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Morehouse College Earns National Academic Champion Title

Morehouse College Earns National Academic Champion TitleORLANDO, Fla.After a three-day competition last month among the best and brightest academic all-stars from historically Black colleges and universities, a team of students from Morehouse College in Atlanta earned the national champion title at the 15th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) in Orlando, Fla.Winning the best two-out-of-three […]

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV Outbreak

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV OutbreakBy Eleanor Lee YatesDURHAM, N.C.More than 450 students and faculty from North Carolina’s 12 historically Black colleges and universities recently gathered to discuss the alarming increase of HIV rates among Black students. “Stomp Out HIV/STDs,” held on the weekend of March 20, was sponsored by North Carolina Central University and […]

Leadership & Policy

Achieving Unity Through Diversity

Achieving Unity Through DiversityFulbright conference addresses issues of discord, harmony in an increasingly multicultural United StatesBy Cassie ChewWASHINGTONFulbright Visiting Scholar Dr. Otelemate Harry has spent time on several college campuses in the United States, but this year he is getting to know the East Coast. The linguistics scholar is in the middle of an 11-month […]

NAFEO Outlines New Policies to Congress

NAFEO Outlines New Policies to CongressAdvocacy group seeks $30 million program for predominantly Black collegesBy Charles DervaricsA leading advocacy group is asking Congress to create a $30 million program for “predominantly” Black colleges, or urban institutions that lack the history of HBCUs but face many of the same challenges.“Many of these schools are located in […]

The Hip-Hop Evolution

The Hip-Hop Evolution“I remember the day I fell in love with hip-hop,” begins the opening scene of the 2002 romantic comedy “Brown Sugar,” where Sanaa Lathan’s character Sidney stands, alongside her childhood friend Dre (played by Taye Diggs), mesmerized by the lyrical flow of the young MCs on a New York City neighborhood basketball court. […]

Let the Games Begin

Let the Games Begin— AgainHBCU coaches and administrators give their play-by-play accounts of the benefits of reviving college football programs By Crystal L. KeelsIt’s the pageantry, the precision, the rhythm and the music. It’s wave after wave of energetic flute, trumpet, tuba and drum players wearing colorful uniforms and executing intricate steps. It’s the dramatic […]

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving Schools

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving SchoolsIn a study that builds upon the 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce-funded National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) report on IT resources at historically Black colleges and universities, researchers with the Washington-based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHE) have authored the first, comprehensive national survey of […]

More Than Child’s Play

More Than Child’s PlayFor Dr. Sabrina Thomas, dolls are not just child’s play. In fact, they are the subject of her research, which recently landed her a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Thomas, an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences at North Carolina Central University, was awarded the grant to […]

N.C. Black Colleges Get $1 Million for Smoking Cessation, Research

N.C. Black Colleges Get $1 Million for Smoking Cessation, ResearchGREENSBORO, N.C. Three historically Black colleges will use a $1 million grant for smoking cessation programs on their campuses and to research cigarette marketing in low-income areas. Bennett College, N.C., A&T State University and N.C. Central University received the money from the American Legacy Foundation, which […]

HBCU Board Commends Bush for Commitment, Leadership

HBCU Board Commends Bush for Commitment, LeadershipThe board of advisers of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) presented President Bush with a resolution commending him for his visionary leadership, and his commitment and contributions to strengthening the nation’s 105 HBCUs. The board also noted that the president’s commitment enhances HBCUs’ ability to continue […]

Leadership & Policy

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCF

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCFWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that Dr. Michael L. Lomax will succeed William H. Gray III as president and CEO of the organization. Lomax, who currently serves as president of Dillard University in New Orleans, will officially join UNCF on June 1, 2004.“Dr. Lomax brings a […]

Seafood Chain’s ‘Tom Joyner Platter’ to Raise Funds for HBCUs

Seafood Chain’s ‘Tom Joyner Platter’ to Raise Funds for HBCUsLOUISVILLE, Ky.Long John Silver’s Inc. has partnered with the Tom Joyner Foundation to raise much-needed funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Throughout 2004, Long John Silver’s will donate a portion of the proceeds from each “Tom Joyner Platter” to the foundation, which works aggressively to […]

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