By Bluefield State College Raleigh County Academy of Careers and Technology (ACT) students now can earn 14 college credits while completing specific courses at the Academy, then move seamlessly into the Bluefield State College Criminal Justice program. Through a recently approved Articulation Agreement between BSC, Raleigh County Public Schools, and Raleigh County ACT, qualifying Raleigh
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Courtesy of Wiley College On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, over 20 students were inducted into the nation’s largest leadership honor society. The NSLS is the most prominent leadership honor society in the United States, National Society of Leadership and Success. Students were selected based on their outstanding leadership contributions and NSLS mission to impact the
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By Coppin State University Coppin State University President Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D. joined Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, and other local, state, and community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking for the KEYS Community Healing Village – a center that will provide mental and behavioral health
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By Brandee Sanders Former first lady Michelle Obama has credited her mother Marian Robinson as a source of empowerment and strength, and she’s honoring the matriarch of her family in a special way in celebration of Mother’s Day. Obama has unveiled plans to create a museum exhibit as an ode to Robinson. The exhibit—named Opening the White House—will be housed inside the
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By Claretta Bellamy Tanisha Boston has been feeling the effects of inflation, from the gas pump to the grocery store, for months. So in April, the 31-year-old Los Angeles resident shared her frustrations on social media, writing, “Please check on your LA friends, we are NOT okay!” under a photo of herself in front of a gas station
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Courtesy of Bluefield State College The 239 students in the Bluefield State College Class of 2022 had the opportunity to experience and celebrate the milestone achievement of their graduation during the College’s 125th Commencement program on April 30 at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield. Following the processional and the PikeView High School JROTC cadets’ posting of the colors,
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By University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Allison Malone of Memphis, Tennessee is the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The degree program, which was initiated in 2019, trains students to meet the demand for more efficient means of production in the
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By Emmanuel Freeman “To know that she will forever be a part of my TSU history, and to be inducted as an official member of the Tiger family was a tremendous honor to witness.” That statement sums up how Derrick Sanders felt Saturday after hearing Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic and powerful commencement address at Hale
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Courtesy of Wiley College Wiley College Class of 2022 graduated today with not only their degree but with their balances cleared by an anonymous donor. Over 100 students gathered on the Pemberton Sports Complex Field to participate in Wiley College’s 133rd Commencement Convocation and were surprised when they were informed that their balances were cleared
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By Howard University Newsroom Taraji P. Henson, award-winning actress and Howard University College of Fine Arts alumna who graduated in 1995 with her baby boy in her hands, returned on May 7 as the commencement speaker. Henson was conferred an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, just before delivering remarks. This year, Howard University awarded 1,953 degrees,
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