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Historically black colleges receive $228 million in grant money from federal government
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelHistorically black colleges and universities throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands were awarded $228 million in grants Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Education. Florida A&M University, Florida's only public, historically black... -
Michelle Obama wants Bowie State graduates to promote education
Michelle Obama encouraged the graduates of Bowie State University on Friday to live up to the legacy of their university's founders and the leaders of the civil rights movement by promoting the importance of education in the black community. "Just think...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Barack Obama, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?
I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop...
Tags: Students, Morehouse College, Music, Human Interest, Science and Technology
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Obama urges Morehouse College graduates to help others
WASHINGTON — President Obama urged graduates of a celebrated historically black college Sunday to use their education to help others and to work for "something larger than yourself," citing the example of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Morehouse College, Washington, DC, Graduation, Barack Obama
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Obama tells black college graduates he could have gone wrong 'but for the grace of God'
Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Social Issues, Morehouse College, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Michelle Obama to speak at Bowie State commencement
WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama will speak at Bowie State University's commencement on May 17, the White House said Thursday. The school, Maryland's oldest historically black college and one of the oldest in the nation, is celebrating its...
Tags: Gun Control, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Bowie State University
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Coppin to break ground on $80 million science center
Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center that it hopes will boost sagging enrollment despite concerns that the West Baltimore school will not have enough money to operate the building. A ceremonial...
Tags: Students, Civil Rights, Computer Science, U.S. Department of Education, Teachers
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Justice for Maryland's HBCUs
For many Marylanders, Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget includes plenty to celebrate. The governor's "balanced approach" to budgeting translates into increased employment, health care benefits for additional families and...
Tags: Government, DREAM Act, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Regional Authority, Coppin State University
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Coppin's students-last policies
Coppin State University has a serious problem with very low rates of student retention and graduation. Last December, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents created a Special Review Committee to look into this problem further and make...
Tags: Students, Morgan State University, Colleges and Universities, University System of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
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Segregation suit reaches hands of federal judge
A lawsuit alleging that Maryland's historically black colleges and universities continue to suffer from policies that promote racial segregation is now in the hands of a federal judge, six years after it was first filed. U.S. District Judge Catherine C....Tags: Litigation, Students, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State University, Bowie State University
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Black colleges seek more state funding
Hundreds of students and supporters of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities rallied Monday in Annapolis to press for increased state funding to make up for decades of discrimination. The presidents of Morgan State University, Coppin...Tags: Government, Students, Financial Aid, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Prince George's County
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HBCU coalition head criticizes Morgan president
A Morgan State University alumnus who is leading a coalition suing the state over discrimination at historically black colleges and universities has criticized the university's embattled president for showing "minimal interest and involvement in the...
Tags: Litigation, Morgan State University, Justice System, Judges, Colleges and Universities
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