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Head of the class
Virginia HBCUs’ enrollment outpaces peers
Donald Alexander Jr. considered multiple schools, as well as the Air Force, before he landed at Norfolk State University in 2019. The Chesapeake native grew up with strong ties to
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Two HBCUs eye region for satellite campus
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Northern Virginia economic development officials are working with Virginia’s two public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to establish a joint satellite campus in the region that officials say would
White House taps Va. HBCU presidents for advisory board
VSU and NSU leaders among board appointees
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The presidents of Virginia State University and Norfolk State University are on the list of intended appointees to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the
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Bank of America grants VUU $1M
Grant is for financial industry workforce development program
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Bank of America granted Virginia Union University $1 million for its new banking and financial services workforce development program, the university announced Monday. VUU’s Sydney Lewis School of Business will
STEM-ming the tide
VSU researchers aim to grow STEM students, graduates
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Mariah Simmons arrived at Virginia State University in 2016 with a dream of becoming the first computer scientist in her family. The week before school started, she enrolled in an
What’s good for HBCUs is good for Virginia business
It's time to increase state support for historically Black colleges and universities, former Gov. Wilder writes
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Earlier this year, I issued a call for the commonwealth to confront and reassess its disproportionate support of its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). I wrote a letter to
Virginia Natural Gas donates $500K to Hampton University
Funding to support IT infrastructure upgrades for remote learning
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Virginia Beach-based Virginia Natural Gas and its parent company, Southern Co., announced Thursday that the companies are donating $500,000 to Hampton University to support information technology infrastructure upgrades in light
Kaine introduces legislation to establish HBCU business centers
Reaching America's Rural Minority Businesses Act would establish up to 10 centers
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) announced Tuesday they have introduced the Reaching America’s Rural Minority Businesses Act, which would establish up to 10 minority business centers