Tag: college
Speaker stuns Morehouse grads, to pay off $40M student debt
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he...
The Boulé Focuses its Attention on HBCUs
By Jamal Watson
Diverse Education
ATLANTA— The leadership of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity — also known as the Boulé — has made good on its promise to...
Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students
By Sammy G. Allen
Diverse Education
Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1.
Gateway College National Network is now an initiative...
This urban charter school increased its black and Latino STEM graduates...
By Stuart Miller
The Hechinger Report
NEWARK, N.J. — Tahiv McGee spent Fridays during his senior year of high school at Rutgers University-Newark, where he worked...
Birmingham Housing Authority recognizes its own, including one of nation’s top...
Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Jayla Kirkland, a graduate of Woodlawn High School, is regarded as Alabama’s fastest runner and among the...
Tuskegee University Ousts President Brian L. Johnson; appoints Charlotte Morris as...
By Trenisha Wiggins
The Birmingham Times
Brian L. Johnson is out as president of Tuskegee University. The Board Trustees announced Thursday that Johnson would not return...
Frank Martin is the best Final Four story around
Alejandro Danois
The Shadow League
NEW YORK -- First off, the University of South Carolina's head basketball coach is not "Frank" Martin.
His real name is Francisco...
Get ready for a blockbuster sequel: Alabama vs. Clemson
By Paul Newberry
Associated Press
Get ready for a blockbuster sequel.
It's Alabama vs. Clemson, The Rematch.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide will take on the No. 3 Tigers...
As for-profit college enrollment climbs, blacks graduate with more debt
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist)
With 44 million consumers owing about $1.4 trillion in student loans, a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection...
Two Ramsay High graduates donate dress shoes to six male students...
By Chanda Temple
Special to the Times
Two Ramsay High graduates interested in helping advance the futures of young male students, recently returned to their alma mater to give...
