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Harris-Stowe Names Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack New President

Harris-Stowe Names Bethune-Cookman VP Dr Dwaun Warmack New President

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After a national search and with the active participation of the university and St. Louis communities, the Harris-Stowe State University Board of Regents has appointed Dwaun Warmack, Ed.D., as the university’s president, effective July 14, 2014. He brings more than 15 years of higher education experience to the position. Dr. Warmack, a student-centered, customer service-oriented […]

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FAMU Alumna Mitzi Miller poses for professional portrait as EBONY magazine's new Editor-in-Chief.

EBONY Magazine Names FAMU Alumna Mitzi Miller Editor-in-Chief

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On April 22, 2014 Desiree Rogers, CEO of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC), named Mitzi Miller as the new editor-in-chief of EBONY magazine, effective immediately. Miller, most recently served as editor-in-chief of JET magazine, a post she had held since May 2011. Wendy Wilson, the current managing editor of JET magazine, will now oversee the day-to-day

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Claflin University’s Alumni Giving Rate Among the Best in the Nation

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Claflin University alumni giving percentage increased nearly 10 percentage points in 2013, from 43 percent to 52.2 percent. The percentage places Claflin’s alumni giving rate among the best in the nation. “We have always been proud of the support we receive from our alumni,” said Rev. Whittaker V. Middleton, vice president for Institutional Advancement at

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Taraji P. Henson stars in FROM THE ROUGH as “Coach Catana Starks.”

Watch From the Rough, A Film Based on Tennessee State’s Catana Starks

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Former Tennessee State University golf coach Catana Starks’ story will be featured in the movie ‘From The Rough’ starring Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson. The film is inspired by the life of Dr. Catana Starks, who became the first African-American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level. Through grit and determination, she

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Official White House Photo of the First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama to Deliver Commencement Address at Dillard

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First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the address at Dillard University on Saturday, May 10, when 243 students of Dillard University’s Class of 2014 walk down the Avenue of the Oaks during the commencement ceremony at 10 AM. About First Lady Michelle Obama A product of Chicago public schools, Mrs. Obama studied sociology and African-American

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y’Quish Keyes, (right) a Buick Scholarship recipient, gets advice from Fonzworth Bentley, artist and pop culture icon during a celebrity meet and greet for a recent UNCF Empower Me Tour event in Atlanta, Ga.

Morehouse STEM Student Awarded Buick Scholarship and $25,000 Per Year

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After attending a prestigious, predominately White private school, Ty’Quish Keyes yearned for a new cultural and educational experience. Keyes’ mother pushed him to excel in school and his community because she knew that college was the best way out of their crime-ridden North Philadelphia neighborhood, that held few opportunities for young, Black men. In 2011,

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Sean Combs to Deliver Howard University's 146th Commencement Address

Sean Combs to Deliver Howard University’s 146th Commencement Address

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Entrepreneur, philanthropist and entertainment mogul Sean Combs will deliver the 146th Commencement address at Howard University on Saturday, May 10, 2014, Interim President Wayne A.I. Frederick announced on April 15th, 2014. The University will award degrees to more than 1800 students. Sean Combs was a student at Howard University in the late 1980s. He will receive an

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The Fisk University team holds up the 25th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Trophy.

Fisk University Wins First Ever Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Title

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Completing a journey that began in the fall, Fisk University claimed its first ever national championship title at the 25th anniversary Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. For a quarter century, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has sponsored this unique academic competition featuring the best and brightest students from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A

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