Education

Clayton State University hosts open house to launch new film and digital media certificate

The Film and Digital Media Center at Clayton State University hosted an open house on Saturday, July 15, from 1-3…
White House Proposes $9.2 Billion Cut in Education Funding

No one ever said that higher education wouldn’t cost money. Across the country, tuition is steadily rising and students are…
First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed and GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students Launch the “First 2,000 Days Campaign”

Statewide public awareness initiative targets the importance of early childhood education The City of Atlanta announced that First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth…
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Harold Martin Appointed Interim President of Morehouse College

The Morehouse College Board of Trustees has appointed alumnus Harold Martin Jr. as interim president. Martin takes on the day-to-day…
Marker Memorializes Historic Integration of Georgia Southern

A new commemorative marker on Georgia Southern University’s campus pays tribute to a special part of Georgia Southern’s history and…
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Morehouse College Interim President William “Bill” Taggart Has Died

According to the Fulton County, Georgia medical examiner, William “Bill” Taggart, interim president at Morehouse College and Atlanta Business League…
Months After Meeting with HBCU Presidents, Trump Still Giving Mixed Messages on Black Colleges

Repeatedly during his first 100 days, President Donald J. Trump signaled to the leaders and supporters of historically Black colleges…
Business Titan William Pickard Delivers Clark Atlanta University Commencement Address

“The essence of any commencement speech is to be brief,” said William Pickard, Ph.D., chairman and CEO of VITEC and…
Morehouse Receives $400,000 JPMorgan Chase Grant To Help Atlanta Entrepreneurs

The Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center has received a $400,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase to help grow new minority-and-women-owned tech businesses…
Kennesaw State’s Black Studies Program In Danger of Being Cut

  Kennesaw State University faced recent pushback from student protestors when it revealed plans to deactivate its African American studies…
A Gap Year For Struggling Students: One Innovation That Education Policy Makers Should Consider

Each year, my colleagues and I design and implement plans focused on supporting our academically vulnerable students. For schools like mine,…
Granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune Reacts to DeVos Commencement Address

This morning on News One Now host and managing editor Roland Martin interviewed Dr. Evelyn Bethune, granddaughter of Dr. Mary…
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Volunteer Day of Service Comes to Morris Brown College

Brown College alumni, family, staff and friends will join “A Day of Service on Cortland Commitment Day,” a day on…
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Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Atlanta area kids in need

Volunteer-led partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Five hundred Atlanta area elementary students will have new…
‘Science Super Heroes’ initiative honors Atlanta teacher Dr. Valerie Camille Jones

Science Channel announced today the crowning of Atlanta resident Dr. Valerie Camille Jones, an honoree of the network’s monthly Science…
Oprah Winfrey Stars in “Henrietta Lacks” and Commencement at Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College just got a “two-fer.” First, the historic Decatur campus of the all-women’s liberal arts school landed a…
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