Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. encouraged Claflin Universityfs newest graduates to define themselves using their own standards, not the standards of others.
"Don't play it safe and accept assumptions. I pray that you refuse this temptation," he said Saturday.
Glaude, the chairman of the Departme ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2017 at 9:32AM
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Nidiyah Malkia-Elisa McDuffie, a graduating senior at Richland Northeast High School, has made her college decision. After 8 months of filing applications and 19 acceptance letters, Claflin University is her choice.
Although all the colleges and universities have her major and offered her merit ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2017 at 9:17AM
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University of the Virgin Islands St.Thomas Campus 53rd Commencement Ceremony- Keynote Address - Iyanla Vanzant ...
Posted Wednesday, May 17th 2017 at 8:39AM
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–Lincoln University’s Board of Trustees announced at a special meeting held May 11 the selection of Dr. Brenda Allen, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Winston-Salem State University, as president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. Allen, who is an alumna of Lincoln University ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2017 at 10:45AM
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Author: K. Dawn Rutledge
Although native Floridians, Freddie L. and Dr. Susie Blocker Stewart Robinson, Sr. , were only two hours away from each other in their hometowns of Fort Pierce and Sanford, respectively. It was an 11-hour trip up the road to Nashville, Tennessee that created the sett ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2017 at 10:43AM
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Why History?
History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future. - Robert Penn Warren
The Department of History is dedicated to the humanistic study of the past for a b ...
Posted Tuesday, May 16th 2017 at 10:38AM
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Mother's Day weekend is extra special for one Orangeburg family. They're not just celebrating one college graduation, but three!
Dora Waymer graduated from Claflin University right along side her daughter and son.
She, along with her son Jayson, were part of the very first class to earn th ...
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Contact: Tenisha Taylor Bell
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Renowned business leader and newspaper publisher William Pickard, Ph.D., has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the 2017 Clark Atlanta University Commencement Convocation. This year more than 800 CAU undergraduate and graduate stud ...
Posted Monday, May 15th 2017 at 3:35PM
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Alumnus Clarenton “Nicky” Crawford fulfilled a lifelong dream during the 2017 Spring Commencement at Alabama State University.
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Clarenton “Nicky” Crawford is a man who dreams big and works hard to see those dreams fulfilled. His hard work paid off in 1974 when he completed his coursework ...
Posted Monday, May 15th 2017 at 1:13PM
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Students who graduate from North Carolina Central University have many options – now including the opportunity to assist schools in struggling communities around the United States.
NCCU has partnered with City Year, an education nonprofit that is dedicated to helping students and schools succeed ...
Posted Monday, May 15th 2017 at 1:05PM
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Congratulations to Morgan State University student Mohamed Tall for being selected as the 2017 Youth Poet Laureate for the City of Baltimore. This is the second consecutive year that a Morgan student has received the honor. Last year’s Youth Poet Laureate was fellow Morganite and Tall’s close friend ...
Posted Friday, May 12th 2017 at 1:04PM
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Thanks to the unified effort of Hornet Nation, Alabama State University was announced today as the recipient of one of only three $50,000 awards given by Home Depot’s “Retool Your School” program.
The announcement was made during an event held at the Home Depot Customer Support Center in Atlanta. ...
Posted Thursday, May 11th 2017 at 11:32AM
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By D. Aileen Dodd
Ivan Conard came to Morehouse College from Cleveland with raw talent and no real way to pay for his education. When his pregnant mother dropped him off for freshman orientation 710 miles away from home, he was convinced that he could somehow find a way to stay for classes.
Co ...
Posted Thursday, May 11th 2017 at 10:52AM
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The University of the Virgin Islands will award more than 300 degrees at the 53rd annual Commencement Ceremonies on May 11 and 12, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and on the St. Thomas Campus, respectively. Over 100 degrees will be awarded at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, on the grounds ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 9:20AM
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The Jackson State Tigers baseball team picked up its sixth Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern Division Championship under head coach Omar Johnson with a 6-2 victory over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs Friday night at Braddy Field.
With the win the ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 9:17AM
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Panthers from several sports are recipients of the 2017 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award.
The award is named after the famed African American tennis player who was the lone African American male to ever win the singles championship at Wimbledon, the US Open, as well as the Australian Open.
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Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 9:11AM
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Prairie View A&M University has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to form the HBCU Clean Energy Consortium. This new agreement will focus on the following: bringing solar energy to working communities, developing research in innovative technologies at HBCUs, and increasing ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 9:00AM
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North Carolina A&T is hoping for better days after one of its worst basketball seasons ever, but that’s already off to a rocky start.
A&T guard Sam Hunt has reportedly decided to transfer and is expected to visit North Carolina State after initially committing to Pacific, according to ESPN.
Hu ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 8:49AM
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Texas Southern claimed two of the four postseason player awards as the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2017 all-conference softball teams and individual awards.
TSU junior Jasmin Fulmore was named the SWAC's Pitcher of the Year, while third baseman Madilynn Marek was named the l ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 8:41AM
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The Chowan University Men's Golf team moved up to sit in a tie for 13th after the second round of the NCAA DII Super Regional Tournament at The Resort at Glade Springs on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks shaved 15 strokes off their opening round score to shoot 301 on day two of the three day tournament ...
Posted Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 8:38AM
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Undefeated boxing champion, daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali, author and TV host Laila Ali will be the keynote speaker at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s May 13 main commencement ceremony, school officials announced today.
The ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. at the ...
Posted Tuesday, May 9th 2017 at 11:01AM
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