President Barack Obama signed the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, proposing $98 million in new money for these historic institutions.... (Continue reading)
Even with prominent African Americans in high-ranking positions, such as President Obama and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, do you feel that some youth are still limited in thinking about what they can become?... (Continue reading)
Here are one guidance counselor's recommendations to assist students of color to choose schools that will increase their chances of graduation and success as a professional.... (Continue reading)
Publicly funded historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) admitted, enrolled, and matriculated larger numbers of African American female than male students between 1996 and 2006, according to recently released data.... (Continue reading)
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Roughly 37% of black students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) finish a degree within six years. ... (Continue reading)
While attending the 100 Black Men of America’s 23rd Annual Conference in New York last week, I overheard Alvin Hartley speaking to several young men about using their knowledge of the Web to create a business. “Young people are so... (Continue reading)
Education was front and center at the 100 Black Men of America Inc.’s annual conference Thursday. At an education town hall meeting, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan recalled his experiences with the 100 Black Men’s Chicago Chapter during... (Continue reading)
Audia Cook, a sophomore at Hampton University (No. 4 on the Black Enterprise Top 50 Colleges for African Americans list), passed up an opportunity to apply for an internship this summer as a pharmaceuticals sales representative with Blue Care Network... (Continue reading)
President Barack Obama announced a virtual records system Thursday that should ease delays in healthcare for wounded veterans. The electronic record keeping system, will handle service members' administrative and medical records from the day they enter service. Those files... (Continue reading)