The 2023 NFL Draft has been interesting, but the fact that no HBCU players were drafted is noteworthy. Many of our HBCU athletes have been contacted by NFL teams and given undrafted free-agent contracts or rookie mini-camp tryouts.
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Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 12:21PM
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High demand for data science skills generates rewarding career opportunities, but those opportunities have not historically gone to underrepresented populations. Innovative professors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are forg ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:40AM
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences is teaming up with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to launch a new virtual reality training program for the next generation of nurses.
WSSU will b ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:37AM
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Candid and ABFE released today Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. The new report is the most comprehensive analysis of private philanthropic support to HBCUs. Philanthropy and HBCUs includes an ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:25AM
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The average historically Black college and university received 178 times less funding from foundations than the average Ivy League school in 2019, according to a new report on the underfunding of HBCUs released Tuesday.
The study -- conducte ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:21AM
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As graduation season returns, commencement speakers at North Carolina historically Black colleges and universities have been announced.
The list ranges from doctors, community leaders and celebrities, all sharing words of wisdom to the spring clas ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2023 at 5:23PM
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Of the first 244 names called in the 2023 NFL draft, none were from a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
With the 28th pick of the seventh and final round, the New England Patriots drafted Isaiah Bolden, a cornerback from Jackso ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2023 at 2:56PM
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ROCKINGHAM — One Richmond Senior High School JROTC Cadet has spent the past four years preparing for life after graduation. One event Tuesday turned the pages to a new chapter in her life as she prepares to walk onto the stage at Raider Stadium to re ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2023 at 1:01PM
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Spiritual care is an important part of my work. It is critical to understand how we are connected to nature and how nature benefits our mental health.
This experience of navigating the loss of power for days, struggling to commute to work, and fi ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2023 at 3:50PM
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Over the last decade, the number of HBCU players selected in the NFL Draft has dwindled. The reason, some say, was a lack of exposure.
Three years ago, Chris Williams and Bryant Grove came up with the HBCU Pigskin Showdown to ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2023 at 3:29PM
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GE Appliances is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, and as part of that effort, the company is actively seeking experienced Black professionals to join its team as Senior Area Sales Managers (ASM).
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Posted Friday, April 28th 2023 at 1:18PM
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Amid the push by prominent Democrats and many in academia for the expansion of diversity, equity and inclusion departments in colleges and universities, research shows that the vast majority of historically black colleges and universities do not have ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2023 at 12:05PM
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Cabral Huff spoke of intention when he was introduced as Edward Waters University’s new men’s basketball coach.
“My intent is to not just compete for a SIAC championship but for an NCAA Division II national championship,” Huff said after being int ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2023 at 11:55AM
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