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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Tuskegee University Graduation

Michelle Obama Urges Tuskegee Grads to Overcome Adversity, Become Trailblazers

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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 to create 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

JSU to Create the 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

HBCU Colleges /

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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Bama State Style Season 1 Photo.

Bama State Style Premiere Boosts Lifetime Network Ratings

HBCU Colleges /

Last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the reality television series featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets band, helped the Lifetime Network rank as the number one cable network with original programming in its Friday time period. If last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the new Lifetime Network reality television featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets

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Jacqueline Hill at Southern's Nursing and Allied Health's Undergraduate Nursing School

Southern’s Jacqueline Hill Joins the Nursing Hall of Fame

HBCU Colleges /

Hill, the associate professor and chair of the Southern’s School of Nursing and Allied Health‘s Undergraduate Nursing Program, was inducted into the honored group in recent ceremonies at the 14th annual Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Awards and Gala. To be included in the hall fame, Hill said, “means that as a little girl I made

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Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy speaks at the naming ceremony of the information and Technology Hall in her honor.

JCSU Names Tech Hall for Trailblazing Female President

HBCU Colleges /

Johnson C. Smith University formally recognized President Emeritus Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy with the April 11 naming ceremony of the Information and Technology Hall in her honor. The first and only woman to be appointed president in JCSU’s 148-year history, she has become revered as our “Technology President.” The ceremony opened with a welcome by

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Hill Hall Savannah State University

Savannah State Offers In-state Tuition to Border States

College Bound, College Planning, HBCU Colleges /

Savannah State University (SSU) has been approved to offer in-state tuition rates to residents of border states. This includes residents of Florida, Alabama and South Carolina. The effort is part of the Complete College Georgia initiative. The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) notes in its guidance document that “providing out-of-state tuition

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Ruben Studdard to Perform at AAMU Scholarship Gala

Ruben Studdard Returns to AAMU to Perform at Annual Gala

HBCU Colleges, HBCU Events /

Organizers of the 15th Annual Black Tie Scholarship Gala scheduled Friday, April 24, have announced this year’s entertainment for the evening. “American Idol” winner and R&B vocal sensation Ruben Studdard will perform for the 2015 event slated for Huntsville’s Von Braun Center in the North Hall at 6:30 p.m.  Studdard, a former student at AAMU,

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