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Prince George’s Community College President to Retire Next Year

Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) is set to retire June 30, 2020. She became the institution’s first female president in July 2007. Throughout her presidency, Dukes built various partnerships with Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). She also co-chaired a task force for the development of the Prince George’s […]

October 31, 2019

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Northwestern Journalism School Announces Scholarship Program

Alongside Reuters and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications announced a new $40,000 scholarship program. The scholarship recipient will receive the financial benefits, an opportunity to join the Reuter’s summer internship program and gain mentors, according to Northwestern. Candidates must be a member […]

October 30, 2019

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UPS Recognized by Hispanic Scholarship Fund for Supporting Latinx Students

The United Parcel Service Foundation (UPS) will be honored as the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s (HSF) Corporate Partner of the Year for their ongoing efforts to support higher education in the Latinx community. Over the years, UPS has created support services for Latino students and contributed scholarship funding. “We are exceedingly proud to have this opportunity […]

September 30, 2019

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Temple University Scholarship Honors Journalist Alumna

Starting this spring, Temple University will memorialize journalist Lorraine Branham through a new scholarship awarded to a Klein College of Media and Communication student every year, The Temple News reported. Branham, a Temple University alumna and former Syracuse University dean, died of uterine cancer this year at age 66. Branham attended Temple University as a […]

September 27, 2019

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Joan Johnson, Co-Founder of Johnson Products Company, Dies at 89

Joan Johnson, co-founder of the Black hair care business Johnson Products Company, died Friday at the age of 89 after suffering with a long illness, according to CNN. In 1954, she created the company alongside her husband George Johnson in Chicago. Johnson Products became the first Black-owned company to be traded on the American Stock […]

September 9, 2019

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CIEE Fellowship Program Promotes Study Abroad Equity

Only 10.9 percent of all United States study abroad students from 2016 to 2017 were from minority-serving institutions (MSIs), according to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). CIEE, a nonprofit study abroad organization, wants to level the playing field and increase student accessibility to international travel.

August 28, 2019

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WGU Launches Scholarship Fund for Working Adults

To help adults pursue a college degree on a flexible schedule, Western Governors University (WGU) announced an $800,000 scholarship fund. The Back to School Scholarship will provide up to $2,000 per student to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree through any of WGU’s programs. It is renewable for up to four terms at the rate […]

August 23, 2019

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Teen Artist Wins $30K Google College Scholarship

Arantza Peña Popo, a Georgia high school graduate from Columbia, won a $30,000 college scholarship in a “Doodle for Google” contest. Her high school, Arabia Mountain, will also receive $50,000 for a computer lab or technology program, according to an Associated Press article. For the competition, K-12 students crafted designs for Google’s logo that reflected […]

August 14, 2019

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Teen Accepted to 115 colleges, Offered $3.7M in scholarships

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans teenager has been accepted to 115 colleges and universities across the nation. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports Antoinette Love was accepted at every school she applied to and was offered a total of more than $3.7 million in scholarships. She says she plans to visit schools over the next few weeks […]

April 25, 2019

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XULA Senior Named Recipient of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship

Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) senior Sydney Green has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced. Established by the Signore family, the scholarship program honors and celebrates one of the most transformative figures in American history. The program is currently administered and […]

February 26, 2019

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University of Central Arkansas Receives $20M Donation for New Fine Arts Center

The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) has received a $20 million from the Windgate Foundation, the largest donation in more than a century of its existence. The donation will be used to create the new, 114,000 square foot Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The center will include an exterior space for three-dimensional art, […]

January 23, 2019

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Philanthropist Robert F. Smith Gives $1.5M Gift to Morehouse College

Robert F. Smith, a philanthropist and founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners has recently given a $1.5 million gift to Morehouse College to support endowed scholarships and the establishment of a campus park to act as an outdoor study area for students. The college will establish the Robert Frederick Smith Scholars Program in […]

January 17, 2019