The Triangle Business Journal has reported that North Carolina A&T State University ranks No. 1 among historically black colleges and universities in North Carolina and No. 4 in the UNC System for the highest return on investment of colleges and universities. Citing a report from on-demand compensation data and software provider PayScale, the Business Journal showed
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Upon returning from a week-long academic exchange visit to Cuba, Interim University President James E. Lyons has announced the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and the University of Havana, indicating that both institutions desire “to establish collaborative relations between the two universities to promote
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The Hampton University School of Engineering and Technology in partnership with Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (TAI) hosted their 2nd Annual TAI/HU Aviation STEM program for high school students on July 5 – 11. The objectives of the one week program was to introduce the student participants to the historical impact of the Tuskegee Airmen experience and
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The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated State Scholarship Fund will award $1,000 each to 25 eligible students attending Jackson State University. The $25,000 gift is from the organization’s car tag fund. “This is something that we’re very proud of because Delta (Sigma Theta) is known for giving back to the community, and we’re extremely proud
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Football season is right around the corner. September kicks off the 2015 HBCU classics football schedule, with four match-ups being played on Labor Day weekend. These games include the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, FL where Arkansas-Pine Bluff University will take on South Carolina State University. Orlando is also the destination for the Tom Joyner Family
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There are 107 Historically Black Colleges and 251 Catholic colleges in the United States, yet there is only one that is both historically Black and Catholic. Yes, we are talking about the Xavier University of Louisiana located in the Gert Town section of New Orleans, Louisiana. Xavier’s Mission and History Founded in 1915 by Saint
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In celebration of its 75th Anniversary in 2015, Delta Community Credit Union in partnership with Atlanta radio station KISS 104.1 pledged to award a total of $7,500 in scholarships to select students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). After awarding the first scholarship to a McDonough teen-Adam Turner, it’s time to announce the second
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Dr. Gemma Beckley, chair and professor of social work at Rust College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do research in India during the 2015-2016 academic year, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Beckley is the first Fulbright scholar in Rust College’s history.
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