By Edward T. Bowser | ebowser@al.com
When I walked across the campus of Virginia's Norfolk State University for the first time as a 17-year-old high-school grad, I wanted three things:
-- A good education
-- To build a foundation for a thri ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 4:09PM
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We are inviting new and seasoned Alums to get your shine on in the next issue of HBCUConnect.com The Magazine! Now is the time to showcase your professional skills and experience, let our HBCUConnect.com audience know what you’ve accomplished. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 2:55PM
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on Wednesday!
WHEN: Wednesday at noon - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1345 Carter Hill Road - ASU's National Center - across from the Heritage Barbershop; near the big ASU Water tower.
ASU's Nat ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 11:28AM
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by Associated Press
Peter Millet is taking over permanently as president of Stillman College as the sixth president of the historically Black school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Stillman, who has been interim president since last fall, replaces Ernest ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 1:33PM
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The short video below explores the issue of “performance funding” and how it may impact HBCUs. Many schools are funded based on how many full-time equivalent students are enrolled at the start of the semester. Many states are going over enrollment- ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 1:18PM
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By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Nicholas M. Perkins recently donated $1 million to his alma mater Fayetteville State University, inspired in part by two glaring sets of footprints.
The first trail of footsteps ...
Posted Friday, June 27th 2014 at 3:46PM
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By Leslie King | Emory Report | June 25, 2014
More than 20 librarians from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance spent the week of June 16-20 at Emory learning about digital tools for blogging, compiling online exhibits ...
Posted Thursday, June 26th 2014 at 4:01PM
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Prince Harry met recovering crack addicts and was mobbed by huge crowds in a violent São Paulo slum
Luz, or Cracolândia (Crackland) as its nicknamed, is notorious for drugs, with crack available for as little as 80p
An estimated one in ...
Posted Thursday, June 26th 2014 at 1:27PM
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) applauds federal legislation introduced today by Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), and Representative Richard Nugent (R-FL) that would provide consumers with un ...
Posted Thursday, June 26th 2014 at 1:13PM
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The dynamic duo had the Sun Life stadium in a frenzy as they charged through their repertoire at spitfire pace
Liana Lozada in Miami
theguardian.com, Thursday 26 June 2014 11.36 EDT
On a sweltering night in Miami, Jay Z and Beyonce kicked off their On The Run summer tour, and took the 76,0 ...
Posted Thursday, June 26th 2014 at 12:06PM
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Weekend Classes feature:
Curriculum designed specially for adult learners
Compressed classes speed up the process of obtaining your degree
Classes two or three days each weekend for two 7-week sessions–earn 18-21 credits per semester ...
Posted Thursday, June 26th 2014 at 10:59AM
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By: Beth Akers and Matthew M. Chingos
College tuition and student debt levels have been increasing at a fast pace for at least two decades. These well-documented trends, coupled with an economy weakened by a major recession, have raised serio ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 3:39PM
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Click here to view list of online & blended degree programs offered by the nation's 106 HBCUs in 2014: http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/06/directory-of-hbcu-online-blended-degree.html ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 2:33PM
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By JOHN MARKOFF JUNE 23, 2014
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Modern computers are not unlike the looms of the industrial revolution: They follow programmed instructions to weave intricate patterns. With a loom, you see the result in a cloth or carp ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 2:19PM
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The History Makers Archive Documents Black America’s Legacy
The Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, announced today the donation of a video archive of thousands of hours of interviews—The HistoryMakers—that captures African-American life, ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 11:30AM
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Don't miss out on the BIGGEST event in the Bahamas! NO HIDDEN FEES
Bahamas HBCUX Classic Weekend Packages: http://hbcuxclassic.com/ ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 11:00AM
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For the first time, two Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) will play a football game in Nassau, Bahamas. HBCUX, a recently launched digital media network, and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism are teaming up to produce the inaugural “ ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:41AM
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Participants in Kentucky State University’s Youth Development Program have developed an unconventional urban garden in the median of a campus parking lot and plan to show it off at an event on Wednesday, June 18.
The young people in the progra ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:29AM
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About the National Black MBA Association® Annual Conference & Exposition
The National Black MBA Association® Annual Conference & Exposition is one of the nation's largest business and professional
conferences and expositions. The annual event matches job seekers in areas of employment across some ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:22AM
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WE ARE ALMOST THERE! We need only $117,807.46 to secure the entire $500,000 match and there are 7 days left. If 1,000 donors send $117.81, or if 500 donors send $235.62, or 250 donors send $471.23, we will have it. Please send your gifts NOW. To ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:16AM
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Innovative educator Steve Perry will deliver the keynote address June 26 during Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work Annual Conference on campus, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta 30314. Early registrat ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 9:50AM
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HU assistant professor in the Department of Professional Education, Dr. Clair Berube, has recently written a book on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teaching, which focuses on problem-based learning as effective teaching.
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Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 9:43AM
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Where will you be on August 18? Click here to apply now for the 2014 fall semester. >> https://ssbprd11g.subr.edu:8890/PROD8/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 9:22AM
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Hypoallergenic peanuts, peanut butter, and other peanut products are a step closer to grocery stores with the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement for the patented process that reduces allergens in peanuts by 98 percent.
North Carolina Agri ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 9:18AM
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By Andrew Rafferty
President Barack Obama on Monday urged employers to give workers more flexibility to raise a family, saying such policies were integral for he and First Lady Michelle Obama to raise two daughters while advancing in their careers.
“I take this personally because I’m the husba ...
Posted Monday, June 23rd 2014 at 4:09PM
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