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Dr. Jalaal Hayes (center) made DSU history by becoming the youngest-ever doctoral graduate at age 22.

Jalaal Hayes is the Youngest in DSU History to Receive a PhD

Delaware State University made history during its Dec. 20 Commencement Ceremony when it conferred a Ph.D. degree to its youngest-ever doctoral candidate. Jalaal A. Hayes, a 22-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pa., proudly received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Applied Chemistry. In June 2015 he successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “Thermodynami and Kinetic Studies of

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KG the Artist Performs #HBCU (Anthem)

#HBCU Anthem: Student Raises Funds for SCSU with Music

South Carolina State University sophomore Keith Gillard, known as KG the Artist, is helping raise money for his HBCU through music. KG, a dean’s list student studying mass communications wrote the original song “#HBCU” as an anthem for SCSU, and Historically Black Colleges Universities as a whole. The anthem features the SCSU’s Marching 101 Band

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NCAT Chancellor Martin Named to Ebony Power 100

Ebony Power 100: NCAT Chancellor Martin Makes the List

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. has been named to the 2015 “EBONY Power 100” list, joining the ranks of some of the most influential African Americans in the world. Each year EBONY magazine and Johnson Publishing Company celebrate 100 of the world’s most influential African Americans who lead,

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Members of the black student protest group Concerned Student 1950 in Missouri

Stepping Up and Speaking Out as a Crisis Management Strategy

The recent race-related incident at the University of Missouri resulting in the resignations of the University of Missouri system president and chancellor have spurred numerous protests on college campuses across the country. While some allege that these student-led movements are unnecessary and divisive; the timeline of events that precipitated Jonathon Butler’s hunger strike at Missouri

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labama State University alumna Dr. Kenya N. Greer

ASU Alumna Named Teacher of the Year at Atlanta School

Alabama State University alumna Dr. Kenya N. Greer is known for bringing unique strategies to the classroom, making a major impact on the academic success of her students. Now, that reputation has garnered Greer the 2015-16 Teacher of the Year award for Fickett Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia. “This award is an additional confirmation that

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