March 2012
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Norfolk State Names Howard Feggins Offensive...
Norfolk State today named Howard Feggins its new offensive coordinator. Feggins receives the promotion after serving as wide receivers coach for the Spartans’ 2011 MEAC championship season.
Feggins joined the Spartans’ coaching staff for the 2011 season after a three-year tenure as receivers coach and passing game coordinator at South Carolina State. Feggins made an immediate impact at NSU....
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Howard Confirms More Than 40 Cases of Norovirus
Howard University today confirmed more than 40 students and staff members who have been confirmed ill with norovirus, a gastrointestinal virus spread by hand-to-hand-or-surface contact and by consuming contaminated food or liquid. From a release:
From Feb. 22 to Feb. 26, 42 Howard University students, three Howard University Hospital employees, a University of the District of Columbia student and...
February 2012
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Howard Executives Earned More Than $1 Million in...
Inside Higher Ed today reports that the Howard University Faculty Senate has forwarded a letter of protest to university president Sidney Ribeau, expressing outrage over more than $1 million in bonuses paid to top administrators in 2010. The protest comes months after HU announced controversial program cuts and tuition increases, and is considering furloughing faculty and staff.
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North Carolina A&T's Patricia Cage-Bibbs Gets...
At a school steeped in tradition for history-making moments, the North Carolina A&T community today celebrated another milestone in form, the 500th coaching victory for head women’s basketball coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs. Cage-Bibbs and the Lady Aggies defeated Savannah State last night 88-74 for the hallmark win and ninth conference victory.
Bibbs is now the first head coach to win all...
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Late Technical Foul Costs Delaware State Shot at...
Delaware State fans celebrated what appeared to be a game-ending tip dunk to defeat Morgan State last night in Dover, DE. But a referee conference and 1.1 seconds later, the Hornets lost a heartbreaking game and chance at a regular season MEAC basketball title.
Most of Memorial Hall thought the game was over as fans and players ran on the court to celebrate. But the game officials conferenced,...
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Bennett President Julianne Malveaux to Resign
Bennett College for Women President Julianne Malveaux today announced her resignation from the college. Dr. Malveaux, a world renowned economist, journalist and advocate for social justice, says that new challenges have presented this as the right time to leave the school.
“Leading Bennett College has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. In my five years at the college, we...
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Virginia Union's Wooten-Cherry, Shaw's Hill Named...
Barvenia Wooten-Cherry, the head women’s basketball coach at Virginia Union University and Shaw University men’s basketball coach Cleo Hill, Jr. were named the CIAA Basketball Coaches of the Year at the conference tip-off tournament luncheon in Charlotte yesterday.
Wooten-Cherry, who is in her second year as head coach of the Lady Panthers, took VUU from a 3-23 record last season to...
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Hampton President Appointed to National Geographic...
Hampton University President William Harvey holds a number of national and regional board positions in the public and private sector. Today, the university announced his latest board appointment, a seat on the board of trustees for the National Geographic Society.
The 124-year-old Society, whose mission is to inspire people to care about the planet, is one of the world’s largest nonprofit...
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HBCU Stories: The Service and Sacrifice of FAMU's...
Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D. is a graduate of the historic Fisk University and now teaches in Tennessee State University’s department of history, geography and political science. Follow her on twitter at @HBCUstorian.
Hailed by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President James H. Ammons as “one of the nation’s foot soldiers for social justice,” FAMU alumna Patricia Stephens Due...
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Huston-Tillotson's Delisha Thomas Posts One of...
Huston-Tillotson’s Delisha Thomas is one of the university’s most active students. A double major in criminal justice and political science, a cheerleader, and member of HT’s student government and Pi Gamma Mu honor society.
The San Antonio resident is also one of the four highest scorers in the United States on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
Her preparation for the...
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LGBT Equality a Rising Issue at FAMU
The Famuan Newspaper today published a feature on the rising issues of LGBT inclusiveness and awareness on the FAMU campus. Amid protests for more defined terms of protection and tolerance in the university’s governing laws, concerns over deaths of student members of the FAMU LGBT community and outright examples of discrimination, many students are using organizational leverage to raise...
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Morgan Students Attend State Department HBCU...
Several Morgan State students attended the annual HBCU Policy Briefing last Friday in Washington D.C. The briefing, organized by the U.S. Department of State, hosted more than 300 students from HBCUs throughout the nation, and provided the group with updates on diplomacy and foreign affairs efforts in China, the Middle East and North Africa.
The program allowed students opportunities at group and...
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Alcorn State Fires Melvin Spears, Also Names New...
