The University of Louisiana System Board has unanimously named Willie “Dynamite” Larkin, chief of staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University, as Grambling’s next president. “I’ve got a big job ahead of me, and I really owe it to a lot of people who have paved the way,” Larkin said. “I
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The Golf Channel will debut its new reality competition series, Altered Course, which combines golf, speed, fitness, teamwork and decision-making as teams navigate re-imagined and extreme golf holes in excess of 700 yards, traversing the natural obstacles and challenging terrain as fast as possible. Altered Course’s inaugural season will take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
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For Saint Augustine’s University graduates Shaquitta Monique Clark and Antwoine Lamont Coleman Jr., it was not a matter of being accepted to law school. Their biggest decisions were which ones to attend. Clark was admitted to 11 law schools. Coleman was admitted to eight law schools. After much deliberation, Clark, a native of District Heights,
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James L. Shea, chair of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents, announced the appointment of Maria Thompson, Ph.D. as president of Coppin State University on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015. Thompson is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta). Thompson
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, recently announced the winners of this year’s RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Grant Program. This program, established in 2010, provides support for campus improvement projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) across the country and has awarded $1.2 million dollars in grant money to date
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The new report has been issued by EDsmart, which reveals the top ten historically black colleges with the highest retention and graduation rates. The report allows students, parents, and schools to evaluate colleges based on important outcome-related measures. Also shown are the degrees awarded, which can be a factor of consideration for schools and counselors.
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During one of the most momentous Tuskegee University commencement ceremonies in the institution’s history, United States first lady Michelle Obama addressed the Class of 2015. Obama, one of the most recognizable female figures in the world, is only the second first lady to visit the university. She delivered words of encouragement and perseverance to more
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Jackson State University is embarking on creating a School of Public Health — the first of its kind in Mississippi. The Mississippi Legislature approved $2 million this past legislative session to establish the school. Last week, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning authorized the school to be created at JSU.
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