--International Studies Abroad (ISA) Develops Partnership Programs to Assist U.S. Universities Offering Courses Abroad--
Universities in the United States may now expand their own study abroad program offerings , thanks to partnership opportuniti ...
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Accenture have teamed up to provide financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of the specified TMCF 47-member public Historically Black Colleges and Univer ...
Posted Thursday, June 16th 2011 at 1:56PM
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By Jason Pompey:
VSU’s Athletic Director, Peggy Davis was named the Under Armour SE Region Athletics Director of the Year award for 2010-11. Mrs. Davis will be recognized during NACDA’s 46th Annual Convention in Orlando, FL on Saturday, June 1 ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 5:37PM
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By The Daily Siftings Herald:
It’s a rite of Spring for college-bound Arkansans: The search for scholarship money to help defray the cost of higher education. Unfortunately, some scholarship hunters in Arkansas this year may fall prey to scam a ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 5:33PM
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College graduates are twice as likely to be employed as those with no college degree and can expect to earn about 66 percent more throughout their careers, The College Board reports. That’s one reason many parents and students should heed a few hin ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 5:23PM
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By Deron Dalton:
Minority enrollment in colleges are dropping due to the rising costs. A new initiative aims at providing black college hopefuls with the opportunity of going to school online.
Nationally syndicated radio broadcaster Tom Joyner ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 5:13PM
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By Harold McNeil:
An education consultant who boasts expertise in educating African- American boys from impoverished backgrounds challenged Buffalo School Superintendent James A. Williams on Monday to convert some low-achieving schools into Afro-c ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 4:42PM
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By Associated Press:
In the minutes before giving his first commencement speech, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick professed to be more nervous than before a football game. He had nothing to worry about. A lovingly raucous crowd of several hundred cheered Vick throughout his remarks ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 2:57PM
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By Porcshe Moran:
Some say there are millions of dollars in unrewarded scholarship money each year. Others, commonly those in the higher education field, say that a large amount of unclaimed scholarships is a myth perpetrated by fraudulent organiz ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 2:40PM
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By BUSINESS WIRE:
LIN Media (NYSE: TVL), a local multimedia company, today announced Natalie Hee as the recipient of its 2011 Minority Broadcast Scholarship and Training Program and Monica Ayala-Talavera as the recipient of its 2011 Minority Digit ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 2:33PM
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By Jack Momeyer:
--AKOO CLOTHING DESIGNS CUSTOM SUIT FOR HOSEA CHANCHEZ OF THE GAME FOR BET AWARDS RED CARPET AND STAGE--
AKOO Clothing has joined with The Game’s Hosea Chanchez for the 11th Annual BET Awards. The BET Awards will be a star-st ...
Posted Monday, June 13th 2011 at 4:57PM
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Posted By: Be The Match Foundation
Please Text MATCH to 50555 to Give $10* to help fulfill Alice’s wish and to help patients everywhere
Thank you for the overwhelming and wonderful response to Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”. Many of you, y ...
Posted Monday, June 13th 2011 at 2:20PM
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BY DAVID DAVIS:
The Museum Center at Five Points is displaying “We Shall Not be Moved: The 51st Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins” until July 20.
The traveling exhibit looks at the role Tennessee students played in shaping ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 6:16PM
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By Sebastian Kitchen:
Alabama State University has a sitting president, but the trustee overseeing a freshly reconvened search committee said it is "highly likely" the school will have a new president when the process concludes.
Trustee Marvi ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 6:05PM
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By Sally P. Springer|Marion R. Franck|Jon Reider
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.:
Historically Black Colleges
Known as “historically black,” a number of colleges in the South have traditionally had a student body that is almost exclusively Africa ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:45PM
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By BSU Bulldogs:
Bowie State University assistant football coach Antone' Sewell has been selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Expert Forum to be held June 16 and 18 in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athlet ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:40PM
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By Augusta Free Press:
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a new bachelor of science in meteorology during its quarterly meeting on June 6.
The new degree program, which will reside in the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s geography department, will prepare students for c ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:29PM
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Written by DAPHNE TAYLOR:
President Barack Obama has not placed the African-American community high on his priority list.
And a bill that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug testing is an “obnoxious” ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:24PM
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By Diane Lore:
Fifty years after she graduated from Bluefield (West Virginia) State College, Barbara Wood Christopher found herself back at the head of the class.
When Mrs. Christopher, 71, a retired teacher, decided to head south for the 50th ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:19PM
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By PRLog:
Scholarship offers two students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities the opportunity to get a real-life global experience, exploring the world and better preparing them for jobs in this tough economy and competitive market.
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Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:12PM
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By Sarah Yang:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded $25 million to the University of California, Berkeley, to lead a multi-institution consortium that will support the nation’s nuclear nonproliferation mission through ...
Posted Friday, June 10th 2011 at 3:04PM
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-Manufacturing Skills Program Sets Goal of Credentialing 500,000 Community College Students-
Today President Barack Obama announced support for the goal to credential a half million community college students over the next five years with skills ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 2:20PM
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By Hampton University News:
Hampton University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard on May 13. The partnership agreement will provide HU students with scholarships and internship opportunities in the Coast Guard.
HU P ...
Posted Friday, June 3rd 2011 at 6:41PM
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By Debra Johnson:
In its sixth consecutive year Grambling State University will host the LA GEAR UP Summer Learning Camps this summer starting with week I which will be held during July 10 thru 16 and week II activities will be held from July 24 t ...
Posted Friday, June 3rd 2011 at 6:28PM
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By Kai Wright:
The nation’s blacks and Latinos have made economic strides in recent decades, but getting into the middle class remains elusive. Pay-day lenders: The high cost of loans makes it harder for the poor to rise.
America’s econo ...
Posted Friday, June 3rd 2011 at 6:12PM
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