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New career center launches for HBCU professionals

Job hunting just got a little bit easier for recent HBCU graduates and other professionals. HBCU Lifestyle, a platform that provides news, awareness, and information on all things HBCU life and culture, such as Greek life, scholarships, careers and life after college, announced its new HBCU Career Hub. The new platform aims to connect job seekers at any stage of their career with opportunities. “Providing HBCU students and alumni with opportunities for professional development and career growth are core to our mission to preserve the Black College tradition,” said Garrick Gibson, co-founder of hbculifestyle.com. “HBCU talent is highly appealing to

21 Students awarded the North Carolina HBCU/MSI Transportation Scholarship

The Office of HBCU Outreach educates the public and builds strategic alliances that support North Carolina’s Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, and it is one of the most important segments of the department. It’s office continuously centers its efforts on innovation, development, research and education so that the state’s highways, roadways, streets, pathways, and all other public transit systems remain safe, operational, efficient and vital to the people of North Carolina. Every year, The Office of HBCU Outreach coordinates student internships that are guided by NCDOT professionals. These industry experts help HCBU students

Evangeline Mitchell Named Top 10 Influential Black Lawyer

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Evangeline M. Mitchell, a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, the University of Iowa College of Law, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education K, was selected by Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession, as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade. Recognized for her dedication to making strides in legal education, Ms. Mitchell has earned substantial recognition over the years for her impact on fostering Black students and college graduates to pursue law school. Ms. Mitchell, the founder of the 17th annual National Black

Nike Becomes Official Athletic Wear Partner for FAMU

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Starting July 1, Nike will be the official athletic wear provider for all Florida A&M University sports apparel, equipment and footwear, lengthening a relationship that started more than two decades ago. “FAMU is an elite institution with rich traditions, and our student-athletes deserve an experience that is second to none,” said Kortne Gosha, the Vice President and Director of Athletics. “As we transition into a new athletic conference and the opportunity to engage apparel partners, the 23-year relationship with Nike and their commitment to culture, diversity, inclusion, and innovation has never been clearer. This partnership has allowed us to reimagine

Stephen A. Smith to Launch HBCU Docuseries “Black Excellence”

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ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, a graduate of Winston-Salem University in North Carolina, is creating a new docuseries that will focus heavily on the history and importance of America’s HCBUs. The show is being produced with director Elaine Oliver, the director and co-creator of OWN’s Black Love and a fourth generation HBCU graduate of Howard University. Aptly named “Black Excellence,” the series is an extension of Smith’s advocacy for HBCUs and higher education, and will highlight a multitude of colleges and universities across the country and the influence these institutions have on everything from entertainment to politics to sports and

Virtual Hip Hop Architecture Camp Empowers Madison Youth

By A. David Dahmer, Madison365 MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — “My message to young people is that even if you’re not interested in architecture, you will have a relationship with architecture for the rest of your life. You will live in spaces and visit places that have been created by somebody. You are constantly living or walking through someone else’s imagination,” says Michael Ford. “This is an opportunity for them to start to imagine the spaces and places that they want to live in, they want to play in and they want to learn in.” Ford is inviting

GGC Students Help Seniors with Home Repairs in Gwinnett

By Curt Yeomans GWINNETT, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Grayson resident Lillie Champion marveled at some of the changes she saw a group of Georgia Gwinnett College students and Habitat for Humanity volunteers had done on her back porch and in her back yard this past Saturday morning. Rotted decks on the back porch had been removed and replaced with new boards that were subsequently painted to match the color of the remaining boards. The branches from a large tree that fell on a storage shed had been removed and the shed had been largely taken apart. The students had

Pandemic Deepens Inequities in College Admissions, Access

By Yon Pomrenze and Bianna Golodryga, CNN Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person interviews, nearly impossible, college admissions officers say. Many students today “aren’t getting access to … counselors to support them through the college application process and the financial aid application process,” says Mamie Voight, interim president at the Institute for Higher Education Policy. “We have had such deep inequities within our higher education system

HBCUs Gain Spotlight with Kamala Harris and Rising Support

By Brandy Campbell SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Big moments in history shed a spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities. One of those moments includes the election to vice president of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) graduate Kamala Harris, who attended Howard University. Then there’s Stacey Abram, a graduate of Spellman, who paved the way, fighting voter suppression ahead of the 2020 election. But also state Rep. Cedric Richmond’s appointment as senior advisor and director of the Office of Public Engagement for the Biden administration. Grambling State University President Rick Gallot offers insight on what this

Smith College bias case sparks campus race debate

By Taylor Romine, CNN In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a Smith College residence hall that required keycard access. Since she was in a program teaching high school students over the summer, she was able to access it. That simple moment became a national story when campus police arrived a short while later, and the officer told her that an employee reported a Black person “demonstrating suspicious behavior.” She posted the incident on Facebook, then the school, in the face of significant backlash during a year

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