The Paul Quinn College Class of 2013, which includes students who made the courageous choice to attend the institution during its most transformative years, will have the iconic Bill Cosby as its commencement speaker. The legendary comedian, actor, t ...
Posted Wednesday, April 24th 2013 at 3:10PM
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On April 18, Halima Leak, executive director of the Center for Fundraising and Philanthropy, participated in the H.O.P.E. Scholarship’s #HOPEChat on Twitter. The chat, “Generation Y: The New Wave of Philanthropists”, also featured Ciara Bostick, fou ...
Posted Friday, April 19th 2013 at 6:51PM
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When I speak to HBCU students about the importance of school pride, I urge them to never get caught up in the emotions of the moment. I also challenge them to compete against proud students or graduates from some of the country's most well-respected ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2013 at 5:07PM
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Dr. Ervin James, III, a professor at Paul Quinn College, has been selected to participate in the 2013 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on African-American Struggles for Freedom and Civil Rights at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2013 at 4:08PM
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The campus of Paul Quinn College got a jolt of energy one day when twin brothers, Zach and Greg Shirley ('05), visited. Zach, who is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, and Greg, who is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, gave their insights about life at "The Qui ...
Posted Monday, April 8th 2013 at 1:12PM
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Paul Quinn College announced the launch of its intercollegiate soccer program for men and women with the introduction of Stephan Rodriguez as head coach at a press conference on April 2. Rodriguez comes to PQC from Mountain View College, where he le ...
Posted Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 at 11:40AM
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Paul Quinn College will present “Working Towards a Greater WE Legally: A Deferred Action Workshop” on April 2, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on campus at 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. in the Grand Lounge. The presenter will be Kendrea Tannis, the founding dean of the ...
Posted Monday, March 25th 2013 at 7:00PM
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I’ll never forget the words of an old radio colleague, a very cool Cajun man named J.P., who said in a classic South Louisiana dialect, “Eddie, cookin’ takes love.”
In the Black Greek Success Program, I tell my fellow Greeks that every chapter is ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2013 at 12:33PM
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Victoria Wilson, Special Assistant to the President and Institutional Research Assistant, has been appointed as a delegate to one of the College Board's national assemblies, the College Scholarship Service Assembly. As a delegate she will serve as a ...
Posted Thursday, March 21st 2013 at 5:08PM
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The Yes We Must Coalition will hold its fourth annual membership meeting on the campus of Paul Quinn College March 22-23, 2013. Yes We Must was formed to increase the number of degrees received by students from under-resourced communities by advocat ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 12:12PM
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DALLAS – Paul Quinn College was named as a finalist on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning ...
Posted Monday, March 11th 2013 at 3:27PM
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New York, NY - Paul Quinn College has been announced as a finalist in The Home Depot’s 2013 RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL campus improvement grant program. Designed to reinvigorate Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), finalists are competing fo ...
Posted Thursday, February 21st 2013 at 12:10PM
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Independence. Most college students can’t wait to have it, and most parents can’t wait for them to have it. Visions of a great job, a starter home –in a super trendy area of course—and finally driving a brand new car fill the minds of most newly mint ...
Posted Saturday, February 9th 2013 at 1:13PM
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Paul Quinn College has received approval from the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, also known as TRACS, to include Entrepreneurship and Fundraising and Philanthropy as concentrations in the College’s Business Administratio ...
Posted Monday, February 4th 2013 at 2:38PM
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Natalie Jenkins Sorrell, wife of Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell, was named a 2013 Minority Business Leader by the Dallas Business Journal. Mrs. Sorrell succeeds President Sorrell, who was honored in 2012. She is also a Dallas Busin ...
Posted Thursday, January 24th 2013 at 1:01PM
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Paul Quinn is featured in the 2013 Journey Through African-American History Resource Guide. The College is the June feature along with a write-up on Golden Globe winning actor, Idris Elba. The calendar is part of a fundraising program by the Black ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 5:56PM
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To be a member of a National Pan-Hellenic Council organization is a beautiful thing. Many don't seem to realize it but members of the fraternities Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, and Iota Phi Theta and the sororities ...
Posted Friday, December 14th 2012 at 10:17AM
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Dallas, Tex. - John McWilliams, a senior at Paul Quinn College, was featured on the Thursday, December 6 broadcast of the nationally syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show” as one of the Tom Joyner Foundation’s Hercules Scholars. McWilliams is a Busine ...
Posted Friday, December 14th 2012 at 10:01AM
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At any given time on the campus of an Historically Black College or University you will find a non-traditional student, someone who enters college after the age of 25. That student may be a full-time working parent who selected the institution becaus ...
Posted Thursday, December 6th 2012 at 3:06PM
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Dallas, Tex. - Bishop College alum and president of the Bishop College Alumni Association, Bobby Moten, was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame (TBSPHOF) class of 2012 on Saturday. Moten joined a highly distinguished group, which inclu ...
Posted Monday, December 3rd 2012 at 10:51AM
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The NAIA announced that Paul Quinn finished the 2011-2012 academic year as third-scoring NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution. The College finished with a score of 91 out of 100. The Champions of Character Scorecard measures each insti ...
Posted Wednesday, November 28th 2012 at 6:04PM
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T'Edra was crowned Miss Paul Quinn College at the annual Homecoming Coronation on October 25, 2012. She is a sophomore Business Administration major with a concentration in Management. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, T'Edra graduated from Scotlan ...
Posted Wednesday, November 28th 2012 at 2:44PM
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Dallas, Tex. – D’Amante Deveaux, a sophomore at Paul Quinn College, received a $2,400 UPS Scholarship provided through the ICUT Foundation. D’Amante is the son of Sharetha Ivory and Robert Deveaux of Cedar Hill, Texas and a 2011 graduate of Cedar Hi ...
Posted Wednesday, November 28th 2012 at 2:23PM
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Dallas, Tex. – Paul Quinn College has announced that celebrated fundraising and development professional Halima N. Leak will serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Center for Fundraising and Philanthropy at Paul Quinn College (the Center), ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2012 at 12:21PM
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Dallas, Tex. - Bishop Vashti McKenzie, presiding prelate of the African Episcopal Methodist (AME) Church’s 10th District, will serve as a special guest for the Bishop 5+1 revival. Bishop McKenzie will join Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III on Thursday, N ...
Posted Thursday, November 1st 2012 at 6:51PM
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