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Obama Signs Order Boosting HBCU Funding
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 11:40 in News | viewed 339 times | 0 Comments
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)
Backtalk with Robert L. Satcher Jr.
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)
Getting the Most Out of Your College Tour
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 13:18 in Careers | viewed 715 times | 3 Comments
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)
More Black Females Graduating From HBCUs Than Black Males
Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 13:00 in Business News, Women of Power Articles | viewed 1,349 times | 0 Comments
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)
News Roundup
Written on 10 Jul, 2009 at 13:21 in Business News | viewed 1,198 times | 0 Comments
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Black Colleges Graduating Fewer Students
Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 11:23 in Magazine | viewed 90 times | 0 Comments
Roughly 37% of black students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) finish a degree within six years. ... (Continue reading)
Web Resources for Teenpreneurs
Written on 17 Jun, 2009 at 16:26 in Blogs | viewed 1,218 times | 0 Comments
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)
100 Black Men Press Education Secretary for More HBCU Funding
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)
HBCU Students Seek More Avenues for Funding
Written on 23 Apr, 2009 at 11:18 in Personal Finance | viewed 1,604 times | 2 Comments
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)
News Roundup
Written on 10 Apr, 2009 at 12:58 in Business News | viewed 735 times | 2 Comments
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)