Melvin Spears was officially fired as Alcorn State football coach yesterday, ending the wait for the most inevitable dismissal in black college football this offseason. The firing was announced yesterday by Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown, along with the introduction of new athletic director Patric Simon.
Spears’ firing wasn’t all that surprising - it came more than a month...
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While Alabama A&M Eyes Contract Extension for...
The Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees announced its intentions to extend the contract of president Andrew Hugine at its meeting last Friday, but student government officials say their constituents have signed a petition of ‘no confidence’ in the adminsitration.
Calling administrative salaries too high and expressing a need for renovations to campus dormitories, AAMU Student...
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#6 Shaw Finishes CIAA Season Undefeated
CIAA Player of the Year Malik Alvin and his All-CIAA teammate Tony Smith paced Shaw as they downed Saint Augustine’s 64-62 in a thriller played at a packed Emery Gymnasium on Thursday night. With the win, #6 Shaw completes an undefeated CIAA season and wins their 20th in a row.
The Bears improve to 24-2 on the season, 16-0 in the CIAA and 10-0 in the Southern Division. The Falcons even...
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South Carolina State Board Chairman Resigns
South Carolina State yesterday announced the resignation of Board Chairman Jonathan Pinson. His resignation follows a slew of administrative dismissals, and a report by the Times and Democrat revealing a substantial loss on the university’s homecoming concerts last year.
University spokeswoman Erica Taylor said Friday that Pinson was stepping down to devote more time to his business, but...
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Academic and Activist Nikki Giovanni Enlightens...
Digest Columnist Imani Jackson is an award-winning journalist and mass communication graduate of Grambling State University. Currently a freelance writer, she served as editor-in-chief of The Gramblinite newspaper for two and a half years. Follow her @faithspeaks on Twitter.
“War is not a jobs program,” world-renowned activist, academic, poet and professor Nikki Giovanni said Friday at Edward...
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Parents of Robert Champion Question Lack of...
The parents of murdered FAMU drum major Robert Champion recently questioned the speed and amount of arrests in the investigation. Champion was killed in an alleged hazing ritual following the Florida Classic last November, but several arrests have been made in other Marching 100 hazing investigations since then.
His parents, Robert Sr., and Pamela, trust the process but find the...
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South Carolina State Opens Anti-Hazing Conference
South Carolina State University today opened its national anti-hazing conference, inviting discussion on moral, sociological and psychological approaches to ending the practice at colleges and universities nationwide.
“This movement will offer the opportunity to tell about the excellence, culture and climate in HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities),” says SC State University...
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North Carolina Central Announces Academic...
North Carolina Central University today announced an academic restructuring, which will eliminate five degree programs and realign campus and student services. The restructuring, officials say, will save the university nearly $2 million.
The discontinued degree programs are the master’s in sociology and bachelor’s degree offerings in sociology, public administration, French and art...
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Coppin State Faculty Votes 'No Confidence' in...
The Baltimore Sun today reports that university faculty have forwarded a vote of ‘no confidence’ in CSU President Reginald Avery to University of Maryland System leadership.
The problems identified by the faculty include: The second-highest administrative position in the university, the provost, has been filled by four people in the same number of years; the number of cabinet-level...
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Fort Valley State to Host Cooperative Development...
Corporate giants from the oil and gas industry, utility companies and top governmental agencies will meet on Fort Valley State University’s campus to deliver full-ride scholarships to 14 students and a generous $1.3 million in financial contributions to a signature mentoring program. To date, they’ve contributed $30 million. A two-day conference to highlight the Cooperative Developmental...
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FAMU Journalism Professor is First Black Woman to...
Dhyana Ziegler, DCJ, professor of journalism at Florida A&M University (FAMU), made history as the first African-American woman to be elected chair of the board of directors of the Southern Scholarship Foundation (SSF) and the second African American to be elected to that position in 20 years.
Southern Scholarship Foundation has provided scholarships to students for more than 50 years. Its...
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A Year After Merger Efforts, Jindal Dedicates New...
Nearly one year ago, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s efforts to merge Southern University at New Orleans with the nearby University of New Orleans set off a firestorm of national criticism and advocacy. Today, Jindal dedicated a new building on the SUNO campus.
The $3.3 million facility will house the university’s College of Business and Public Administration.
Gerald Brooks, the...
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VIDEO - Maryland HBCU Equity Lawsuit Shows Racial...
