April 4, 2021
Spelman College has always had a robust recruiting season, with around 700 recruiters from companies and graduate schools coming to campus over the course of an academic year. But last year, the school saw a similar level of interest in just one semester.
In response to last year’s resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement following another spate of killings of Black Americans by police, various companies large and small have committed to recruiting fresh graduates, making donations, or finding other ways to get involved with America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including Spelman.
Harold Bell, director of Spelman’s office of career planning and development, says his seven-person department has been flooded with emails and phone calls from hundreds of companies, each armed with a list of diversity recruitment initiatives. The increased outreach has been “stressful,” he says, as handling recruiters is only part of his office’s
Alabama Hosts The HBCU NFL Combine
Alabama Hosts The HBCU NFL Combine
The NFL is gearing up to come back in the fall. Before the draft is the NFL combine and the HBCU combine will happen in Alabama this year.
Due to the pandemic, last year the NFL was forced to cancel their first HCBU combine. It was set to take place in Miami, Florida. The HBCU Combine serves as a way for NFL prospects to get exposure even though they are eligible for the draft but didn t get a formal invitation to the NFL Combine.
According to Sports Illustrated, this year s HBCU Combine will take place on April 9th-10th at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Yes! Alabama will host dozens of NFL prospects for a full weekend!
Maryland lawmakers approve $577M to settle HBCU lawsuit
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination and underfunding at the state s four historically Black colleges and universities.
An attorney described it as “one of the largest pro bono civil rights settlements in history.”
The House voted 120-14 to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan, who vetoed a similar bill last year after citing economic difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate approved the bill 47-0 earlier in the day in response to the 15-year-old lawsuit.
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Nicky Sparrow Promoted To iHeartMedia SVP/Multicultural Sales
March 12, 2021 at 9:21 AM (PT)
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iHEARTMEDIA has promoted media veteran NICKY SPARROW from Market President for its JACKSONVILLE, FL cluster to SVP/Multicultural Sales for the Markets Group. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading multicultural ad sales revenue for the Markets Group division. Remaining based in JACKSONVILLE, SPARROW will report to President of Multi-Market Partnerships JULIE DONOHUE.
“As the leader in audio, it’s important to ensure that our markets represent the growing multicultural communities we all live in and that we continue to reach and connect with diverse audiences,” said DONOHUE. “NICKY continues to demonstrate strong leadership skills and with her expansive experience, expertise in sales, and vision for creating an innovative, strategic fo