Benedict College is proud to announce a significant and sustained increase in its 4-year graduation rates, reflecting the institution’s ongoing commitment to student success, academic excellence, and transformational impact. Through strategic investments in academic programs, student support services, and data-informed decision-making, the College has achieved a notable 104% increase in 4-year graduation rates compared to historical averages.
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Howard University’s appearance against Michigan in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament made history for HBCU athletics. It also contributed to record March Madness viewership. CBS Sports and TNT Sports announced that the first day of the 2026 NCAA Tournament was the most-watched opening day in history. The telecast averaged 9.8 million viewers across CBS,
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By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin, Garrett Haake, Ryan Nobles and Brennan Leach WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are buzzing with optimism that they’ve found a viable path to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, four sources familiar with negotiations between the White House and Congress told NBC News. Republicans believe the framework could gain the support of President Donald Trump and secure enough
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By Reuters A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms. The jury found that Meta violated New Mexico’s consumer
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By Suzanne Gamboa and Jonathan Allen Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure to pay Transportation Security Administration workers. On Tuesday morning, Delta issued a statement saying it would temporarily suspend specialty services for members of Congress “due to
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By Katherine Doyle, Courtney Kube and Dan De Luce WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours, three current U.S. officials and a former U.S. official said. The
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — The HBCU Radio Preservation Project preserves and honors the legacy of Black college radio. The WYSO effort safeguards at-risk historical media and gathering oral histories to explore how HBCU radio stations serve their campuses and communities. In recognition of Black History Month, their series Legacy Listening: HBCU Radio Memories features excerpts from the project’s growing
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Three historically Black college and university marching bands are honoring Michael Jackson in celebration of Black History Month and the upcoming release of the biopic Michael, which Lionsgate will distribute domestically on April 24. As part of the “MICHAEL CELEBRATES: Legacy, Artistry, Culture” campaign, elite HBCU bands from Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, and Southern
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By The Associated Press And then there was one. Going into the Sweet 16, there was one perfect bracket left on Monday night for the women’s NCAA Tournament among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website. There were no perfect brackets remaining on the men’s side.
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By Tim Stelloh and Lindsay Good A woman who accused Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her more than five decades ago was awarded $19.2 million by a Southern California civil jury Monday, an attorney for the plaintiff said. Punitive damages are still pending in the 2023 lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica by
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