March 21, 2022

PVAMU Hosts 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Engineering Conference

By Prairie View A&M University The 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest Section Conference takes place at Prairie View A&M University March 16-18, promoting “Engineering Education for Productive People: Preparing Students for the Changing Work Environments.” This will be only the second time in 16 years that a Historically Black College/University has hosted an ASEE GSW

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Xavier University Tops HBCU ROI Rankings in 2025 Report

By Xavier University of Louisiana  Annually, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce rank colleges and universities by return on investment. This year, more than 4,500 institutions were ranked using a new metric that measures the share of students at an institution whose earnings 10 years after enrollment are higher than those of

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Grambling State President Leads 2022 Ambassador Tour Outreach

Courtesy of Grambling State University Grambling State University President Rick Gallot will journey south later this month to meet and interact with potential GSU students as part of the 2022 Bernetta Ambres Ambassador Tour. The event was started by the late Grambling State alumna Bernetta Ambres and will connect GSU with high school students from

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Black Women Leaders Who Shaped History & Suffrage Rights

Written By Zoe Kasta To mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The Boho Icons is a two-part series shining a bright light on the impactful stories of the Black movers and shakers of history, and today. Despite what you may have learned in school, the celebratory day that comprehended the rights for women to

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Jackson State President Testifies on HBCU Bomb Threats & Security

By Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., testified before the Committee on Homeland Security about the recent bomb threats plaguing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson serves as the committee chairman.  The hearing, “The Targeting of Black Institutions: From Church Violence to University Bomb Threats,” was

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TSU Partners with Regions Bank to Boost Student Financial Skills

By Lucas Johnson Tennessee State University partnered with Regions Bank on Thursday to help students better manage their money, and give them a “reality check” about life. Representatives from Regions, a longtime partner with TSU, held a financial literacy workshop for students in the university’s College of Business. The students participated in an interactive activity

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Claflin University Honors Black History Month & Call Me MISTER

Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University is pleased to have been invited by AACTE to help celebrate Black History Month. Founded in 1869, primarily to educate freed slaves, Claflin was the first historically Black college/University (HBCU) in South Carolina to open its doors to all people – regardless of race, class, gender, and/or any of

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