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And Still We RISE: Celebrating HBCUs Achieving Distinguished Carnegie Research Institution Status
We are thrilled to share that 40% of our beloved HBCUS are recognized as Research Colleges and Universities!
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Poet Nikki Giovanni to Headline Virginia State University's Second Triennial James Arthur Baldwin International Symposium (ST-JABIS | 2024) as Artist-in-Residence
Free and open to the public: The Second Triennial James Arthur Baldwin International Symposium (ST-JABIS | 2024), October 24 – 26, 2024...
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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Students Starting to Recover from Post-Pandemic Learning Loss
Student SOL Results show improvements in Math and Reading in Grades 3-8 and High School Math and Science; Chronic Absenteeism Shrunk 16%...
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Community News: Preservation Virginia's African American Fellows Program
Preservation Virginia’s African American Fellowship (AAF) program supports individuals with an interest in preserving African American...
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Virginia State University Named a 2023 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader
On September 18, the U.S. Department of State announced 19 HBCUs as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” in recognition of their noteworth
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VSU PARTNERS WITH AMAZON, THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE RETAILER, TO OFFER AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
Virginia State University has announced that it has partnered with Amazon’s Career Choice program, which allows employees to further their..
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Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative Receives $1 Million Grant to Complete Phase II
The Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative (CCRSRI) has received a $1 million grant from the Industrial Revitalization Fund th
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Did Someone Say: Free Tutoring, and an Opportunity to Earn Money as a Tutor in the Same Sentence?
To address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' educational progress and well-being, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced in March
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VIRGINIA PUSHES BACK RENEWAL DATE FOR THOUSANDS OF TEACHER LICENSES AMID PROCESSING DELAYS
The Virginia Board of Education voted unanimously during a Thursday emergency meeting to extend to June 30, 2024 the expiration date for tea
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VSU STUDENT RETURNS TO THE UNIVERSITY TO GRADUATE NEARLY 30 YEARS AFTER BEGINNING HIS COLLEGE CAREER
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA—May 11, 2023—On Saturday, May 13th, Virginia State University will award degrees to nearly 600...
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Virginia State University College of Agriculture Will Host The First Spring Ag Fest On Campus!
Virginia agriculture and forestry industries have an economic impact of $105 billion, provide 490,000 jobs and offer tremendous...
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In Virginia, school boards will be the primary deciders on AP African American Studies
Lynchburg City Schools to expand pilot program from E.C. Glass High School to Heritage High next school year. By Nathaniel Cline,...
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Virginia's 6th HBCU: Saint Paul's College
The Commonwealth of Virginia is home to five amazing Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Hampton University, Norfolk...
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The Bray School, Black Resistance at the Oldest Schoolhouse for Black Students
The Williamsburg Bray School is believed to be one of the first educational institutions for enslaved and freed Black students in the...
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The Cape Charles Rosenwald School: Getting Over the Hump
We are only a few generations away from a time when Black children in Cape Charles, Virginia walked past a white segregated school in...
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Virginia State University College of Agriculture to Host Agriculture Field Day
ETTRICK, VA —Virginia State University College of Agriculture welcomes the public to its annual Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, Sept....
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VSU Joins Initiative Offering Alternative To Federal Loans
VSU JOINS INITIATIVE OFFERING ALTERNATIVE TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS Virginia State University among 34 Minority Serving Institutions to...
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Dr. Rosa Atkins Named Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction
Governor Ralph Northam has named Rosa Atkins as Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction to replace James Lane, who served as the...
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The Problem with the Classics...
...is they exclude Black books. For generations, learners have endured literary classics, such as: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...
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