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 ...
Posted Thursday, April 26th 2012 at 2:16PM
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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 Universities media advocacy group.
Southern received ...
Posted Wednesday, April 25th 2012 at 7:56PM
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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.
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Posted Saturday, April 21st 2012 at 2:19PM
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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). ...
Posted Wednesday, April 11th 2012 at 1:51PM
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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 to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
The open ...
Posted Monday, April 9th 2012 at 3:30PM
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Apply your professional skills, cultural background and unique perspectives to a global public service career with the U.S. Department of State. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of State offers Foreign Service careers that provide an opportunity to live and work abroad as an Of ...
Posted Friday, March 30th 2012 at 5:36PM
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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 the most honorees, Verdia L. Haywood ’70, Dr. LaSan ...
Posted Thursday, March 29th 2012 at 5:02PM
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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 increasing the good cholesterol in growing pigs.
“The da ...
Posted Tuesday, March 27th 2012 at 12:56PM
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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 ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2012 at 2:15PM
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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 York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2012 at 5:17PM
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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 ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2012 at 5:04PM
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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 take the virtual tour will get to see some of the mo ...
Posted Friday, February 17th 2012 at 5:31PM
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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 the last unbeaten team in Division I its first los ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2012 at 4:32AM
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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 Honorable Judge Glenda Hatchett of the two-time Emmy nomi ...
Posted Tuesday, February 7th 2012 at 6:38PM
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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 televised competition that was taped at Howard Universit ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2012 at 8:32PM
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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 historic Oakland Memorial Chapel at 10:00 a.m. on Tues ...
Posted Wednesday, February 1st 2012 at 6:15PM
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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 Women's (AAUW) Elect Her-Campus Women Win in 2012 In ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2012 at 2:13PM
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Heritage Sports Radio Network (www.HSRN.com), the nation's premiere sports network covering intercollegiate athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, announces the establishment of the Conaway Cup Award. This annual award will be giv ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 6:13PM
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You are out camping with your family and you hear a growl. It is a bear. What do you do? Run away? Grab something to use as a weapon? Play dead? Fight back?
Don’t run. When you run, the bear thinks you’re prey and will continue chasing you, so sta ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2012 at 5:55PM
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President David L. Beckley announced today that the College has met the goal of $750,000 in commitments to receive the $3 million gift announced the 1st of December for the endowment fund and several projects. Through the generosity of Kathy and Joe ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 at 7:53PM
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Definition
Intellectual property is any innovation, commercial or artistic; any new method or formula with economic value; or any unique name, symbol, or logo that is used commercially. Intellectual property is protected by patents on inventions; tr ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 at 7:26PM
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Is it me or do you think Burger King took a step backwards on their new fries? They taste like Ida Ore fries in a bag from the grocery store and look like them too - meaning I think their cut is a bit big. It is probably just me, but I think Burger K ...
Posted Thursday, December 22nd 2011 at 5:54PM
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On January 12-13, 2012, Alcorn will host Monsanto America’s Farmers Mobile Experience, a traveling display that designed to educate consumers on modern agriculture and the challenges farmers face to meet the growing demands. The display will be stati ...
Posted Friday, December 16th 2011 at 4:45PM
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