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WASHINGTON — Presidents of several historically Black colleges and universities met with staffers from President Obama’s administration this week.
They met at a conference entitled, “HBCUs: Engaging the World Anew” for National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week which is from from September 18-24
Obama Hails The Work Of HBCU’S; Pledges Black College Stimulus
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For my first Easter Sunday in New York, I drove to Queens with my significant other to spend the holiday with a fellow alum from Tennessee State University. She and I met through our alma mater’s local chapter. After eating, laughing and chatting, the women headed to the kitchen to help clean up while the men sat in the other room discussing sports and politics. Ms. Betty graduated from TSU in
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Spelman College’s endowment fund was reportedly worth more than $350 million in 2010, making it the largest private endowment of all historically black colleges and universities, and second only to Howard University in largest overall endowment.
Though Spelman’s endowment is only a fraction of those at predominantly white universities like Harvard, whose $26 billion fund top all U.S. colleges, the fund’s impressive growth is a testament to its success cultivating
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Graduate school at a predominantly white institution was a complete culture shock after four years of attending a historically black college and university. Since the age of 10 I knew I would attend and graduate from an HBCU. Both my mother and my aunt were products of HBCUs, and I understood early in adolescence what it would mean to attend HBCU in opposed to a PWI. While in undergrad at Tennessee
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As part of our coverage of historically Black colleges and universities, NewsOne was able to sit down for a conversation with Jeffrey Marcus Eugene, who was profiled in a piece last week celebrating the best and brightest HBCU students.
Eugene was Hampton University’s valedictorian for the graduating class of 2011. As an undergraduate, he majored in biology and graduated with a GPA of 4.059. When he’s not busy earning perfect
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An STD rumor that turned out to be false caused the deaths of 3 female North Carolina college students and their male murderer earlier this month.
Brinton Marcell Millsap, 23, who suffered from Lupus, shot 3 women who were in a car on their way to tell him that an STD rumor he heard from one of her female friends was false. One of the women slept with Millsap, but that was
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Congratulations to the best and brightest Black students of 2011!
NewsOne would like to highlight the achievements of ten outstanding graduates from some of the nation’s leading historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
These young men and women went above and beyond what was required of them, and we wish them the best of luck in the future.
Jordan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard University recently announced the launch of their first online degree program — the online Executive MBA program — starting in January 2012.
The program will prepare experienced and emerging business leaders to lead the world’s most dynamic companies as they navigate the complex challenges of today’s competitive global marketplace. The program consists of 42 credit-hours and is designed to be completed in 18 months.
Applications will be accepted starting
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A civil rights group is suing Maryland’s Higher Education Commission for allegedly discriminating against the state’s four historically black colleges.
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Roland Martin sits down with Tom Joyner to discuss the twelfth year of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, charitable giving and the launch of HBCUs Online.
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