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JP Morgan Chase Leader Joyce Chang Inspires at Berkeley College Virtual Forum on Women Entrepreneurship

October 21, 2020October 30, 2020 R.L. Witter

COVID-19 Crisis Presents Challenges for Women-Owned Businesses, but Also Opportunities “You have to see hurdles as opportunities to grow, and

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COVID-19 EDUCATION NEWS 

Pandemic hasn’t kept some HBCU bands off the field

October 21, 2020October 26, 2020 R.L. Witter

Florida A&M Marching 100 is preparing for virtual performances this month The pageantry of bands at historically Black colleges and

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EDUCATION 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities take Center Stage as the Nation responds to COVID-19 and Systemic Racism

September 28, 2020October 1, 2020 R.L. Witter

By Molly GalvinCourtesy of National Academy of Sciences Most U.S. colleges and universities are struggling to adjust to the COVID-19

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School Named for Civil Rights Activist and Local Living Legend Theodora Smiley Lacey

September 24, 2020October 1, 2020 R.L. Witter

By R.L. Witter “I was home for my mother’s 88th birthday, driving on Teaneck Road,” Nanette Lacey began. “My mom

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EDUCATION 

College Board Creates Advanced Placement Curriculum on African Diaspora for High School Students

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020 R.L. Witter

Years in the making, the influential College Board is launching an ambitious national curriculum on race with an Advanced Placement (AP) program on the

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EDUCATION 

The Emergence of a New Virginia Union University

September 22, 2020October 26, 2020 R.L. Witter

Virginia Union University is a premier liberal arts institution located in Richmond, Virginia. A proud HBCU, it was founded in

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KCC Welcome Wagon Visits New Students at Home

September 16, 2020September 25, 2020 R.L. Witter

CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez joined Kingsborough Community College (KCC) President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader for a surprise visit

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EDUCATION 

Kean President Delivers First Opening Day Address, Pledges to Take University from ‘Great to Elite’

September 15, 2020September 25, 2020 R.L. Witter

Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., says Kean will seek status as a research university. UNION, N.J. — Kean University President Lamont O.

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EDUCATION 

Lamont Repollet: A New Leader for A New Era at Kean University

September 11, 2020September 15, 2020 R.L. Witter

Dr. Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D. believes all students — no matter where they grew up, the color of their skin,

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Dr. Namandjé Bumpus Becomes 1st Black Woman Department Chair at Johns Hopkins Medical School

September 10, 2020September 17, 2020 R.L. Witter

According to jbhe.com, Dr. Namandjé Bumpus was appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.

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Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May

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Salvation Through Justice: Faith in Action
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