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Ivy League Schools Brace For Scrutiny Over Race in Admissions

August 13, 2017 Staff 0

A Justice Department inquiry into how race influences admissions at Harvard University has left selective colleges bracing for new scrutiny of practices that have helped boost diversity levels to new highs across the Ivy League. […]

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PAL and UNF Partner to Increase Minority Education and Access

May 31, 2017 Staff 0

The University of North Florida and the Police Athletic League of Jacksonville have entered a partnership to engage Jacksonville youth and put them on an academic pathway through the JaxPAL Teen Leadership Program with the […]

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Judge Allows White Alabama Town To Segregate Their Schools

May 14, 2017 Staff 0

An Alabama judge has given a predominately white town the right to remove itself from the current racially mixed school system to create their own that would most likely result in all-white schools. To make matter worse: Judge […]

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DeVos’ Speech at Bethune-Cookman’s Commencement Sparks Protests, Outrage

May 13, 2017 Staff 0

by CHANDELIS R. DUSTER (NBC NEWS) Bethune-Cookman University graduates booed, turned their backs and walked out during Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ 22 minute commencement speech on Wednesday — all in an effort to make it […]

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FAMU App Challenge Rewards Top Student Techie Innovators

April 24, 2017 Staff 0

Technology wizards partnered up to show off pure creative science and the benefits of collaboration at the AC3, the 2017 App Challenge sponsored by the Division of Research at Florida A&M University. The event continues […]

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Peace Corps Names Top Volunteer-producing HBCUs

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Robin White Goode, blackenterprise.com There’s a certain romance about the idea of doing volunteer work in the developing world. Although much of the work is most likely grueling, it still speaks of adventure and […]

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Study: Black Students More Likely to Graduate if They Have One Black Teacher

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Madeline Will If a low-income black student has just one black teacher in elementary school, that student is significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, a new John Hopkins University […]

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Morehouse College Releases President, Removes Board Members

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

Former Morehouse College Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Davidson and the college’s former President John S. Wilson.  By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Morehouse College’s Board of Trustees announced Friday it has removed its president, embattled […]

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Shiva Robotics Academy Focuses on STEM Curriculum, Concepts and Activities

April 7, 2017 admin 0

Today’s kids are moving into the new age of machines and technology and Shiva Robotics Academy is on the front line to equip them with the right skill set for the future workforce.  Employment in occupations related […]

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Catapult Academy Partners With Community Entities to Expand Program and Opportunities

March 15, 2017 admin 0

Catapult Academy, a continuing education school on Jacksonville’s northside have expanded their curriculum to provide more opportunities for those desiring an alternative high school environment. Currently, they have over 1,400 students in grades 9-12. The […]

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