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Dr. Norman C. Francis and Mrs. Blanche Masdonald Francis.

Xavier Mourns Death of Blanche Franics, Former University First Lady

Xavier University of Louisiana sadly notes the death of another legendary figure in its storied history: Mrs. Blanche Masdonald Francis ’48, beloved wife of President Emeritus Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52, the devoted mother to six children, and the gracious First Lady of Xavier for some 47 years, who touched so many lives over the

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A speech-language pathologist works with a young student.

Hampton Receives $1.2 M Grant to Train Minority Speech-Language Pathologists

The Hampton University Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders has received a $1.2 million grant to train minority scholars to work in high poverty schools. The grant from Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (DOE-OSEP), will provide tuition assistance to 24 highly-qualified communicative sciences and disorders graduate program candidates. These scholars will be

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Central State University student center

Central State University Opens Over $33M Student Center

Central State University will inaugurate its new $33.5M University Student Center on October 9, as part of Homecoming, 2015. Joining in the Ribbon-Cutting celebration is Mr. Earvin “Magic’’ Johnson, an internationally recognized businessman and NBA sports legend and Mr. James “Shack” Harris, one of the first African American quarterbacks drafted in the National Football League.

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Young Black Female College Student Looking Up And Thinking

Joining a Black Sorority: 5 Things to Consider Before Pursing Membership

The fall semester is well underway on college campuses across the country. By this time students have begun to settle in, started eyeing how they can get involved on campus, and setting goals for this year and their college careers. For young women this may include pursuing membership in a Black sorority. If this pertains

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Spring 2015 Graduating Class at Jackson State University.

Jackson State Becomes the 4th Largest HBCU by Enrollment

Enrollment has grown by 10.8 percent at Jackson State University over the past three years, the largest increase of any state-assisted college or university, according to figures released by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). With an enrollment of 9,802 students, JSU is now the fourth-largest HBCU in the

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HBCU Lifestyle Shop: T-Shirts, Hoodies, and Sweatshirts

Announcing the HBCU Shop: T-Shirts, Hoodies and More

Just in time for the fall, HBCU Lifestyle has launched the HBCU Shop. This shop is an HBCU themed store that promotes and builds awareness for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. You can expect to find creative apparel that represent HBCUs as a whole. Our first release is the ‘HBCU Strong’ collection, which includes T-shirts,

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Fayetteville State University School of Business & Economics Class of 2015.

Fayetteville State Named Best Bang for the Buck College

Fayetteville State University (FSU) is among 10 University of North Carolina System institutions recognized by Washington Monthly Magazine as providing the “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Southeast.” The Southeast region includes colleges and universities from Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. FSU comes

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