Oakwood University will host its 2014 New Student Orientation on August 13-19. Themed "Get Connected!" the major focus of this event is to help make the experience of first-time students a special one all while informing the students of important inf ...
Posted Friday, July 25th 2014 at 9:37AM
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“It’s professor Mathew Knowles (pictured) to you!” Beyoncé’s headline-making dad will be teaching a course this September 13 at the Houston Community College (HCC) called “The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?” Kno ...
Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 at 10:53AM
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By Ashlee Kieler
Federal financial aid is a vital part of funding many college careers; even the slightest mistake on a form could mean the difference between attending school and taking out costly private student loans. For thousands of prospec ...
Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 at 10:48AM
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But if they did, they would use them. A new study shows that contraceptive communication is vital for young adults
Jenny Kutner
There are two primary barrier methods of contraception that also protect against sexually transmitted infections ...
Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 at 10:36AM
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This afternoon, President Obama visited the Walker Jones Education Campus in Washington, D.C. to participate in a town hall with youth, and to announce new commitments in support of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.
As the President said today, "We want fewer young men in jail; we want more of ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 9:42AM
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“Continuum,” representing 30 years of artworks by Michel Demanche, who has spent the previous 25 as a professor in the Department of Fine Art at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will be on display through August 15 in Salisbury.
The e ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 9:23AM
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Alabama State University and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama will announce the establishment of a new football classic at a 4 p.m. press conference Tuesday in Birmingham at the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
Dr. Gwendolyn Bo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 8:07AM
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Hampton University (HU) Alumna and Former Miss Virginia, Desiree Williams, was crowned Miss Virginia Beach July 19. The competition is a preliminary contest to the Miss Virginia USA Pageant, which is in Charlottesville in November.
Williams earned ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 3:33PM
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by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
Over the weekend, Wilberforce University trustees selected the president they hope would restore the badly ailing school.
Trustees interviewed three candidates last Friday and Saturday before making their choice afterwa ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:38AM
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Celebrating 177 years as Thee First HBCU Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Cheyney University #Pride #CUnity ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:07AM
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Courtesy SWAC.org
History will take place this fall during the 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference soccer season as Howard University is all set to compete. Last year, the SWAC entered a membership agreement welcoming the Lady Bison into the c ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:04AM
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by Charnae Sanders
The differences between dating in college and dating in high school: time, accessibility and expectations. While dating in college can be more fun than dating in high school, it can also become more complicated. There is more a ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 10:55AM
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When it comes to my greatest joys I often see folks enjoying them and I say "I'm living thru you". But today I have managed to make my happiness come true so if you need to you can live thru me.
Just chillaxin at the Beach with the Girls and the ki ...
Posted Saturday, July 19th 2014 at 3:04PM
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Tonight is about Brandi Mallory! Brandi is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Sigma Chapter) and Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, Inc. (Zeta Omega Chapter). She is also ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 5:34PM
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Timmy Richardson, a junior drum major in the Shaw University Band, has landed a major role in an upcoming TV series by Tyler Perry. Richardson will star as a character named “Justice” in Perry’s If Loving You is Wrong (formerly Single Mom’s C ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 5:29PM
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We are excited to extend a discount to our valued HBCU Connect Community Partners:
General Admission to Urban Tech Weekend in Houston, Texas is free of charge. We are extending a special 10% exclusive discount off VIP Ticket admission to HBCU member ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:23PM
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has strongly backed the national education guidelines known as Common Core. The standards in math and English that specify what skills a student should have for every grade.
Common Core has been criticized by ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:01PM
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NCA&TSU IS "HAPPY" TO SHOW THEIR AGGIE PRIDE!!
It's no secret that NCA&TSU is recognized nationwide for our outstanding school spirit - yeah yeah, we know.. it's easy to run around screaming Aggie Pride but just when you thought that was all we had to offer, Pharrell Williams latest single "HAPPY" ...
Posted Monday, July 14th 2014 at 1:49PM
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By: Morgan State News
Chinese Government signs Memorandum of Understanding
with Historically Black Colleges & Universities in Beijing Today
HBCUs and Chinese universities meet to discuss implementation
of 1,000 scholarships for HBCU students ...
Posted Monday, July 14th 2014 at 1:42PM
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Chinese Government signs Memorandum of Understanding with Historically Black Colleges & Universities in Beijing Today
HBCUs and Chinese universities meet to discuss implementation of 1,000 scholarships for HBCU students to study in China
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Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 2:18PM
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By Charlie Nelms
Unsolicited Advice for Parents and Students from a Three-time University President
As a university president, the annual ritual that I loved most was the opportunity to welcome new freshmen to campus. No matter how busy I was, ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 2:00PM
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Three Black businessmen started the popular Chicago Football Classic 17 years ago and the event is still thriving.
Larry Huggins, Tim Rand and Everett Rand are the founders. With the event only a two months away, the Defender thought it would be a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:54PM
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By Marilyn Young, Editor
To Nat Glover, his path to becoming president of Edward Waters College was a series of seemingly unrelated events over most of his life.
The daily chore he had to do while attending the historically black college on a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:44PM
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