This special edition of the HBCU Lifestyle Podcast is dedicated to South Carolina State University as the state’s only public HBCU fights for its survival. Upon South Carolina lawmakers’ proposal for temporary closure due to a reported $17.5 million debt, students, alumni, and supporters are rallying to save S.C. State. Dr. Charlie Nelms, a frequent
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Members of the Grambling State University Academic Quiz Bowl Team defeated Prairie View A&M University to win the regional Honda Campus All-Star Challenge on January 31. Grambling will compete in nationals March 21-25 in Torrance, Calif. Team members, from L to R, are: Jharrayne McKnight, Bello Ahmadou, Dave Fields, John Carter, Whitney Gaston-Loyd and Jasmine
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Bennett College is offering three (3) critical and less commonly taught foreign language courses this spring. Along with students from Bennett and neighboring campuses, members of the Greensboro community are invited to register for classes in Arabic, Chinese or Swahili. For spring semester 2015, classes begin on January 12 and are offered at the class
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AT&T has provided a $15,000 ASPIRE contribution to support HBCU Hacks at Grambling State University. HBCU Hacks is a weekend hackathon that gives students at HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities) the opportunity to flex their coding skills while working together to build mobile apps and web software, and attend a technology fair. Many elected
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On October 11, West Virginia State University (WVSU) President Brian O. Hemphill announced an increased fundraising goal for the University’s ongoing Capital Campaign “Realize the Promise, Deliver the Future” to $18 million by 2017. President Hemphill made the announcement regarding the Capital Campaign in partnership with members of the WVSU Board of Governors, WVSU Foundation
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The Virginia Union University Board of Trustees today announced a gift of $2.1 million, the largest one-time cash gift from a single living donor in the university’s history. The Board also approved the anonymous donor’s wishes that the bulk of the money be used to pay the remaining debt on the Learning Center, the conference
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Chevron Corporation announced on Sept. 30 that it would provide a $231,500 grant for scholarships and to support enrichment programs for Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) business and engineering students. This is the third award of more than $200,000 from Chevron since 2011. Trisa Long Paschal, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations, said, “We
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Members of the award winning Albany State University Marching Band are excited about an invitation to participate in the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade. The pride of Albany and Southwest Georgia will perform in the nationally televised event which takes place in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2016. It is a prelude to the college
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