President Barack Obama has appointed Marian Wright Edelman, co-founder and longtime president of the Children’s Defense Fund, as a member of the President’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. From 1971 to 1973, she served as Director of the Center for Law and Education at Harvard University. From 1968 to 1973, Ms. Edelman […]
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President Obama Appoints Two New Members to Board of Advisors on HBCUs
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, Appointee for Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is the President of Howard University, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to becoming the President, Dr. Frederick held several leadership positions at Howard University, including Interim President, Associate Dean […]
Paine student selected as Student Ambassador for White House Initiative on HBCUs
Updated: 3:46 PM CST For Immediate Release September 5, 2015 Media Contacts: Tonya Williams 706.396.7591 tjwilliams@paine.edu Paine College 1235 Fifteenth Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 www.paine.edu Paine College Student Selected As Student Ambassador for White House HBCU All-Star Program Augusta, GA– Paine College student and Accounting Major, Chika Okanya, has been selected to serve as a student ambassador […]
FAMU Hosts an Evening with Orlando Magic Business Director Lucas Boyce
Updated: 4/10/2014 1:14 PM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2014 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Division of Student Affairs will present an evening with Lucas Boyce, Orlando Magic director of business development and legislative affairs, and author of the book, “Living Proof: From Foster Care to the White […]
75 Students from 62 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Named 2014 HBCU All-Stars
Updated: 2/11/2014 2:17 PM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION Press Release CONTACT: Division of Media Relations Alcorn State University (601)877-6130 or (601) 443-3658 news@alcorn.edu<mailto:news@alcorn.edu> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Lorman, Miss. (February 11, 2014) – The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU) today announced its first class of HBCU All-Stars, recognizing […]
Stillman Spring Convocation Keynote Speaker- Dr. George E. Cooper
STILLMAN COLLEGE Office of Marketing & Public Relations Contact: Mary Sood (205) 366-8886 (p) (731) 431-1079 (c) msood@stillman.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Immediate Stillman Spring Convocation Keynote Speaker Dr. George E. Cooper, Executive Director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs Stillman College will hold its annual Spring Convocation, which commemorates the beginning of a new academic semester, […]