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First Lady Takes Chicago Students on Howard University Tour - Diddy to speak at Howard University’s 2014 commencement ceremony, plus more HBCU news. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee) Michelle Obama is teaming up with 106 & Park host Bow Wow and Chicago high school students for a four-day tour called “Escape to the Mecca” at Howard University. The visit is part of the White House’s higher education initiative designed to immerse high school students in the college environment. Following the tour, which kicks off on Thursday, the first lady will also participate in a round-table discussion with the students. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Fisk University Takes Home the Championship - The 25th anniversary of the HBCU Honda Campus All-Star Challenge kicked off on April 12 with Morgan State vying for a three-peat win against 48 other HBCUs. But they came up short this time around as Fisk University was announced as the national champions on Monday.(Photo: Honda via Twitter)

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Diddy to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address - Hip hop mogul Diddy is headed back to Howard University. The Bad Boy CEO will deliver the speech at the 146th commencement on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the college where he began pursuing his entertainment career dreams in the late ‘80s. Diddy will also receive an honorary doctorate in humanities.(Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/GettyImages)

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Grambling State Student Found Dead at Park - Shock and sadness filled the campus of Grambling State University on Monday after the students and faculty learned of the death of 21-year-old senior Alexandria Shelton. Shelton’s body was discovered in Lafayette Park on Sunday. The coroner said the cause of her death was drowning and ruled out homicide or foul play. (Photo: John Elk/Getty Images)

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Virginia Union Gets New Head Men’s Basketball Coach - Well known HBCU coach Tony Sheals will find a new home as the head coach of the Virginia Union men’s basketball team. After spending the last season at Saint Augustine, Sheals was introduced Thursday as the ninth men’s basketball coach in Virginia Union history. Excited about his new position, “It looks good, it feels good,” Sheals said.(Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Union University)

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Hampton University Reaches Settlement With Drowned Student’s Family - The family of David Esan, 17, the Hampton University student who drowned during a March 20, 2013, swimming pool party at the university has reached a confidential settlement with the school. Last year Esan’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the university claiming that it was negligent. The case was scheduled to go to a jury trial this week.  (Photo: Hampton University)

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South Carolina State Redirects Federal Funds to Keep School Afloat - The financial secrets of South Carolina State University became public after State Inspector General Patrick J. Maley released his report. He discovered that while not fraudulent the university has been misappropriating federal funds to cover up its financial mishaps. According to Maley, SCSU borrowed $456,553 from a grant during the 2006-07 fiscal year, but by February 2014 the sum had reached a total of $6.5 million. (Photo: The State/MCT /Landov

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FAMU Says Split From FSU to Cost $100 Million - The ball is already rolling in the plan for FAMU to split from FSU in its joint venture for the college of engineering with FSU guaranteed $13 million. But FAMU is saying the split will cost them $100 million. The proposal has divided many state legislatures who have taken sides on the matter as many argue that it will take away from state funds to rectify the college.(Photos from Left: Florida Agriculture Mechanical University, Florida State University)

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Watch: North Carolina Central Hip Hop Institute Trailer - Grammy Award-winning hip hop producer Patrick Douthit, known as 9th Wonder, was announced as a professor at North Carolina Central’s new Hip Hop Institute. Douthit will teach a course on “Hip Hop in Context” this fall for the grand opening of the Institute. Check out the trailer for the rap-history-inspired program here.(Photo: North Carolina central University via youtube)