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HBCU Choir Prepares for International Acapella Challenge in Italy

Ashley Brown — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

The A’Cappella Choir at Rust College is thrilled to have received an invitation to compete in the 36th Annual International Verona Competition. The competition is scheduled for March 26–30, 2025, in Verona, Italy. “We are immensely proud of our A’Cappella Choir’s selection for this prestigious competition,” said Dr. Robert M. Dixon, president of Rust College. […]

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Inaugural HBCU Choral Music Festival to be Held in Mississippi

Ashley Brown — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:08:06 +0000

Coahoma Community College will celebrate the rich tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with the inaugural HBCU Choral Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 3. The event will commence at 5 p.m. at the CCC Pinnacle. Participating HBCU Choirs This festival will showcase electrifying performances from a selection of renowned HBCU choirs. The event promises […]

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HBCUs Awarded $9.7M To Preserve Buildings

HBCU Editors — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:01:05 +0000

Several Buildings owned by HBCUs like Shaw University and Rust College will be receiving the funding and repairs they need thanks to grants from the National Park Service! Learn more in the story by Derek Major at Black Enterprise below. The National Park Service (NPS) announced it would award $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation […]

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Rust College To Establish Ida B. Wells Social Justice Center

HBCU Editors — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:36:15 +0000

Thanks to a million-dollar donation, Rust College is preparing to establish the Ida B. Wells Social Justice Center and Interpretive Center on the Mississippi Industrial College (MIC)! The school will also be able to make additional improvements on campus. Get the full story in the article from Autumn Scott at WREG Memphis below. Rust College […]

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Excess $10K Raised For Ida B. Wells Statue To Become Rust College Scholarships

Vanessa Roberson — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:32:01 +0000

Amid plans for her to be honored on Beale Street in Memphis, the legacy of writer and icon Ida B. Wells is extending into the futures of young students at Rust College, an HBCU that Wells herself once attended! Get the full inspiring story from Hannah Grabenstein in her article on MLK50 below. Nearly 130 […]

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12 HBCUs Listed On Worst ROI List

HBCU Editors — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 03:44:41 +0000

Finance 101 released a list of 30 institutions of higher education. Twelve schools on the list are historically black colleges and universities. Journalist Matthew Black shares the list: “National studies still show that getting a degree leads to higher wages, but not all universities and colleges are doing their part. Every year, PayScale, a national […]

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34 HBCU Leaders Come Together In Support Of #BlackLivesMatter Movement

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:05:12 +0000

More than 30 historically black college and university (HBCU) presidents and chancellors has come together to denounce America’s gun violence problem in response to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philander Castile in Falcon Heights and the subsequent deadly cop ambush in Dallas that took the lives of five police officers. […]

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19 HBCU Queens Share Invaluable Lessons From Their Mothers

HBCU Editors — Thu, 19 May 2016 14:52:29 +0000

Each year that I am able to spend with my mother is counted as a blessing. I am all too aware that my time with her is not guaranteed, and I try to value every moment spent with her as there are many others who no longer have that opportunity with their own mothers. My […]

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Nissan Gives $250,000 to Local HBCU’s

HBCU Editors — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:06:02 +0000

CANTON, Miss. —Nissan announced on Friday the donation of $250,000 to six local Historically Black Colleges and Universities to promote their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs. Dem. U.S Rep. Bennie Thompson and Nissan executives presented the donation to Alcorn State University, Coahoma Community College, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Rust College […]

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Kentucky State University Administrator, Keynote Speaker for Rust College Founders’ Celebration

Vanessa Roberson — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:12:56 +0000

Rust College is pleased to announce the return of Dr. Lorenzo L. Esters, ’98, who will serve as keynote speaker during the 146th Founders’ Convocation in November. Esters received his Bachelor of Arts in English, graduating summa *** laude, from Rust College; a Masters’ in English from Jackson State University, and his doctorate in Higher […]

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