The LADWP Board of Water and Power Commissioners has approved an agreement with Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) to help achieve diversity in the engineering workforce. AMIE, a nonprofit organization that develops industry, govern ...
Posted Monday, March 14th 2022 at 6:32PM
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Officials from United Airlines visited Texas Southern University on Wednesday, March 9, to announce a partnership with the university's Aviation Science and Technology program, including the Professional Pilot concentration. The partnership includes ...
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Funding for two Delaware State University programs and two shared initiatives with the University of Delaware were included in the sweeping $1.5 trillion federal appropriations package passed by Congress and sent to President Biden’s desk, thanks to ...
Posted Monday, March 14th 2022 at 5:35PM
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Texas Southern University has named Tracy Clemons as its new Associate Vice President for marketing and communications. In this role, Clemons will manage and direct media, external communications, and branding working directly with the Vice President ...
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Clark Atlanta University’s motto is ‘I’ll Find a Way or Make One’, and that is exactly what Clark Atlanta grads Navarr Grevious and Mikáel Pyles have done. Grievous and Pyles had the idea to create an app that would allow users to purchase liquor a ...
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Lawrence Williams has joined Internet2 as a new program director in support of the Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC). His appointment began on Feb. 28.
Williams will work closely with Internet2 and MS-CC leadership to suppo ...
Posted Monday, March 14th 2022 at 3:08PM
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The application for the Kirchner Fellowship HBCU program is now open to undergraduate and graduate-level university students. The program runs through the 22-23 academic year (Sept-June) and some of its offerings include: unique access and understanding of the fundraising process for equity capital, training in Venture Capital methods of financial due diligence, a network of past fellows and directors for professional development, a $10,000 scholarship and much more. ...
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The New York Knickerbockers, along with presenting partner Chase, will celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday, March 22 when they take on the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden. Throughout the evening, the Knick ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 3:17PM
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Virginia State University is excited to announce the University’s first ever four-year fully online undergraduate degree program. The new fully online Hospitality Management degree is also the first fully online hospitality bachelor's degree offered ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:45PM
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Kailie Renee Williams is the newly crowned Miss National UNCF 2022-23.
The 21-year-old Louisiana native is a junior at UNCF-member Wiley College, where she has maintained a 4.0 GPA in pursuit of a degree in biology. Her goal is to become a success ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 12:39PM
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The Kemper Foundation announced that it has committed $4.5 million to the next generation of its Kemper Scholars Program. The program will award 650 scholarships over the next five years to high-achieving, diverse college students at 10 universities, ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 12:14PM
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Here are some tips to help Black students receive all of the financial aid for which they may be eligible!
1. Complete the FAFSA for the Correct Aid Year
Your first step to learn what financial aid you’re eligible to receive will always be to vis ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 11:43AM
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National College Resources Foundation producers of the Annual DC/MD Black College Expo™ is proud to present the expo IN Person this year Saturday, March 12, 2022, at a NEW location, Camelot, 13905 Central Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 from 10 a.m. ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 10:57AM
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Designer Brands Inc., parent of shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, announced today an investment of $2 million into advancing action-oriented Diversity, Equity & Inclusion through a partnership with Pensole and legendary footwear designer Dr. ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 10:44AM
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DTLR, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors who are pursuing higher education at a historically black college or university (HBCU).
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest design ...
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