Free classes from elite colleges like Princeton and Harvard have generated a ton of excitement, but they could actually widen the learning gap
By Noliwe M. Rooks | July 30, 2012
You have probably heard some of the hoopla about elite universitie ...
Posted Monday, July 30th 2012 at 12:26PM
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Amtrak knows just how to get you where you need to be! Taking the train back to College is an affordable, and comfortable way to travel.
Let Amtrak help you get to College: https://www.myblackjourney.com/travel-planning/college-travel ...
Posted Monday, July 30th 2012 at 11:42AM
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By Helena Oliviero
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Heather Noyes requested a west campus dorm room with one thing in mind: staving off the "freshman 15."
Though a recent study found the freshman 15, the 15-pound weight gain during the first ...
Posted Sunday, July 29th 2012 at 12:42PM
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The Huffington Post | By Sahaj Kohli Posted: 07/28/2012 11:21 am Updated: 07/28/2012 11:26 am
According to new U.S. Census Bureau data, the number of 25 to 34-year-olds who have college degrees around the nation has gradually increased from 200 ...
Posted Sunday, July 29th 2012 at 12:33PM
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Sunday July 29, 2012 10:04 AM
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has penned an open letter to more than 7,000 college presidents asking them to use a new one-page “shopping sheet” intended to help students and their families see clearly the amount ...
Posted Sunday, July 29th 2012 at 12:26PM
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Barack's 51st birthday is coming up.
I hope you'll wish him a happy birthday by signing the card we're putting together for him.
You'll be adding your name along with thousands of other supporters' names -- folks from all 50 states, from all di ...
Posted Saturday, July 28th 2012 at 12:06PM
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By Antonio Prado
Dover Post
Posted Jul 27, 2012 @ 02:04 PM
Dover, Del. —
Delaware State University Associate Professor Dr. Andrew Blake knows firsthand what challenges foreign students have while studying at an American college.
Blake is a ...
Posted Saturday, July 28th 2012 at 11:56AM
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Higher Education
July 27, 2012
By: Cherise Lesesne
During the National Urban League’s annual convention in New Orleans, La., President Obama delivered a speech that could be a significant turning point for local HBCUs, Morgan and Coppin ...
Posted Saturday, July 28th 2012 at 11:51AM
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
July 16, 2012
It is blog time, and my attention seems fixated on the violence I see every day on the morning news. Like many others in the Commonwealth, I watch the morning local and national news shows while sipping my morning coffee, occasionally tweeting my ...
Posted Saturday, July 28th 2012 at 11:43AM
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That's right. We have been waiting four years for this meeting of the world's top athletes to meet head to head to win a Gold Medal for their country! The Olympics offer something for everyone. This year you can not only stay connected to the games b ...
Posted Friday, July 27th 2012 at 11:14AM
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TERRY FRASIER
PRESENTS
"THE OLD SCHOOL HANG SUITE"
VOLUME IV
A NEW MONTHLY OLD SCHOOL PARTY THE AT VARIOUS HOTELS & EVENT VENUES IN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE MUSIC FROM THE 80'S & 90'S, SPECIAL GUEST OLD SCHO ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 12:41PM
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Pine Bluff, AR- With a new mindset of teamwork, Director of Athletics Lonza Hardy Jr., and the entire athletic department staff met for the first day of a two –day retreat held at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
The first day of events started w ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 12:15PM
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Published on Jul 21, 2012 by SportsGrooveTV
Coverage of the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football preseason media roundup from Norfolk, Virginia
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Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 10:43AM
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By Daniel Bortz
Rite of passage.
Recent college graduates will soon become familiar with a huge source of stress: paying off student loans. Financial issues are a common cause of stress, which can affect your physical and psychological health. ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 10:35AM
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By Money Management International
Published: Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2012 - 3:37 am
MMI offers budgeting advice for college students
SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A first year college student has many new challenges to em ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 10:28AM
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July 24, 2012
Today, the U.S. Department of Education unveiled the Obama Administration's model financial aid award letter, also known as the Shopping Sheet — a personalized way to help students understand the type and amount of aid they qualify f ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 10:21AM
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Oh yea! Its time to get ready for HBCU Football season! We have a month before the games begin. There are so many different games to choose from. Many of us make it a tradition to attend the Classics. If you have never been round up your friends and plan to attend.
Check out the 2012 Schedul ...
Posted Tuesday, July 24th 2012 at 5:40PM
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We are all looking forward to the beginning of the summer Olympics taking place in London, England to begin 7/27/12. There are so many great competitors competing this year and we want everyone to tune in to support the events!
What are your favori ...
Posted Tuesday, July 24th 2012 at 11:53AM
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We need to support Penn State University and help them recover from a tragic event. We must lift this university up along with its students, faculty, and alumni so that they continue to strive as one of the best Universities in our nation. We know th ...
Posted Monday, July 23rd 2012 at 11:25AM
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Kendrick Marshall | July 22, 2012 |
No. 5 — Texas Southern head coach Darrell Asberry
Darrell Asberry has a tough task on his hands.
Asberry was hired last December to revive a Texas Southern program that just a few short years ago unexpecte ...
Posted Monday, July 23rd 2012 at 11:06AM
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Flex your muscles and get ready to climb up today's ladder. No matter what challenge we are presented with we have a choice to handle things the way a Champ does! Winning is our final destiny. Goal: At the end of today, collectively we will be proud ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 11:11AM
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Former Jackson State men’s track and field standout Michael Tinsley made it to his first Olympics Sunday evening. Tinsley will participate as a member of the 2012 US Olympic team in London, England. The 2012 Olympics start July 27 with the opening ce ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 9:56AM
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The Olympic Flame will be abseiled from a helicopter to the Tower of London this evening as it arrives for its seven-day journey around the Host City.
The Olympic Torch Relay – presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung – has visited over 1,000 communities around the UK and celebrated the ac ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 9:52AM
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Former Jackson State men’s track and field standout Michael Tinsley made it to his first Olympics Sunday evening. Tinsley will participate as a member of the 2012 US Olympic team in London, England. The 2012 Olympics start July 27 with the opening ce ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 9:48AM
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By HBCUDigest.com
The Olympic train headed to London keeps picking up fam from MEAC country, as Norfolk State alumna Debbie Dunn was recently named to the U.S. Olympic Team in the 1600-meter relay.
Dunn finished fourth at Sunday’s Olympic tri ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 9:33AM
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