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Student Wins a Scholarship From Wale - American Baptist College joined the HBCU family, students protest the Zimmerman verdict, plus more. — LaToya Bowlah Lauren Pryor won a $25,000 scholarship from rapper Wale in a Norfolk hip hop station radio challenge. Pryor is currently a sophomore at Hampton University studying psychology. Through a partnership with Clear Channel the Wale Scholarship Contest focuses on his music, but also gives back to his fans. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Heineken)

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Loan Denials Are Adversely Affecting HBCU Students - The approval rate for entering HBCU students receiving Parent Plus Loans have decreased drastically from 45 percent to only 24 percent. Last fall, 200,000 HBCU students were denied from the loans. As a result, HBCUs collectively lost over $150 million. (Photo: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Hampton University Has a New Health Initiative - Hampton University has received a $13.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to conduct research and training in health issues that largely affect minorities. Among their topics of focus are prostate cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, melanoma in Latinos and violence. (Photo: Hampton University Athletics)

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Golf Legends to Provide HBCU Scholarships - If you’re a golfer, want to play against legends James Black and Calvin Peete and want to help a good cause, then the 2nd Annual HBCU Golf Challenge may be up your alley. On August 9 at the Lake Presidential Golf Club in Maryland, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and GIR Gear will host a tournament in which proceeds will be used for scholarships for students at HBCUs. (Photo: Thurgood Marshall College Fund)

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Welcome American Baptist College to the HBCU Family - The American Baptist College has been granted the honor of being named as a Historically Black College. Founded in 1924, the small liberal arts school in Nashville, Tennessee, focuses on training African-American Baptist ministers. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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Savannah State University Boosts Local Economy - A recent report from the Selig Center shows that Savannah State substantially boosts the local economy by pumping approximately $148 million into the metropolitan area. During fiscal year 2012, the college was responsible for more than 1,560 full- and part-time jobs. Of those jobs, approximately 1,090 are off-campus. (Photo: Courtesy of Savannah State University)

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Dillard Opens Its Doors to Brazilian Teachers - Dillard University’s Center for Intensive English Language is the first language program at an HBCU to welcome 24 educators from Brazil, who will study English as a second language. The summer program is part of the Professional Development Program for Teachers of English Language in the USA, which aims to send more than 100,000 Brazilian students to study abroad. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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Students Rallied for Justice After Zimmerman's Verdict - About 100 pairs of feet marched from the residence halls to the Sunken Garden at Central State University in Ohio on Monday. Students, faculty and community members rallied for peace and prayed for Trayvon Martin’s family after Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Photo: AP Photo/Phil Sears)

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Coppin State University Names New President  - Dr. Mortimer Neufville was named Coppin State’s president by Chancellor William E. Kirwan. Previously Neufville has served as interim president of the HBCU since January 23. He has also served as the executive vice president for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. He replaces Reginald Avery. (Photo: Courtesy of Mortimer Neufville)

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