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The Southern University School of Nursing has been recognized as the “Nursing School of the Year” in Louisiana for 2012. It is second time in the past three years that the nursing school has received

Alcorn State University concluded its commencement week activities May 9-12 by graduating its largest and most diverse graduation class in its 141-year history. More than 8,400 people attended the

Digging through the demographic data in the latest jobs numbers, one of the clear winners of the last few months has been black women. Since December, they’ve knocked more than 3 percentage points off

A state attorney on Wednesday charged 13 individuals in connection with the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major in November. The charges range from misdemeanor hazing to felony hazing,

It’s been a long time since the meteor shower in November 1833 when stars flew across the Alabama sky; fast forward to this time and Talladega College is making its mark with a star studded affair for

Courtesy of NC A&T State University First Lady Michelle Obama has been tapped to deliver the address for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s spring commencement, Saturday,

When Alcorn State University first opened its doors in 1871 with eight faculty members and 179 eager students the institution’s future and impact could not have been foretold. Today, Alcorn serves as the epic-center for academic excellence and is a major economic generator for southwestern Mississip

The Southern University Marching Band is receiving a national award. The "Human Jukebox" now has the honor of "Best Marching Band of 2012" from the Center for Historically Black Colleges and Univer

Alcorn State University has won the top honor of HBCU of the Year at the annual HBCU Awards hosted by The Center for HBCU Media Advocacy. The awards ceremony honors excellence at historically black colleges and universities, the HBCU Awards is one of the most prominent and keenly contested awards.

The availability of single men is largely about math. If there are 10 single men at a party and you disqualify 9 of them, your probability of meeting Mr. Right shrinks to below 10% (the reason it's 'below' is because, don't forget, he needs to not disqualify you).

Alcorn State University will host its first annual Unity Through Diversity Week, April 16-20. The week is designed to bring the campus and community together for a series of dynamic educational events

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The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) honored four Alcorn alums who represent a strong commitment to excellence in their fields. Alcorn led HBCUs present with t

Research scientists at Alcorn State University Swine Development Center in Church Hill, Mississippi, recently reported that adding purslane leaves to swine diets lowers bad cholesterol while increasin

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Toyota pledges $75,000 toward Medgar Wiley Evers statue on Alcorn State Univeristy campus Bronze statue will serve as a testament to furthering equal rights education, citizenship, the arts, and Mississippi tourism Toyota today announced a contribution of $75,000 toward the effort to build a bro

Sojourner Truth was the self-given name of Isabella Baumfree, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New Yor

START AT 45: Did YOU know that African Americans have the highest rate of colorectal cancer, and that it is more likely to be advanced at diagnosis? The age for colonoscopy in ACG guidelines dropped to 45 for African Americans in 2009. This digestive ditty about colon cancer screening in Black

From time constraints to travel costs, in-person campus visits can be out of reach for some prospective students. That’s why Alcorn State University has launched a virtual campus tour. Those who ta

Tennessee State did what no other team had been able to do this season: beat No. 9 Murray State. Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Tigers to a 72-68 victory that handed

Alcorn students, alumni, employees, retirees, local elected officials, legislators, and community members, gathered today in the Oakland Memorial Chapel for Heritage Convocation 2012 where the Honorab

Tuskegee University made its first appearance in the “Know Your Heritage Black College Quiz” show. Gabriel Smith, a junior studying history, represented the university in the sixth year of this televi

Alcorn will honor its legacy as a land-grant institution and the accomplishments of various descendants in this country and from countries around the world at its 2012 Heritage Convocation in the hist

Howard University is the first Historically Black College or University selected as one of the 30 campus sites across the United States and Jamaica to host the American Association of Undergraduate Wo