Thursday, May 08, 2008

Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau Named 16th President of Howard University

Washington, D.C., (May 7, 2008)—Sidney A. Ribeau, Ph.D., has been named President of Howard University, one of 48 private doctoral/research intensive universities in the United States, the University’s Board of Trustees announced today. He was the unanimous choice of the University’s Trustees. Dr. Ribeau becomes the 16th president of the nation’s premier historically black institution of higher learning.

Dr. Ribeau has been President of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, for 13 years. At the University he initiated a number of successful, innovative, values-based initiatives that provide students with an academic environment that develops culturally literate, technologically sophisticated, productive citizens.

See full release at Howard University site.

2008 Pre-Graduation Virtual Career Fair Winds Down this Weekend

As we move toward the conclusion of this year's Pre-Graduation Virtual Career Fair at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online, ending this coming weekend, we are pleased to announce the addition of new opportunities links and recruiter's messages by additional participants including...
Additionally and simultaneously, a number of fresh featured Internships/Fellowships and Entry-Level/New College Hire/Trainee Jobs have been posted the job channels published by our sister-site, IMDiversity.com, which is also a co-sponsor of the Career Fair.

These free seasonal features are intended to connect diverse students and new college graduates to employers who are currently publishing opportunities available to students or to entry-level candidates. Additionally, though, many more employers who may be open to considering entry-level applicants will continue to post open positions at our job banks at http://jobs.black-collegian.com/ and http://jobs.imdiversity.com/. We encourage our repeat student visitors to be sure to update your resume(s) and contact information for the summer before leaving campus.

Deadline Extended for Obama Organizing Fellowship

The deadline has been extended for applying for the Obama Organizing Fellowship, originally announced in our April 21st post. The new deadline is May 15 at midnight.

To read more about the program, see Do You Want to Become Part of a New Generation of Leaders? added to THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online.

To apply, go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/fellowsapp?source=imdiversity