First Black Dean at University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Marie Chisholm-Burns, Pharmd, named Dean for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center  Memphis,...
Education
U.S. Department of Education investigating record number of civil rights complaints in school districts, aims to improve education for minority students
By Nadra Kareem Nittle America's Wire Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at U.S. Dept of Education  Washington,...
SmileyBooks confronts education crisis in new E-Book, "Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys"
#1 Amazon E-book Part of Tavis Smiley's Yearlong Education Initiative  New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Seven thousand students drop...
New York State Senator Shirley L. Huntley welcomes Black College Expo to New York
 "Students have the opportunity to get ACCEPTED on the SPOT" New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- New York State Senator Shirley...
Earl B. King II, son of Dr. Earl B. King Sr. and Darryll S. King to be inducted into National Scholars Society
 By Chinta Strausberg  Earl B. King II, 19, the son of Dr. Earl B. King, Sr. and on-air personality...
ISBE announces finalists for Illinois Teacher of the Year
2011-12 Illinois Teacher of the Year to be announced Oct. 22  Springfield, IL –The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
In new DVD from ASCD, veteran urban principal instructs educators on how to motivate black males
 Principal Baruti Kafele  Alexandria, VA (BlackNews.com) -- According to The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and...
HBCUCONNECT.COM is now the world's largest outlet for HBCU products
Strategic partnerships with giants of online collegiate retailing ensure HBCUConnect.com's continued dominance as the leading portal for the HBCU Community...
Deadline for School Petitions extended to Tuesday, September 6, 2011
 By Chinta Strausberg  The deadline for faxing petitions in support of longer classroom time and academic year has...
Alpha Phi Alpha Charitable Foundation, Inc. donates Apple iPads® to several local DC schools
New program will form partnerships and develop new curriculum for students  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- On Thursday, August 25,...
