HBCU News, Commentary and Information
Monday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Entertainment, Lane College, Tennessee
Lane College alumnus and Super Bowl standout Jacoby Jones was yesterday revealed as one of the contestants on ABC’s next installment of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ Jones discussed the potential of appearing on the show on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’
Monday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Fisk University, Knoxville College, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University
“The goals of these obesity-awareness campaigns are to educate college students and others about the problems associated with being overweight or obese, and to engage them in activities fostering changes to improve lifelong health,” said Lesia Walker, director of the state Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination, in the release. “Statistics show a disproportionate number of African-Americans are either overweight or obese, and we have to start reaching people with important messages earlier in life to make a difference.”
Monday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Academics, Lane College, Tennessee
Wednesday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Lane College, Sports, Tennessee
Monday
February 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Lane College, Sports, Tennessee
Wednesday
May 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Faculty, Headlines, Lane College, Leadership, Tennessee
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Courtesy: Lane College
Lane College President Wesley Cornelious McClure today announced the appointment of Dr. Deborah Buchanan as the College’s new Vice President for Academic Affairs. Her appointment became effective on May 26, 2012. Prior to her appointment, Buchanan served as Chair of the Lane College Division of Liberal Studies and Education.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native graduated summa cum laude from Howard University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics. She completed her graduate work at Fuller Seminary, in Pasadena, CA, earning a Ph.D. in Theology and Culture. Buchanan was recently published in an edited volume entitled Faith, Feminism, and Scholarship: The Next Generation. Her work, Vocational Journeys: Moving Toward a Creative and Disruptive Womanist Pedagogy, is published by Palgrave Macmillan.
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Friday
February 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Community, Headlines, Lane College
Students from Lane College yesterday marched for peace and drew attention to concerns about violence on and around campus.
Thursday
February 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Community, Headlines, Lane College, News
Nearly half an hour after Justin Clark, a man who was shot in the head yesterday on the Lane College campus was pronounced dead, more than 200 Lane students were in the streets bordering the college, demanding an end to violence and safety for their campus.
The students blocked traffic on a mile-and-a-half march to city hall, where they spoke with police and city government officials about their concerns.
Officials with the Jackson Police Department and city government were soon on the scene, speaking with student leaders. Lynn Henning, director of personnel, came out to take four of the student leaders to meet with Mayor Jerry Gist.
In the meeting, Gist shared his appreciation for the students’ passion and said the city should work toward a solution to keep Lane students safe. Gist was later joined by Councilman Johnny Dodd and Lane College President Wesley McClure in the meeting to discuss working toward that goal. (The Jackson Sun)
Clark was not a Lane student. No arrests have been made and no information released on the identity of the shooter.
Wednesday
February 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Headlines, Lane College
An unidentified person is hospitalized after being shot in the head at Lane College earlier this evening.
Police received calls reporting that the victim had been shot in the head, and another call that several shots were fired, according to a police dispatcher’s calls over the police scanner. An officer at the scene called for an ambulance, saying the victim had suffered a wound to the head.
Holt said the shooting victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and was alive at that time. The victim’s name was not immediately released. (The Jackson Sun)
No arrests have been made in the incident.
Tuesday
January 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Bowie State University, Claflin University, Florida, Florida A&M University, Headlines, Lane College, Maryland, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Savannah State University, South Carolina, Talladega College, Tennessee State University, Xavier University of Louisiana
Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T have ranked among US News and World Report’s annual ‘Most Popular Colleges and Universities’ list. The list is compiled by the yield of students who enroll in a university after being accepted.
FAMU ranks 14th on the national list, while NCA&T ranks 20th. They are the only two HBCUs to rank in the top 50. Bowie State, Tennessee State and Morgan State also made the top 150 schools.
Among the liberal arts colleges, Savannah State University was ranked the fourth most popular, placing behind three military academies. Officials attribute the popularity and high conversion rate of applicants to enrollees to a focus on the state of Georgia.
Savannah State, whose rank is not published in U.S. News’s 2012 rankings of National Liberal Arts Colleges, credits its change in recruiting practices for its position on the list. “One of the things we’ve done is just focused on Georgia,” says Timothy Cranford, executive director of enrollment services at the university. “In the past, we’ve done recruitment all over the nation, but we’ve really focused in on our in-state residents.” (US News and World Report)
Morehouse, Xavier of Louisiana, Lane, Claflin, Talladega and Dillard also made the top 150 liberal arts list.
Thursday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Lane College
Five Lane College students have been selected as Ned McWherter Scholars for the 2011-12 academic year, Lane President Wesley McClure announced.
Cishley Harper, Ernicka Willis, Nick Grayson, Rodney Stanback Jr. and Bryant Stewart were selected from among several applicants for this prestigious award, Lane officials said.
Each student will receive a $5,000 stipend along with the opportunity to work with state Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, during the course of this school year both in Dresden and at the State Capitol in Nashville. They also will receive academic credit for their work while in the program.
via 5 Lane students chosen as McWherter Scholars | The Jackson Sun | jacksonsun.com.
Thursday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Lane College
Five years after playing his final college football game and two years since his graduation, Lane College remains a destination for Jacoby Jones.
A member of the National Football League’s Houston Texans, Jones was at Lane’s chapel service Wednesday and intends to spend most of the week in Jackson.
The Texans — who lead the Tennessee Titans by one game in the AFC’s South Division — have the week off.
Monday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Lane College
Jackson police are investigating after they received two separate calls of robberies on the campus of Lane College on Nov. 6.
On the first call, a male student told police that around 4:20 p.m. he was sitting outside on a bench when he was approached by six men, according to a news release. One of the men told the student to give him “everything” or he would be shot. The student did not see a gun. The robbers took a bag containing a computer, cell phone, money and miscellaneous property.
Wednesday
November 2011
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Sunday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Lane College, Sports
There was no miracle finish for the 2011 Benedict College Tigers football team, as a last-second, last-ditch effort fell short and Lane College took a 19-13 victory Saturday in a NCAA Division II contest at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
Trailing 19-0 at the half, Benedict rallied with a pair of touchdowns in the second half and got the ball with 1:01 left in the game and 77 yards away from a potential game-winning touchdown and extra point.
The Tigers picked up some big yardage, as quarterback Simeon Kelley rushed for gains of 12 and 20 yards, and then completed a 17-yard pass to Harlon Samuels for a first down at the 23-yard line. But then the Tigers stalled, with Kelley throwing an incomplete pass on first down, a delay of game penalty on second down pushed them back five yards, and Kelley was sacked on the next play.
Wednesday
October 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Fisk University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University, a historically black school in Nashville, has devised a program to improve math instruction in the K-8 schools that could help narrow gaps in student achievement and college completion rates.
In collaboration with four other historically black colleges in Tennessee, the program updates the math knowledge and instructional techniques of experienced classroom teachers in the state’s schools serving students from lower income families. A smaller number of education majors from the five HBCUs also participate.
A preliminary evaluation indicates that the program, begun in 2007, has improved participating teachers’ knowledge and instruction in math as well as their attitude toward the subject.
via Bay State Banner – Tennessee program helps boost math instruction.
