As the global technology sector expands, more highly-skilled professionals are in demand. The College of Engineering (COE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is helping graduates and companies meet that demand by offering an intensive, one-year Master of Science degree for ...
Posted Tuesday, May 9th 2017 at 11:00AM
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Albany State University theatre student, Krista Barrett, will engage in speech therapy research this summer at the University of Maryland, College Park, one of the country’s leading research institutions.
The Summer Research Initiative (SRI) is being held from June 5 to July 28 on the university’ ...
Posted Tuesday, May 9th 2017 at 10:50AM
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The Medgar Evers men's and women's track and field teams were back in action this past weekend as they traveled to Queens for the 4th Annual Tom Farrell Classic hosted by St. John's University. The Cougars were led by sprinters senior Sciancia Metelus (Petionville, Haiti) and junior Keyanna Miller ( ...
Posted Tuesday, May 9th 2017 at 10:42AM
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Hampton University Senior Jordyn Hawkins-Rippie is by all accounts an over achiever. With prestigious accolades, programs and internships under his belt, the 22-year-old has accomplished more than most middle-aged adults. But while titles and awards have earned him the right to boast, his gentle, ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 4:30PM
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Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) have received increased funding as hoped for but the money did not come from a White House push. The push was through Congress according to Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-LA). ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 4:18PM
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ABOVE: (L-R) Forward Times Publisher/CEO Karen Carter Richards, esteemed photojournalist Earlie Hudnall and Forward Times Associate Editor Jeffrey L. Boney, with TSU students Nicole Tall and Naeemah McCants, who are both journalism majors
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Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 4:16PM
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Author: Lois G. Russell
Two students in ASU’s Forensics Sciences program have been selected to participate in a highly competitive summer school opportunity with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Vandrekia Kelly and Destiny Lawler will spend part of their summer doing what the ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 4:13PM
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Congratulations to Morgan State University alumnus Samir Taylor for being honored among the Baltimore Business Journal’s ‘40 Under 40.’ Taylor, who graduated from Morgan in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in architecture and environmental design Marks Thomas / Portraits 2015and a Master of Architect ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 4:11PM
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Photography by Rich Burkhart
At the corner of Anderson Street and Ogeechee Road is a brick building with Cuyler High School etched above the entry. It is now home to the Economic Opportunity Authority (EOA) in Savannah, a nonprofit that assists lo ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 9:36AM
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The defending NAIA 800-meter run champion Marbeq Edgar (JR/Choiseul, St. Lucia) showed he is poised to repeat his title as he set a meet and facility record in the event Friday at University of Houston's Tom Tellez Invitational.
Edgar ran 1:47.83 which beat his Wiley College record by nearly two ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 9:23AM
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Associate Justice to Give Graduate Keynote, May 12
Ph.D. Graduates (L to R) Edmondson, Oladapo and Arthur
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law alumnus and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan will provide the keynote address for the NCCU ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 9:20AM
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The fifth cohort of Jackson State University’s Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement recently completed the 2016-2017 session. The year-long program is designed to broaden the community of Jackson State faculty and staff who earn external fun ...
Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 9:17AM
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When ESPN Anchor Alton Jay Harris took the stage at Alcorn State University’s 2017 Spring Commencement Exercise, he did something that no other commencement speaker had ever done before. He picked up his iPad, turned around and took a photograph with the 443 proud members of the Class of 2017.
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Posted Monday, May 8th 2017 at 9:11AM
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Contact: Edward Brown, Chief of Staff | Office of the President
Tuskegee University has hired public relations veteran Michael Tullier, APR to serve as its senior director of communications, public relations and marketing. Tullier brings to this role more than two decades of experience leading or ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 10:43AM
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By Renetta DuBose
This Mother’s Day will be a special one for two people in the CSRA. When Paine College holds its commencement activities this weekend, a mother and her daughter will walk across the stage together.
Parents typically send their kids off to college and wonder how their ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 10:36AM
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The Paine College Athletics Department hosted its annual awards banquet on Tuesday evening at the HEAL Complex to honor the achievements, hard work and dedication of its student-athletes.
Natalie White, the Vice-President of Basketball Operation ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 10:26AM
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Abrahana James is the FVSU Spring 2017 graduate with the highest grade point average. She may be from Atlanta, GA, but she felt like she was at home the minute she stepped foot on campus. Her grandmother convinced Abrahana when she was a young child that she was going to be great. She believed her g ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:52AM
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By Delvakio Brown
Dreams can become reality but so often we find that many college students are sold a dream. Many are painted a picture full of happiness and joy coming into college that portrays a career that upholds various hopes and dreams of accomplishment if you work hard and diligently, h ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:37AM
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Meet Edisher Uriatmkopeli and Levan Tsiklauri. Call them Eddie and Levan. These two junior business majors are from a Georgia half a world away.
They hail from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia, the largest city in a mostly rural cou ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:21AM
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Winston-Salem State University announced today a three-year extension to the contract of Athletics Director Tonia Walker. Walker has served in the role since May 2014 and has led the Rams athletic department to success on the field and in the classro ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:17AM
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Christopher Quinn
Clark Atlanta University will hold its graduation ceremonies in Panther Stadium.
Successful businessman William Pickard will be the featured speaker at Clark Atlanta University’s commencement Monday, May 22.
Picka ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:11AM
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The College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University has been awarded a competitive USDA/NIFA grant of $2,000,000 to strengthen organic farming infrastructure in the Southeast. This multi-state, multi-disciplinary project includes the priorities of stakeholders for f ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 11:01AM
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MEC President Rudolph F. Crew was honored with the Medgar Wiley Evers Champion of Change Award Saturday afternoon at the Annual Spring Scholarship & Leadership Awards Luncheon of the Community Council for Medgar Evers College.
The council, a non-profit established to maintain community support an ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 10:57AM
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