:18PM
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Melissa J. Holloway, J.D., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance (DLARC) vice chancellor and general counsel, is among 22 outstanding, senior-level higher education professionals cho ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 3:05PM
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Freenome, a privately held biotech company, together with the Morehouse School of Medicine, presented findings at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) annual meeting showing high clinical study enrollment of Black patients using various strategies to red ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 2:44PM
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As part of Honda's efforts to promote equality in its workforce and society, the company today released its inaugural Inclusion & Diversity Report: "Living Our Values." The report outlines Honda's commitments to advancing inclusion and diversity and ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2022 at 2:37PM
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On Friday, May 20, 2022, U.S. Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) visited Shaw University and joined the President of the university, Dr. Paulette R. Dillard, to announce a $500,000 National Park Service African American Civil Rights grant that has bee ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 3:21PM
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U.S. District Court Judge and Jackson State University alumnus (’86) Carlton W. Reeves is one of seven experienced and qualified nominees for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan independent agency created during the Reagan Administration. If ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 2:48PM
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The Bowie State University College of Business has launched a philanthropy fellowship program to better prepare students interested in pursuing careers in non-profit management. The initial cohort of four students will begin the year-long program in ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 2:25PM
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For the second consecutive year, the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund has granted 100 $10,000 scholarships to graduating seniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
To be eligible to receive a scholarship, a student must be a graduatin ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 2:11PM
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Lincoln University Director of Athletics and Recreational Services Harry Stinson III has announced a comprehensive department-wide partnership with Teamworks, the leading athlete engagement platform for collegiate and professional organizations.
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Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 1:25PM
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The 2022 Miss HBCU Teen Pageant was held on May 8th at the Windmill Arts Center in East Point, Georgia. This year's winner, Carline Boston is a native of Brooklyn, New York and an incoming freshman at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. In addit ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 1:15PM
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professors and alumni co-authored a new book about New Farmers of America, a former national youth organization that helped train generations of Black farmers and leaders.
Released on May ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2022 at 12:18PM
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Strada Education Network announces today a $1 million grant award to Paul Quinn College, making it the first major investor in the college’s groundbreaking network of urban work colleges. Over the next two years, Strada’s grant will help fund the fir ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 1:16PM
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Two former Norfolk State football players will get their crack at making an NFL roster. Former Spartan defensive end De'Shaan Dixon has signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, while former NSU receiver Marcque Ellington accepted a ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 12:52PM
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Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health today announced that Veronica Mallett, M.D., a healthcare industry veteran whose career has focused on eliminating healthcare disparities, was selected as Chief Administrative Officer for the More ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 12:02PM
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After being postponed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SWAC Alumni Association Legends Awards and Roast, presented by the Southwestern Athletic Conference, is now back on the schedule, and two Mississippi Valley State University staffers wil ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 11:48AM
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Miles College recently named James Aaron L. Pierre, Jr. as Director of Alumni Affairs. In this role, Pierre will be responsible for the planning and implementation of programming to engage alumni in the strategic efforts of the college, as well as in ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 11:41AM
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The Morgan Stanley Institute for Inclusion’s (IFI) Equity in Education and Career Consortium, focused on supporting high school and college students in achieving stronger career and financial outcomes, today announced the launch of a multi-year progr ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 11:33AM
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is excited to announce details for The Pitch business competition which will take place on May 22-26, 2022. The Pitch is a 4-day entrepreneurial experience where students and budding entrepreneurs and intrapreneu ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2022 at 11:12AM
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Philanthropists Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault have donated $2 million to Howard University in memory of their longtime friend and mentor, the late Vernon Jordan, to support an endowed chair at the School of Law. The gift for the Vernon E. Jordan Jr., ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2022 at 1:54PM
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Antonio Fletcher has been appointed Fort Valley State University’s new chief of police, effective May 1. Fletcher comes to FVSU from Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin, Ga., where he served as the institution’s top law enforcement officer ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2022 at 1:42PM
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Fisk University held a a press conference introducing Victoria Crawford as their new coach for women’s basketball. Crawford, a Birmingham, Alabama native will take over a program that went 9-19 overall for last season. Crawford comes to Fisk from Lin ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2022 at 1:34PM
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Fayetteville State University will join the rest of the world’s space enthusiasts by hosting a launch party for the OFT-2 Boeing Starliner capsule test on Thursday, May 19.
A livestream of the event will be projected in the FSU Planetarium beginni ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2022 at 1:17PM
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NASA is supporting the dreams of students from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities to enter careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
The Minority University Research and Education (MUREP) project has sel ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2022 at 1:12PM
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