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Voorhees College students participate in campus upgrades for the Retool You School Program presented by Home Depot.

Retool Your School is Now Accepting Applications from HBCUs

HBCU Colleges /

Atlanta, GA, January 20, 2015 — The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2015 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. This program, established in 2010, provides support for campus improvement projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. Since the

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The UMES Physical Therapy program graduate class of 2014.4 graduates.

Flawless: UMES Physical Therapy Grads Earn Perfect Record

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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s physical therapy program rightfully promotes itself as a place where every graduate leaves well-prepared to pass the national licensure examination required to treat patients. The Class of 2014 did its part this fall to reinforce that assertion. All 28 UMES Physical Therapy Graduate qualified for licenses to practice, giving the

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Vice President Joe Biden visited NSU to announce a $25 million cybersecurity education effort and workforce initiative.

Cybersecurity Education: 13 HBCUs to Get $25M Funding Boost

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

On January 15th, Vice President Biden, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and White House Science Advisor John Holdren traveled to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia to announce that the Department of Energy will provide a $25 million grant over the next five years to support cybersecurity education. The new grant will support the creation of a

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Derek “Fonzworth Bentley” Watkins poses with future leaders on the campus of Jarvis Christian College.

Jarvis Christian Hosts Fonzworth Bentley Leadership Institute

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Musician, actor, producer and author Derrick Watkins, better known as “Fonzworth Bentley,” is an alumnus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He is perhaps best known for being Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs’ former personal valet and assistant. Bentley is author of the book, Advance Your Swagger: How to Use Manners, Confidence, and Style to Get

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Student Asking Question To Teacher In University Foreign Language Class.

Bennett to offer Arabic, Chinese and Swahili Languages

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Bennett College is offering three (3) critical and less commonly taught foreign language courses this spring. Along with students from Bennett and neighboring campuses, members of the Greensboro community are invited to register for classes in Arabic, Chinese or Swahili. For spring semester 2015, classes begin on January 12 and are offered at the class

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Elected officials Senator Rick Gallot and State Representative Patrick Jefferson pose with Grambling State Interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick, Ph.D. holding a $15,000 check from AT&T Aspire.

AT&T Awards Grambling $15,000 to Support HBCU Hackathon

HBCU Colleges /

AT&T has provided a $15,000 ASPIRE contribution to support HBCU Hacks at Grambling State University. HBCU Hacks is a weekend hackathon that gives students at HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities) the opportunity to flex their coding skills while working together to build mobile apps and web software, and attend a technology fair. Many elected

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Alabama A&M University signage on a sunny day with campus in the distant background.

Alabama A&M Accreditation Reaffirmed For Next 10 Years

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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) reaffirmed the accreditation of Alabama A&M University (AAMU) at its annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 9, 2014. Reaffirmation indicates that the university complies with over 90 core requirements and comprehensive standards designed to assure that institutions meet acceptable standards established by the

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