The HBCU Advocate has been sharing information about HBCUs for many years. We are now offering students an opportunity to represent their school through our fellowship program. While working in conjunction with each HBCU’s Media Relations Department, the HBCU Advocate Fellows Program will teach students to
The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees proudly announced today that interim President Dr. Charlotte Morris has been elected the ninth president of Tuskegee University, effective August 1, 2021. The Board sought the input of a myriad of internal and external stakeholders and arrived confidently at
An extremely liberating move has been made in favor of college athletes all over the country that seems to answer all the pleas that student-athletes have been making for years. A law went into effect on July 1st that now allows students opportunities to profit
By Dakota Smith On July 16th, Virginia State University announced they would use the CARES act funding (also known as HEER funds) to pay off outstanding student account balances incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Donald Palm, Ph.D.,
By Karol Scott On July 16, 2021, the music and entertainment industry, fans and family paused to mourn Biz Markie. He was born as Marcel Theo Hall in Harlem, New York in 1964. Biz Markie made his way into the music industry as a rapper.
Denmark, S.C. – Voorhees College recently named three department chairs as the new deans of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, School of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, and the School ofScience, Technology, Health, and Human Services (STHHS). Dr. Katherine Whitaker will serve as the
HOUSTON, TX – July 15, 2021 –Texas Southern University is one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to partner with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to support University museums and archives. The five-year project will enhance TSU’s ability
(Columbia, SC) – The Sally R. Brasley Foundation presents the First Annual A Weekend of Excellence, August 13-14, 2021. A Weekend of Excellence will kick off with the SC Excellence Gala, August 13, 2021, that will begin at 7 pm at the USC Alumni Center located at 900 Senate Street,
Denmark, S.C- Voorhees College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Cabral Huff recently spoke at the 12th Annual Rising Coaches Conference held at Center Parc Stadium on the campus of Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. The annual conference is Rising Coaches’ flagship event and has featured
Denmark, S.C. – The Voorhees College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Ronnie Hopkins to serve as the 10th president of the institution, effective July 9, 2021. The decision comes after a national search, three finalists’ visits to campus and a unanimous vote by the board. “With