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Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T Administrator Receives George Washington Carver Award

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Written By Lexx Thornton Ray McKinnie, Ph.D., administrator for Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has earned another accolade in recognition of more than 40 years as an educator and leader in his field. McKinnie received the George Washington Carver […]

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Red Lobster CEO to serve as Elizabeth City State commencement speaker

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Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun has been selected as the keynote speaker for Elizabeth City State University’s 181st commencement ceremony, the university announced this week. Adamolekun, a rising leader in the restaurant and business industries, will address the class of 228 graduates as they celebrate one of the most significant milestones of their academic journeys. His appearance is expected

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City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies Commit $20 Million to Transform Public Education Through HBCU-Charter School Partnerships

Campus News, City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies Commit $20 Million to Transform Public Education Through HBCU-Charter School Partnerships /

First-of-its-Kind Effort Will Expand Access to High-Quality K-12 Education  City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced a fund to support the creation of new public charter schools in partnership with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies are committing $10 million each, marking one of the largest coordinated efforts to foster

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SC State University Student Graduates with 1st Mechatronics Engineering Degree

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Written By Lexx Thornton As industries race toward smarter systems and automation, South Carolina State University is preparing engineers who can keep pace. Leading the way is Omar Shaheed III, the university’s first mechatronics engineering graduate.  The 23-year-old will walk across the stage during SC State’s Dec. 11 Fall Commencement exercises as not only the

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Celebrating its first century, Xavier University of Louisiana perseveres as Catholic HBCU

Campus News, Celebrating its first century, Xavier University, Xavier University of Louisiana perseveres as Catholic HBCU /

By Adelle M. Banks Once a week the Rev. Mitchell Stevens, a Baptist minister and the interfaith chaplain at Xavier University of Louisiana, hosts an intimate gathering for students at the New Orleans school’s University Center to discuss campus life over coffee and donuts. “We have Muslims that will come, Christians, different denominational groups,” said

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Why One HBCU Graduate Student is Devoted to Safer Roads

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Written By Lexx Thornton Before Stephen Paul ever opened a research journal or stepped into a lab at South Carolina State University, he learned the human cost of poor road safety.  Sixteen years ago, a car accident in Tanzania left his brother, Noel, with both legs broken and lasting pain, an impact Paul has never

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Kentucky State University student killed in shooting is identified

Campus News, Kentucky State University student killed in shooting is identified /

By Matt Lavietes The student killed in a Tuesday evening shooting at Kentucky State University has been identified as 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., authorities said. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said in a statement that Fox Jr. was the sole person killed in the shooting that took place on campus. The office said that Fox was a

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HBCU receives $5 million gift as president recovers from transplant

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Salisbury, NC-based HBCU Livingstone College has received yet another transformational boost, adding to a remarkable run of support that is helping reshape the Salisbury institution’s future. The latest gift — a $5 million donation from an anonymous benefactor — further cements Livingstone College as one of the most rapidly ascending institutions in the HBCU sector. The timing

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GloRilla Electrifies the Bayou Classic Halftime Show

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By Lexx Thornton The 52nd Annual Bayou Classic in New Orleans got an extra jolt of energy this year, thanks to an electrifying halftime performance by Grammy-nominated rapper GloRilla. The Memphis star took the field at the Caesars Superdome, fusing her signature Memphis grit with the celebrated tradition of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Shooter kills and injures students at Kentucky State

Campus News, Shooter kills and injures students at Kentucky State /

Local officials declined to release specific information about the identity of the shooter at the HBCU FRANKFORT, Ky. — A shooting Tuesday afternoon at Kentucky State University left one person dead and another critically injured, disrupting final exams and placing the HBCU campus on lockdown, according to police. The gunfire broke out around 3:35 p.m. inside

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