WJZ 13 in Baltimore yesterday profiled the continuing story of the lawsuit facing the State of Maryland brought by supporters of its historically black colleges and universities. The trial, which nears closing arguments in the next few weeks, alleges that Maryland has consistently underfunded its HBCUs, and deprived its students of comparable resources and learning advantages present at its...
Times Twenty: Why so comfortable? →
timestwenty:
If there’s one thing I can conclude at this very moment, it’s that I’m blessed to currently attend the college that I go to. Tonight, for two whole hours, I found myself at a program that consisted of individuals debating whether an HBCU or “PWI” (predominantly white institution) is the way to go,…
askMari: PWI Blues →
joiedeviexxmi:
This is the first post that I’ve actually written [not just reblogged] in a long time, but this issue was heavy on my mind. I was privileged to received the unparalleled experience of attending an HBCU. It has truly been the most instrumental experience in my human development thus far. I learned…
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Alabama A&M to Retire Robert Mathis' Jersey
Alabama A&M today announced that it will retire the number #55 jersey of alumnus and NFL defensive end Robert Mathis on March 3 during a halftime ceremony of AAMU’s annual spring game.
Mathis, a four-time All-Pro defensive end started four years for the Bulldogs, setting an FCS single-season record with 20 sacks in 2002. He is eighth among all active players and second in Colts’...
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Ex-Wife of Warren Moon Charged with Having Sex...
Felicia Moon, ex-wife of former NFL quarterback Warren Moon was arrested recently for allegedly having sex behind Prairie View A&M’s football stadium. Moon was arrested with PVAMU Trail Rider James Thomas and charged with public lewdness.
“No one in our camp saw them there, so I don’t want to comment on anything I don’t know anything about,” said Nannie Francies,...
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HBCU Students Should Value Silence in a...
Dr. James Showalter is an assistant professor of social sciences and humanities at Langston University.
Today’s youth live in a sea of noise. Headphones, cell phones, earbuds, sub-woofers in cars proclaiming someone’s idea of music, all fill the ears and mind.
Despite my objections, I have students leave class to catch up on what kind of breakfast some distant friend had, or other...
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Livingstone's Ezra Mutai Named to Democratic...
By Laurie D. Willis Livingstone College News Service
Livingstone College senior Ezra Mutai has been chosen as a spring intern for the Democratic National Convention Committee.
Mutai, 23, a senior biology major from Kenya, competed against other college students in Charlotte and the surrounding vicinity for the prestigious internship, which ends April 12.
DNCC interns have a variety of...
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Stump Mitchell Interviews with St. Louis Rams,...
Last week, Southern University head football coach Stump Mitchell told reporters that he was not looking for other jobs. Yesterday, the university confirmed that Mitchell had interviewed for a position in the NFL, but was expected to run spring practice beginning today.
On Tuesday night, the Southern athletic department issued a release acknowledging reports that Mitchell had interviewed with the...
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FAMU Balances Marketing, Moving Forward with...
The Tallahassee Democrat yesterday featured a profile on the Florida A&M Marching 100, profiling the university’s new culture of accountability while balancing the absence of its most marketable brand.
The impact that the Marching 100 has had on FAMU athletics goes far beyond energizing a crowd at football and basketball games. The band has been one of the biggest incentives for those...
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Alabama State Lawsuit Addresses Back Pay,...
Digest Columnist Imani Jackson is an award-winning journalist and mass communication graduate of Grambling State University. Currently a freelance writer, she served as editor-in-chief of The Gramblinite newspaper for two and a half years. Follow her @faithspeaks on Twitter.
Alabama State University faculty, staff and personnel learned a costly racial and sexual harassment lesson Friday when a...
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Black Ivy League: The Miseducation of HBCU Elitism
Jeremy Andre Smith is Grambling State University’s Sophomore Class President and Campus Co-Editor of the Gramblinite Newspaper. Follow him on Twitter at @brusquentellect
Students and alumni of historically black colleges and universities are all over the United States. It is always a pleasure to converse with a person from another HBCU and share stories and similar experiences that you may...
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Paine Debuts New Mobile Website
Paine College has launched a mobile version of its website for fast and convenient access on handheld devices. The site can be found at m.paine.edu. Paine College is the first HBCU in the state of Georgia to launch a full-featured mobile site for handheld devices. The new Paine College Mobile site is also accessible to devices like the iPad, Kindle Fire and other notebook devices.
According to a...
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NASCAR Names Hampton 'Educational Institution of...
Hampton University was chosen as the educational institution of the year for the NASCAR Diversity initiative. The Health Physical Education and Recreation Department (HPER) and the Scripps Howard School of Journalism worked together last year in an effort that produced the Eighth Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine.
