Check Out List of HBCU Career Fairs Planned for 2011
Despite the relatively high unemployment rates in the United States, Historically Black Colleges & Universities are preparing for another year of heavy recruitment activity from employers looking to hire their students and graduates. Apparently the nation's slump has not destroyed the diversity init
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Why are Black and Latino Teachers Hard to Get and Hard to Keep?
Why are black and Latino teachers leaving in droves? Because they want more autonomy in poor urban schools, researchers say.
Our teachers should be excellent, and they should look like America,” said the Secretary of Education in 1998, during the administration of President Bill Clinton.
It wa
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Leslie Frazier
Alcorn State University alum Leslie Antonio Frazier (born April 3, 1959 in Columbus, Mississippi) is a former cornerback/safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and is currently the interim head coach and defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.
He played college foot
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New HBCU Cable Network - Cable Goes To College
New HBCU Network Set To Debut Summer 2011
By: ANN BROWN
It is no secret that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been struggling---both financially and recognition-wise. Now with the proposed launch of a cable TV network devoted just to HBCUs, many education experts
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Black College Quiz Competition
Tennessee State University Will Host The Popular Game Show In Celebration Of Black History Month, Saturday, December 11, 2010 Nationally acclaimed actor, Gregory Alan Williams will facilitate game show featuring eight Historically black colleges: Winston Salem State University, Texas Southern Univer
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Check Out the Top HBCU athletics programs
Hampton University, Saint Augustine's College and Langston University are the top HBCU athletics programs based on the final standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
Hampton was tabbed as the top-ranked Division I program. Saint Augustine's topped the Division II HBCUs and Langsto
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Dorm Ready Recipes brought to you by Toyota Green Initiative
Once upon a time, dorm room cooking was defined by instant noodles, popcorn and whatever food students could smuggle from the cafeteria. Flash forward to 2010, students have become more and more concerned with how food is grown, purchased, prepared and how waste is managed. It may be difficult or
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Win $5,000 in the Johnson Controls Campus Green Scene Video Competition!
JCI Offers $20K for Best College Videos on Sustainability
By GreenerBuildings Staff at Greener World Media
Tapping into the growing green movement in colleges and the power of social media, Johnson Controls Inc. is holding a contest for short videos about how to build a more sustainable futu
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Are Black Colleges Adding to African-Americans' Economic Woes?
As if we needed another metric to illustrate the wealth gap between African-Americans and others, a recent analysis of key outcome measures for 1,576 four-year public and private colleges in the U.S, shows that graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are more likely to default on s
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Out Reach for Black Students Predom. White Univ.
So this is my first blog in life by the way :). Therefore, I would like to start with something simple. I am a 3rd year undergrad at Auburn Univerity (WAR EAGLE) and I love my school. However, I always wanted to attend an HBCU since I was a young girl. I would like to talk, meet and become friends w
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Thousands of African Americans join the registry
Over the last year, more than 3,000 African Americans joined the ranks of potential marrow donors through a partnership between Be The Match® and HBCUs. Forty-seven HBCU schools participated in “Say it Loud! Save Lives and Be Proud!” program to help fill the need of more potential marrow donors who
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