This year you can celebrate black colleges on the fun, festive Soul Train Cruise 2014, a unique opportunity to support your school while enjoying a festive seven day voyage. The Soul Train Cruise 2014 is part of the HBCU alumni program and in an effort to combine fun with function, the cruise will be donating […]
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Graduating from college means you’ve succeeded, right? So, why are you not as happy as you envisioned yourself to be when you finally get your diploma? These strange feelings of loneliness, anxiety, melancholy, and dread can be summed up in one phrase: post college depression. Many graduates have this, particularly those who have a hard
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Applying to college can get overwhelming and it’s not unusual to stop and as yourself: “What are colleges looking for?” While every college is different and every school and course of study looks for certain qualities in their applicants, there are also qualities that are desirable across the board. Those are the things that we
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The holidays are a welcome chance for college students to head home, unwind and relax, but savvy students realize that short-term winter break jobs are a great way to earn spending money and help pay for next semester’s books. The challenge for students lies in finding, applying for and landing winter break jobs before this
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Explore the inspiring journeys of famous HBCU graduates who transformed various fields. Learn how these illustrious alumni shaped law, arts, science, and sports.
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All summer long (and, let’s be honest … maybe longer) you’ve been looking forward to the freedom that college dorm life offers new students. You can stay up late, there are no parents looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do … what could be better? But the reality is that moving away
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Each year the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation selects 1,000 talented individuals to receive the Bill Gates scholarship – a life-changing financial gift which supports college students until their graduation. Gates Scholars can use the funds received through the Gates Millennium Scholars Program at the college or university of their choice and the support of
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The 2013 black college football season has been nothing short of crazy both on and off the field. The unexpected firing of Grambling’s legendary head coach Doug Williams, which lead to a player boycott of the Grambling state – Jackson State football game. That protest lead to Grambling forfeiting of Jackson State’s homecoming game. At
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