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Spelman College Takes Top Honors at HBCU Awards - Alcorn State expands its global reach, FAMU’s marching band suspension is lifted, plus more HBCU headlines. —Britt Middleton and LaToya Bowlah Spelman College was named the HBCU of the year at the 3rd annual HBCU Awards held at Jackson State University in Mississippi over the weekend. Check out  the complete list of winners.   (Photo: REUTERS/Tami Chappell /Landov)

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Alcorn State Expands Global Partnership - Alcorn State University will host Brazilian students this year as part of an effort to establish connections between Alcorn and predominantly Black campuses throughout Brazil and Columbia. Outside of Africa, Brazil holds the world’s largest Black population with 140 million. (Photo: Alcorn State University)

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Florida A&M University's Marching Band Suspension Is Lifted - Florida A&M University’s band is back. The band has been suspended since the November 2011 hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. FAMU’s new director of Marching and Pep Bands, Dr. Sylvester Young, still has yet to determine when the band will be ready for its first public performance since the suspension.  (Photo: AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Jason Getz, File) 

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A Bowie State University Professor Is Named a 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator - Bowie State University communications professor Allissa Richardson has been named a 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator. Richardson is being recognized for her use of innovative technology to create a mobile journalism lab for students.  (Photo: Allissa Richardson via Twitter)

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Fort Valley State University Names Its Next President  - Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith is appointed ninth president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia. Griffith is the current senior vice president at York College in New York and is scheduled to take office on July 22. (Photo: Courtesy of Fort Valley State University)

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St. Augustine's University Nixes Tennis and Golf Programs  - Saint Augustine's University, an HBCU in North Carolina, announced recently that it has discontinued its men's golf and women's tennis programs. "We are no different than any other institution facing difficult choices due to the economic downturn. We are looking for both sports to return in the near future, however," Athletic Director George Williams said in a statement. (Photo: Courtesy of Saint Augustine University)

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Tuskegee Alum Donates Priceless Relics of History - Tuskegee University has been gifted with a rare look into history. Civil rights activist (and Tuskegee alum) Amelia Boynton Robinson has donated speeches, among other documents, and some 3,000 pictures to the university, the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported. On March 7, 1965, she was among the activists to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on what has been called “Bloody Sunday.” (Photo: Birmingham News/Tamika Moore /Landov)

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New Athletics Director Tapped at Tuskegee University  - In other Tuskegee University news, Curtis Campbell was recently named the school’s athletic director. He spent the last six years as athletic director of Stillman College. There, Campbell notably helped the school upgrade its campus facilities and spearheaded the opening of its tennis facility. (Photo: Courtesy of Tuskegee University)

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Texas Southern Earns $150,000 Grant for Climate Education - Texas Southern University has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The endowment will go toward the planning of a Climate Education Community University Partnership (CECUP), HBCU Connect reported. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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New Leadership Named at Medgar Evers College  - Dr. Rudy Crew has been appointed the new president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. Dr. Crew previously served as the chief education officer for the state of Oregon and served as a chancellor of New York City Public. (Photo: The Oregonian /Landov)

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