Excellent Careers with Microsoft and More...
UPDATE on 4/4/2011: Microsoft is still looking for talented African American professionals!
When we first made the announcement on HBCUConnect.com thousands of people responded but did not follow the appropriate instructions to be considered for these great careers. You must use one of the links below to submit your resume for the careers! Of those people that did follow the instructions, Microsoft is in interviews with at least 35 candidates already. These are not just technical positions either folks! See the main article and follow the links...
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President Obama: Ready to run second term; this is our last hurrah. Do it Big.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington's worst kept secrets official: He wants a second term.
Democratic officials familiar with the president's plans said Saturday that Obama intends to file papers as early as this coming week with the Federal Election Commission
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A Day in the Life of Miss Claflin University
Sorry I've been gone so long! We were on spring break a couple weeks ago so here's a blog for the past couple of weeks.
It is so hard being a queen! Always busy, always in the public's eye, always responsible for many different things at one time, but I LOVE it!!!!
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Vote Now For Your Favorite HBCU!!!
Vote now to help your favorite school win a grant from The Home Depot in The Retool Your School Program. http://bit.ly/thdrysvote Free Money!
So far Virginia Union University is in the lead!
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Acess Alex- Top 3 Things Men Hate About Women
Decoding a male’s mental psyche can be as challenging as learning the words to a Twista verse. We all know the beginning and the end but stumble and stammer our way through the middle. No doubt about it, the opposite sex is hard to read.
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Atlanta Microsoft Meet Up Event for Technology Professionals!
Microsoft Windows and Windows Live is hosting a Networking Event for technology professionals in Atlanta on April 14th! The success of Windows 7, Windows Live, Windows Phone, Internet Explorer, and the Xbox franchise (Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Kinect for Xbox 360) all continue to demonstrate...
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Nationwide Insurance Offering Major Discounts to HBCU Alumni
Who’s Trying To Connect with YOU? Nationwide Insurance
We like to highlight some of the companies that are making a specific effort to reach out to HBCU alumni, and in this issue, we coincidentally are featuring two insurance related companies.
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Help HBCUs Win Major Grant Money with The Home Depot & Vote Today!
The Home Depot has launched the "Retool Your School" grant program to provide improvements to HBCUs. Many of the HBCUs that participated last year won some serious grant money that was put to great use. You an also see the list of past winners on the Retool Your School website.
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Should we do another HBCU Cruise This Year!?
This is just a snippet of highlights from our October 2005 7 day HBCU Alumni Cruise. This was our first cruise that we did and it was a blast! Our ports of call were Miami, Florida; Bahamas; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas; and St. Maarten. We have done 2 more in the past.
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Congrats to Cornell W. Jones - Mr. Historically Black College
By: WSSU-Office of Public Relations
Cornell W. Jones, Mr. Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), has won the 7th Annual Mr. Historically Black College and University (HBCU) title marking consecutive years that WSSU contestants have won.
Jones, a senior mass communication major from Manassas
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Symposium Promises to Reignite Educational Passion
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, education consultant and author, will be the keynote speaker at the North Carolina Central University School of Education Symposium on Saturday, March 26, in the H.M. Michaux Jr. School of Education building. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Reigniting the Passion…Redefini
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