HOUSTON — Once upon a time, after graduating from Howard University, a San Diego Union editor told Jim Trotter that he "would never be anything more than a journeyman." Then he crudely criticized the PFWA 2023 Bill Nunn Jr. Award winner saying that ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 12:22PM
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Fans and supporters – even in MLB suites – are celebrating the upstart National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) baseball programs at three historically Black colleges and universities, Dillard University and Philander Smith College of ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 12:10PM
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A local college valedictorian grew up in a family that didn't always embrace diversity.
Patricia Reeves' graduation provided a historic education for the entire family.
"The year I was born, my parents with their two ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 11:54AM
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While the world awaits the fate of Ja Morant, his younger sister, Niya Morant, has decided she’s headed to an HBCU.
Niya Morant has committed to Mississippi Valley State University. She made her announcement via Instagram on Thursday morning with ...
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Students who graduate from Battle Creek Public Schools will receive scholarships to attend a four-year Michigan college or University, or a historically Black college or university outside the state, officials announced Wednesday.
The scholarships ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 11:15AM
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Ace Conyers isn’t the typical South Carolina State University student. His father is the university’s president.
But that connection hasn’t always kept Conyers feeling comfortable on campus. He remembers a particularly helpless moment during his ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 11:14AM
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Morehouse College’s Social Problems course typically fills up with freshman and sophomores who want to wrestle with some of the knottiest issues of our time, including interpersonal violence, political corruption, pollution, homelessness, and racial ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 10:18AM
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Mastercard supports the HBCU Smart Cities Challenge, which encourages student developers, entrepreneurs, designers and engineers at the nation’s 107 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build smart city applications.
The applica ...
Posted Thursday, May 18th 2023 at 10:12AM
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Are you a talented and ambitious student at an HBCU, ready to quench your thirst for knowledge and experience? The Coca-Cola Company invites you to apply for our exclusive Refresh the World HBCU Externship Program - a deep dive into the exhilarating ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at 3:24PM
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Rapper and music mogul, E-40 was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Grambling State University over the weekend.
Earl “E-40” Stevens attended Grambling State in the ’80s and said that his time on campus was “some of the best experiences” of ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at 3:16PM
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey today recognized six Alabama companies for success in selling their goods and services in markets across the globe, helping to sustain robust export activities that create jobs and spark economic growth across ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at 2:56PM
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Students at Morehouse College in Atlanta will be seeing a lot more green on campus next year.
Sage, the British enterprise software giant with an iconic green logo, is partnering with the all-male HBCU to expand its software engineering program. ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at 1:54PM
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The National Parks Service (NPS) has awarded a total of $3 million to three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina to assist them with on-campus preservation and restoration projects.
Nationally, NP ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at 12:39PM
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Hampton, VA (May 15, 2023) — Hampton University announced today that it will immediately begin providing all of its undergraduate students with free prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams, including the GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, MCAT®, DAT ...
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Charlotte sports marketing entrepreneur Derek Webber has spent recent years carving out a significant niche with historically Black colleges and universities, including a battle of the bands event big enough to fill Houston’s NFL stadium every year.
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Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 5:15PM
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The 2023 Community Exchange took place from May 8-11, in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s focus was influencing services and infrastructure that support research and education (R&E) while making an effort to involve emerging leaders and professionals fr ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 5:10PM
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The graduation ceremony at Edward Waters University (EWU) marked a new era as the Class of 2023 included 23 graduates from the first-ever Edward Waters University MBA program. EWU, Florida’s first private institution of higher learning and first Hist ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 5:06PM
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The first-ever HBCU Festival presented by TD Bank at the Mann Center on May 20, 2023, will be a free all-day community event celebrating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their vibrant culture.
As an interactive college fair ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 5:02PM
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SOUTH CAROLINA (WACH) — US. Congressman James Clyburn announced on Tuesday that $3 million from the National Park Service (NPS) will go to preserving and restoring Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina.
The funding ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 4:59PM
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The movie of the summer, “The Blackening,” is coming early to students attending select Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) thanks to The Blackening HBCU Tour.
“The Blackening” is a new horror-comedy centered around seven Black fri ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 4:55PM
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HBCU Connect is excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Blackbaud, the leading software provider dedicated to driving social impact. With a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Blackbaud fosters an inclusive workplace where e ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2023 at 4:48PM
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information, and Columbia Journalism School today announced the launch of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Media Collective. This dyna ...
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