HPER Assistant Professor Dr. Ralph Charlton will accept the award in...
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After Retirement, Fisk President Hazel O'Leary...
Fisk President Hazel O’Leary today told reporters that after she retires at the end of the year, she will continue to support the university as a donor and advocate.
O’Leary said Tuesday that she has “always been a generous donor to Fisk, and I intend to continue to do that.”
“I have said to my board of trustees … that I will do whatever,” said...
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Fayetteville State Student Journalists Travel to...
A delegation of student journalists from Fayetteville State University arrived in Washington D.C. today for an exclusive tour of local news culture and a meeting with White House press officials and reporters. Made possible by the help of FSU alumni and media officials from around the country, the Bronco reporters from a variety of academic disciplines will learn and share with leading voices in...
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Southern Leadership, Faculty at Odds Over Online...
The Advocate is today reporting that faculty in the Southern University System are opposing plans for the system to develop online degree offerings.
The plans, which will create online access to degree programs currently being offered at System campuses in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Louisiana, will help build revenue and enrollment for the nation’s only HBCU system, according to system...
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62-49 Win Over UMES Gives Howard Lady Bison Eight...
The Howard University women’s basketball team won its eighth straight, 62-49, over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore 9-16, 6-7 MEAC at Burr Gym on senior night. The Lady Bison, now 21-7 on the season, will finish the 2011-12 campaign with a 10-1 home record.
Three players reached double-figures en route to their 13th conference victory. Tamoria Holmes had a solid night with 22...
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Fort Valley State Students to Compete in Healthy...
Fort Valley State student organizations will compete in a cooking challenge on Wednesday to raise money for healthy lifestyle awareness. The groups will turn a $75 budget, a mystery ingredient revealed at the time of the competition, and a 30-minute time limit into a model of healthy eating for the campus.
Four teams will compete for a $300 prize, which will be used to advocate healthy...
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Tennessee State Police Arrest Two for Trespassing,...
Tennessee State University today arrested two men at the same dorm where a freshman student was shot and robbed yesterday morning, the Tennessean Newspaper is reporting.
Campus police aren’t sure whether the two arrested have anything to do with the incident, university spokesman Rick DelaHaya said. They were non-students.
An officer was posted at Watson Hall following the incident early Sunday....
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Southern Announces 2012 Football Schedule
Southern University today announced its 2012 football schedule, highlighted by its out of conference season opener and late September match-up with Florida A&M. The remainder of SU’s schedule is compromised of SWAC competition, and features four home games.
September
1 at New Mexico (Alberquerque, N.M. | University Stadium) 15 Miss. Valley State
22 at Jackson State (Jackson, Miss. |...
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HBCU Stories: The Enduring Activism of Gramblinite...
Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D. is a graduate of the historic Fisk University and now teaches in Tennessee State University’s department of history, geography and political science. Follow her on twitter at @HBCUstorian.
In 1981, at just eighteen years old, Whitney Houston entered onto the world stage as a model on the cover of Seventeen Magazine at a time when positive images of cocoa-skinned women...
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Report: FAMU Investigated 10 Band Hazing Incidents...
The Orlando Sentinel yesterday reported that Florida A&M investigated at least 10 reported incidents of band hazing between August 2007 and November 2011. The Sentinel’s report, developed from police documents provided through public information requests, detail the specific case of former Marching 100 member Bria Hunter, who told police that she reported being hazed by members of the...
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Mississippi Valley State Clinches SWAC Men's...
Valley Magic prevailed again yesterday, as the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils used a last second shot to defeat Prairie View A&M 60-58 at home and to remain undefeated in conference play. With four games remaining in the regular season, MVSU has clinched a least a share of the SWAC men’s basketball championship, its first since the 2006-07 season, and remains on pace for its first...
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Alabama State Ordered to Pay $1 Million in...
A jury awarded more than $1 million last Friday to three Alabama State University employees who sued the school for racial and sexual harassment from a former supervisor. Lavonette Bartley was found to have created a racially hostile environment for three women, who claimed that she referred to them with the b-word and the n-word in the workplace.
The jury found that the school had allowed an...
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Tennessee State Student Shot, Robbed in Dorm
A Tennessee State University student is in stable condition after being shot and robbed inside of his dorm room early this morning, the Tennessean Newspaper is reporting.
TSU spokesman Rick Dela Haya says the freshman from Memphis was inside the campus residence hall, when at 4:30 a.m., he was forced into his dorm room by a man who tried to rob him.
When the student refused to give him anything,...