The Eshelman Institute for Innovation, within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is partnering with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) to create PowerUp, a program that will identify and support innovators ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 1:58PM
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Tallahassee, Fla. –– Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., and the University community welcomed the election of Rattler and Cincinnati Bengals legend Ken Riley to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Riley, who retired from the NFL 40 ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 1:11PM
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CHICAGO, Ill. February 14, 2023 — The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) today announced the opening of the 2023-2024 Legends HBCU Scholarship — a scholarship fund and scholars program for undergraduate students attending HBCUs a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 12:56PM
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Rust College Athletics is hosting its first ever Arthur “Bo” Sellers Baseball Classic, February 17-19, 2023 in Holly Springs, MS.
The "Bo" Sellers Baseball Classic honors Rust College alum, longtime employee and head coach (1986-1998) Arthur "Bo" ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 12:34PM
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, FedEx (NYSE: FDX), the world's largest express transportation company, announced the second cohort of the FedEx-HBCU Student Ambassador Program. As part of the five-year commitment to Historically Black College ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 12:10PM
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NEW YORK — AT&T will be the presenting partner of the NBA HBCU Classic for the second year the NBA today announced. Together the NBA and AT&T will donate $100,000 to Classic opponents Grambling State University and Southern University for a total of ...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at 11:40AM
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$544 million.
That’s the amount that Tennessee State University — the only public HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in Tennessee— is owed by the state, according to a recent legislative study. For decades, the state has failed t ...
Posted Monday, February 13th 2023 at 2:08PM
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Morehouse College today announced the celebration of its 156th anniversary with its annual Founder’s Week commemoration. Founder’s Week activities reflect the history and legacy of the College by honoring the work and lives of current industry and co ...
Posted Monday, February 13th 2023 at 1:58PM
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UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) Leadership Conference, is hosting a powerful three-day conference on Feb. 16-19 in Birmingham, AL to connect more than 300 students, faculty, leaders in the HBCU community, funding experts, sponsors, alumni and UNCF ...
Posted Monday, February 13th 2023 at 12:20PM
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(Talladega, AL) Talladega College recently partnered with Brown Girls Do Gymnastics to launch the nation’s second HBCU women’s gymnastics team. The college has now made history by hiring Aja Sims-Fletcher as its inaugural gymnastics coach, making her ...
Posted Monday, February 13th 2023 at 12:07PM
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Bowl is Founding Partner of Postseason All-Star Game to be Played Feb. 25 in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – The Allstate Sugar Bowl will again partner with the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a postseason all-star game that will showcase the best NFL draft-eligible ...
Posted Monday, February 13th 2023 at 11:55AM
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina is home to the country's largest number of Black HBCU undergraduate students.
Historically Black colleges and Universities were established in the United States to provide higher education opportunities to Black Am ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2023 at 2:21PM
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HOUSTON, TX - The Astros Foundation is excited to host at Minute Maid Park the first annual Cactus Jack HBCU Classic, a round-robin collegiate baseball tournament highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their baseball pr ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2023 at 2:11PM
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Students at Alabama State University are getting some extra exposure to technology and digital skills thanks to a new program that works to develop training sessions at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The pr ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2023 at 1:39PM
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