The 9th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will be held from November 15-16, 2013 in Houston, TX. This event reaches out to aspiring Black lawyers to provide an unparalleled opportunity for them to gain critical "insider" information, resources and contacts.
HOUSTON -- Thinking ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 5:33PM
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Southern University’s Dr. Alma Thornton, director of the Center for Social Research, has been awarded a three-year, $900,000 federal grant to assist in the prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 4:37PM
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Homecoming is in full swing at Alcorn! As the University prepares to host its fans Saturday, October 5, 2013, for Homecoming activities, the Department of Athletics is working together with the Division of Academic and Student Affairs and campus poli ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 4:23PM
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America’s traditionally black colleges and universities are facing extraordinary challenges and must change institutional practices if they are to thrive into the 21st century, Phillip L. Clay, a member of The Kresge Foundation’s Board of Trustees, c ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 8:03PM
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Bowie State University invites alumni and the community to celebrate the 2013 homecoming week from Oct. 7-13, capped by the BSU Bulldogs football game against Chowan University at Bulldog Stadium Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m.
Alumni and friends will ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 7:59PM
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Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau abruptly stepped down Tuesday after months of internal debate over the management and financial health of one of the nation’s premier historically black universities.
Ribeau, in office for five years, a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 7:44PM
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By Lauren McGaughy, NOLA.com | The Times Picayune
Southern University System President Ronald Mason is realistic about the state of higher education in Louisiana; but while he knows his HBCU needs to focus more on generating its own revenue, he's ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 3:13PM
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By ROBB MANDELBAUM
The Agenda
How small-business issues are shaping politics and policy.
It’s been three and a half years since the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land, and the enormous changes it will bring to the American health i ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 3:07PM
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The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York is celebrating its 40th anniversary with two events: a benefit dinner cruise Thursday, October 3, and a daylong research symposium Saturday, October 5, with Dr. Nirav R. ...
Posted Tuesday, October 1st 2013 at 12:21PM
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Renowned Anheuser-Busch "Great Kings and Queens of Africa" Art Collection Inspires Scholarship and Mentoring Program
Brewer grants $150,000 in scholarships along with professional development to HBCU student leaders nationwide
A popular and in ...
Posted Monday, September 30th 2013 at 7:35PM
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The U.S. Department of Education today announced the official FY 2011 two-year and official FY 2010 three-year federal student loan cohort default rates (CDR). The national two-year cohort default rate rose from 9.1 percent for FY 2010 to 10 percent ...
Posted Monday, September 30th 2013 at 5:56PM
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Tennessee State University is hoping a trip to Colombia, South America this summer by the University’s Collegiate Jazz Band will open doors for both educational and cultural exchange opportunities for students in the near future.
This past August, ...
Posted Monday, September 30th 2013 at 5:42PM
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The Obama administration today approved the State of Texas for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective ...
Posted Monday, September 30th 2013 at 4:18PM
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Education remains paramount to gaining equality, George Haley, brother of famed author Alex Haley, told a crowd of more than 300 gathered at Alcorn State University to celebrate Founders Day for the university and nearby Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.
“E ...
Posted Friday, September 27th 2013 at 6:35PM
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