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21 HBCUs Receive $50,000 Apple-Thurgood Marshall Incentive Grants

21 HBCUs Receive $50,000 Apple-Thurgood Marshall Incentive Grants

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Twenty-one Historically Black Colleges and Universities are the first to receive $50,000 grants from Apple and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) aimed at increasing the number of highly trained minority technology professionals at Apple. The Comprehensive HBCU Database Program grant will be used to help TMCF and Apple develop an expansive database that will […]

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Bennett College Celebrates its 90th Anniversary as a Women’s College

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Bennett College celebrates its 90th anniversary this year as a women’s college and has a series of events scheduled to mark the milestone. “Here at Bennett College we develop young women into future teachers, scientists, journalists, entrepreneurs, social workers, and the list goes on-because we go on,” said Bennett College President Rosalind Fuse-Hall. “As we

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PVAMU Aluma Nathelyne Archie Kennedy Named Houston Engineer of the Year 2016

PVAMU Alumna Nathelyne Kennedy Named Houston Engineer of the Year

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Prairie View A&M University congratulates Nathelyne Archie Kennedy, P.E. on being named the 2016 Houston Engineer of the Year. Nathelyne Archie Kennedy founded her own engineering consultancy in 1981, and has since built Nathelyne A. Kennedy & Associates into a highly respected company providing civil engineering and program management services for highway, mass transit, street,

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5th Quarter Classic: Tuskegee and FAMU Renew Historic Football Rivalry

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The Mobile Sports Authority (MSA) and Promoter, Robert Buck, are proud to announce that after a 20-year break, Mobile will be the host for the revival of a college football rivalry which dates back over 100 years. It was announced today, Mobile will be the host of the first annual 5th Quarter Classic Powered by

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The Home Depot's Retool Your School team installs improvements on the campus of Claflin University.

Annual Retool Your School Program Returns to Benefit HBCU Campuses

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On Wednesday, February 3rd, The Home Depot reaffirmed its commitment to HBCUs by announcing its 2016 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Now in its seventh year, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer utilizes the program to offer Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) the opportunity to apply for grants that provide sustainable

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Philanthropists Calvin E. Tyler Jr., and his wife, Tina, presents MSU President Morgan Dr. David Wilson with a $5-million gift to Morgan State University.

Morgan State Alumnus and Wife Gifts Largest Individual Donation in School History

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On Wednesday, February 10th retired UPS senior executive Calvin E. Tyler Jr. and his wife, Tina, nationally known philanthropists, announced a $5-million gift to Morgan State University for an endowed scholarship fund established in their name at MSU. The fund provides need-based scholarships that cover full tuition for select Morgan students who reside in Baltimore

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2016 Ailes Rising Apprentice: Gentel Blair, a senior mass communication major at Saint Augustine’s University

Ailes Rising Apprentice: Miss SAU Wins Award from Fox News

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Gentel Blair, a senior mass communication major with a concentration in broadcasting at Saint Augustine’s University, has won the prestigious 2016 Ailes Rising Apprentice scholarship from Fox News. The scholarship, which is awarded to two minority students from across the nation, includes a $10,000 education grant and an internship at the Fox News offices in

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Prairie View A&M University Celebrates 140 Years of Excellence

Prairie View A&M University Celebrates 140 Years of Excellence

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For 140 years, Prairie View A&M University has been a leader in serving underserved communities and has maintained a strict adherence to its founding principles of teaching, research and service. Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. On August 14, 1876, the Texas Legislature established the “Agricultural

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