http://www.AlumniUnit.com News & Happenings for HBCU Alumni & Friends...The Nation's Largest Consortium of HBCU Alumni Social Networks & Blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/21/ceo-of-tmcf-announces-resignation/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/21/ceo-of-tmcf-announces-resignation/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:15:39 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=4076 Under his tenure, organization surpassed $15 million in annual revenue. Dwayne Ashley, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), today announced that he will resign his position after 10 years of service. Mr. Ashley was named president of TMCF in June of 1999.   “I... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/21/ceo-of-tmcf-announces-resignation/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/07/six-elected-to-2009-swac-hall-of-fame-class/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/07/six-elected-to-2009-swac-hall-of-fame-class/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:37 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=3996 The doors of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame will open to six new members. This year's class includes: * Horace Crump, Alabama State * Steve McNair, Alcorn State * Willie J. Alexander, Alcorn State * Dr. James Brooks, Jackson State * Walter Nichols, Mississippi Valley State * Willie Ellison, Texas Southern Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/12/07/six-elected-to-2009-swac-hall-of-fame-class/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/millercoors-donates-1-3-million-to-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/millercoors-donates-1-3-million-to-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:09 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=3940 MillerCoors recently announced a donation of $1.3 million during the annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute and 22nd anniversary dinner weekend in New York City. The dinner raised a record $6.2 million and these funds will be used to assist in leadership development, programmatic sup... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/millercoors-donates-1-3-million-to-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/proposal-to-merge-mississippi-hbcus-draws-fire/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/proposal-to-merge-mississippi-hbcus-draws-fire/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:32 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=3934 Gov. Haley Barbour's plan to merge Mississippi's three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools. At Jackson State University, stude... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/23/proposal-to-merge-mississippi-hbcus-draws-fire/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/big-apple-classic-brings-hbcu-experience-to-new-york-city/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/big-apple-classic-brings-hbcu-experience-to-new-york-city/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:47 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=3915 The southern traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities will return to the New York metro area Dec. 5 as the Big Apple Classic returns for the fourth consecutive year. The BAC will feature two HBCU basketball rivalries, a college fair and the lineup of entertainment... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/big-apple-classic-brings-hbcu-experience-to-new-york-city/feed/ 1 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/tom-joyner-foundation-announces-2010-black-college-scholarship-program/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/tom-joyner-foundation-announces-2010-black-college-scholarship-program/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:47 +0000 AlumniUnit http://AlumniUnit.com/?p=3918 The Tom Joyner Foundation® announced the ‘full ride’ scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in the fall of 2010. “We’ve had two winn... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2009/11/16/tom-joyner-foundation-announces-2010-black-college-scholarship-program/feed/ 4