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Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Awards Two $10,000 Scholarships for North Carolina Central University Students

Alpha Kappa Alpha Awards Two $10k Scholarships to NCCU

HBCU Colleges, HBCU Greek Life /

Two students attending the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Business have been awarded the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Inc. (EAF) Alice S. Marriott Scholarship. The $10,000 awards went to James Kingston and DeAndre James, both majoring in hospitality and tourism administration. The recipients were selected on the basis of academic knowledge,

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Kai Shen, Ph.D, assistant professor in chemistry and forensic science.

Savannah State Receives Over $1M in New Research Grants

HBCU Colleges /

Savannah State University (SSU) has been approved for three new grants that total $1,041,153 in funding. All three will include student researchers and focus on STEM-related fields. A grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will allow SSU to develop and implement an undergraduate certificate program in the technical, logistical, policy, research and commerce-related issues

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Jedidah C. Isler is the first Black Woman to Graduate from Yale with a PhD in Astrophysics

This HBCU Alumna is the 1st Black Woman to Graduate from Yale with a PhD in Astrophysics

HBCU Alumni Network, HBCU Colleges /

Jedidah Isler was interested in the heavens from the time she was 11 or 12. She had a telescope as a kid, which her sister bought her for her birthday one year. But she didn’t get a chance to pursue astronomy formally until she was in her doctoral program, although she had a number of

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Magic Johnson’s ASPiRE, Tracy McGrady, 2Chainz Launch New HBCU Tour

Hoops-N-Hip Hop HBCU Tour Schedule 2015

HBCU Colleges, HBCU Events /

HBCU Direct, LLC (HD), a marketing collective specializing in HBCU relations, formed a multi-faceted partnership with ASPiRE, the television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises, former NBA superstar Tracy “T-Mac” McGrady, and hip-hop celebrity 2Chainz to build awareness of HBCUs and increase overall enrollment. The first effort of the strategic alliance is the September 2015 launch

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sign Historic Agreement

Zeta Phi Beta Signs Major Agreement to Promote STEM and Outdoor Recreation

HBCU Greek Life /

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sign Historic Agreement[/caption]Leading African American sorority Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today signed a historic memorandum of understanding in Washington, D.C., to work cooperatively to engage urban youth in outdoor recreation, biological sciences and healthful activity

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Lexus Verses and Flow Scholarship

Apply for the Lexus Verses and Flow HBCU Scholarship

College Bound, HBCU Applications /

TV One’s show-stopping series Lexus Verses And Flow sets the tone this summer with its fifth season premiere on Thursday, July 30 at 10p.m. EDT. Actor Laz Alonso (The Mysteries of Laura) returns to host the NAACP Image Award-nominated variety show that blends electrifying musical performances from chart-topping music stars alongside more than 28 talented

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From left to right: Honoree and FAMU alumna Cecka Rose Green, HBCU Digest founder Jarrett Carter, FAMU President Elmira Mangum, and Honoree and FAMU Head Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Darlene Moore.

FAMU President Elmira Mangum is the HBCU Female President of the Year

HBCU Colleges /

HAMPTON, Va. – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., was awarded the prestigious Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) “Female President of the Year” Award presented by the HBCU Digest Friday night at the annual AARP HBCU Awards ceremony at Hampton University. Mangum headlined a slate of three FAMU Rattler honorees

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