“South Carolina State University is open for business!” Those were the words of the university’s acting president when he announced the decision handed down by the university’s regional accrediting body at a press conference on Thursday, June 11, 2015. “We have good news,” said Dr. W. Franklin Evans. “SC State University is open for business
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Members of the HBCU communities throughout the nation will assemble on the campus of Hampton University starting July 9-11 for HBCU Media Week 2015, featuring the yearly media summit and awards ceremony. Hampton University is also the recipient of the 2014 HBCU of the Year Award. Designed to engage the National HBCU community in media
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Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) is one of the best places to matriculate for criminal justice majors. The online program is ranked amongst the top picks from GoGrad.org. The B-CU online program, which is fairly new, is growing at a steady pace. The administration is extremely excited about the program’s progress thus far. “We are very proud
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Given the array of presidential leadership changes taking place in the HBCU sector, I have given a great deal of thought to what can be done to increase the probability of success for new presidents. While there are no magic bullets, I believe that there are at least five things that can and should be
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Florida A&M University Student Body President Tonnette Graham has been selected as the first African-American chairwoman of the Florida Students Association (FSA). Tonnette, a graduate student, will also become the member of the Florida Board of Governors in her new position. Saturday morning, the FSA convened at the University of South Florida in Tampa to
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The University of Louisiana System Board has unanimously named Willie “Dynamite” Larkin, chief of staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University, as Grambling’s next president. “I’ve got a big job ahead of me, and I really owe it to a lot of people who have paved the way,” Larkin said. “I
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The Edward Waters College (EWC) Office of Admissions is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of applications for the 2015-2016 academic year, with a 70% percent increase compared to the number of applications received during the same time last year. “We had just over 1800 applications this time last year. This year we have
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Founded in 1856 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilberforce is the first predominantly African-American private university in the nation. Wilberforce was originally formed to provide an intellectual Mecca and refuge from slavery’s first rule: ignorance. Following the same lines the institution is going one step forward and seeking to break the barriers of
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