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ED Announces First Open Forum on the Administration’s College Value and Affordability Plans
In August 2013, President Barack Obama announced the Administration’s plans and proposals for combating rising college costs and making college affordable for American families. The President’s plan
ABC to Air Halloween Classic IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN, 10/31
The classic animated Halloween-themed PEANUTS special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (OAD on ABC 10/30/01), created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, as well as a bonus PEANUTS cartoon,
University of the Virgin Islands to Host International Colloquium on Black Males
The University of the Virgin Islands will host the second annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education at 8 a.m. on Oct. 24-25, in the Administration and Conference Center first floor
Hack Attack! Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates Teach “Hour of Code” Online Computer Science Class.
With tens of millions of dollars worth of support from all the bigwigs in tech, a new nonprofit called Code.org wants to bring computer science into schools. Its first initiative will be a worldwide “Hour of Code” during the second week of December, with materials provided that include coding tut
NCCU student, event, seek to boost black bone-marrow donors
DURHAM Every year, more than 12,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases such as leukemia or lymphoma for which a bone-marrow transplant or a transfusion of umbi
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Ford Targets HBCU Students as Part of Unique Community Challenge Competition
By: Michelle Matthews-Alexander Are you a student attending a Historically Black College and University who’s interested in giving back to both your community and your university? If so, Ford is inviting you to enter the Ford Community Challenge Competition for Historically Black Colleges and Uni
Harvard Training Increases TSU Students’ Knowledge on Civic, Political Engagement
Shutting down the government, raising the debt ceiling and the rising cost of education are some of the major issues currently facing the United States. The politics and ramifications of these drain r
A Party With a Purpose ! KCeans will Dance into the future ... the Smart way... !
Let's celebrate a new beginning for KC! Make your reservations for the KC Alumni Dinner-Dance on Saturday, October 26, 2013. Class years ending in "3" and "8" will be recognized for their 25th, 30
First Woman Ordained in Saint Augustine’s University’s Historic Chapel
Before a congregation of nearly 200 people, Mother Nita Charlene Johnson Byrd was ordained as priest at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) Historic Chapel. The Right Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the
TSU Announces Homecoming Week Activities
Tennessee State University will hold a week full of exciting events October 20-26 as community members, alumni and friends of the University come to Nashville to celebrate Homecoming 2013. Inspired
HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL BLACK PRE-LAW CONFERENCE YET?
If you have not OFFICIALLY registered yet, please do so today as this is an event you don’t want to miss! There are only 40 days left!!! If you have already registered, then you should have receiv
What Does the Affordable Care Act Mean for Your Business?
By ROBB MANDELBAUM The Agenda How small-business issues are shaping politics and policy. It’s been three and a half years since the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land, and the enorm
New York State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, to keynote anniversary research conference
The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York is celebrating its 40th anniversary with two events: a benefit dinner cruise Thursday, October 3, and a daylong research