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Jackson State University makes HBCU history with on-campus Financial Wellness Center
- Brandon Colvin, Our 360 News Last week, the Jackson State University (JSU) College of Business hosted a grand opening ceremony for its...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Netflix and Howard University honor actor Chadwick Boseman with $5.4 million scholarship in his name
Howard University kicked off October, its homecoming month, weeks ago with a blockbuster announcement of the Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Op-Ed: In the wake of the pandemic, Congress to extend healthcare tax credits
- Dr. Andrew Hugine, President, Alabama A&M University I was supposed to be a farmer in Green Pond, South Carolina until my father...

Our 360 News Staff
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Alabama marks Free Application for Federal Student Aid opening by declaring state holiday
Students nationwide "got the green light" today with the opening of the enrollment process for the Free Application for Federal Student...

Our 360 News Staff
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Lack of technology forces Alabama commmunity college to pause re-enrollment program
Administrators at Alabama’s Bishop State Community College had a goal: Re-enroll some of the 800 students who had recently completed some...
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Oct 28, 20214 min read
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Alabama's SAIL network helps students see record gains in summer learning, academic performance
This morning, Our 360 News spoke with Suzy Harris, Program Director for the Birmingham-based Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL)...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Oregon teacher wears blackface in protest of school vaccine mandate, claims she is Rosa Parks
Last Friday, an elementary school employee in Newberg, Oregon, decided to protest the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate by arriving to...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Governor Kay Ivey says Critical Race Theory unwelcome, 'doesn't belong in Alabama schools'
Conservative Alabama governor Kay Ivey is continuing her quest against Critical Race Theory (CRT), and despite the state's recent...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
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JSU football coach slams SWAC over nameless jerseys, vows to pay for upgrades.
Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders had a message for schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference following the Tigers' 7-6...
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Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Summer camp in Alabama's rural Black Belt aims to improve STEM performance for local students
As students across the state prepare to return to the classroom, a group of Black Belt middle and high school students will be ahead of...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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U.S. Department of Education grants Alabama State University $2M to recruit disadvantaged students
Last week, Alabama State University received a federal grant of $404,413 for a five-year period totaling $2,022,065 from the U.S....
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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NASA awards $1.2M grant to Alabama State University to support minority students in STEM
In support of minority engineering programs and experimental research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Alabama...

Our 360 News Staff
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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State Senator sponsors free STEM summer camp in Alabama's Black Belt region
Starting next week, middle and high school students across five Black Belt counties will have to opportunity to participate in a...
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Oct 28, 20211 min read
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UAB and Alabama Dept of Health join forces to develop $2M disease prevention center
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded nearly $2 million by the Alabama Department of Public Health to support the...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Congressional HBCU Caucus connects Black colleges to tech opportunities, cheap internet for students
In collaboration with Truist Bank, formerly SunTrust and BB&T banks, the Bi-Partisan HBCU Caucus held its 4th Annual Diversity in Tech...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Alabama HBCU earns distinction from US Dept of State, Fulbright Scholars program
Alabama A&M University has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader by the U.S. Department...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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NBA great, Charles Barkley gives $1000 to each school system employee in his Alabama hometown
The Round Mound of Rebound could just as easily be called The Round Mound of Giveback. In his latest charitable move, NBA Hall of Famer,...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs to host virtual Fulbright HBCU Symposium today
Today, at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time, the U.S. Department of State and the international Fulbright Scholars Program will host the...

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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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National Endowment for the Arts to fund visual storytelling project at Alabama State University
The Alabama State University Department of Visual Arts is the recent recipient of a $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Public-private partnership brings Apple technology, programming to Alabama's capital city students
Last week, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed and Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore announced the launch of MGM...

Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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