http://news.hamptonu.edu/ Latest Press Releases Copyright 2013 Hampton University Mon, 20 May 13 09:36:21 -0400 http://www.hamptonu.edu/assets/global/img/hu_wordmark.png http://news.hamptonu.edu/ Hampton, Va. – State of HBCUs and HBCU Digest have named Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey as one of the “Top 5 HBCU … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-President-Dr^-William-R^-Harvey-listed-on-Top-5-of-two-all--time-Best-HBCU-Presidents-Lists Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 In celebration of Earth Day, the Hampton University School of Science along with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network will host an Environmental Justice … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Hosts-Environmental-Justice-Panel-on-Earth-Day Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University is recognizing Denim Day April 24 on campus. The day will include a sexual assault awareness information fair, with representatives from … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-has-events-for-Denim-Day Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – The Civil War Institute at Hampton University will host Stanford Law Professor William B. Gould IV. The lecture titled, … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Hosts-Renowned-Stanford-Professor-William-B^-Gould-IV-as-part-of-the-Civil-War-Institute%27s-Lecture-Series Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University hosts several summer programs on its campus. These programs provide valuable enrichment and academic opportunities for participants of all … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Hampton-University-Summer-Programs Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 In honor of Dr. William R. Harvey's 35 years of service as president of Hampton University, the Hampton Alumni Magazine will profile 35 Alumni from the … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Nominate-Alumni-from-the-Harvey-Years-for-the-Hampton-Alumni-Magazine Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 In honor of Dr. William R. Harvey's 35 years of service as president of Hampton University, the Hampton Alumni Magazine will profile 35 Alumni from the … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Nominate-35-Alumni-from-the-Harvey-Years-for-the-new-Hampton-Alumni-Magazine Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 HAMPTON, VA (April 1, 2013) - The Hampton University Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present “ HU Rips the Runway: Black Reign 2013 … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Department-of-Fine-and-Performing-Arts-Presents-%27HU-Rips-the-Runway%3A-Black-Reign-2013-Fashion-Show%27 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – The Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) will host a Town Hall Q&A featuring … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Journalism-School-to-Host-Town-Hall-Featuring-Longtime-ABC-News-Executive-Phyllis-McGrady Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va – Hampton University Office of Alumni Affairs presents The Pirate’s Cove featuring Robi Reed, Vice President o.f Talent and … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Emmy-award--winning-casting-director-Robi-Reed-Visits-HU Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va – Hampton University Office of Alumni Affairs presents The Pirate’s Cove featuring Robi Reed, Vice President o.f Talent and … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-welcomes-emmy-award--winning-casting-director-Robi-Reed Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va – Hampton University Office of Alumni Affairs presents The Pirate’s Cove featuring Robi Reed, Vice President o.f Talent and … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-welcomes-Emmy-Award--winning-casting-director%2C-alum-Robi-Reed Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University’s 2013 Spring Fest Week is March 31-April 5. The week’s theme is “Lost in Paradise.” Several … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Hampton-University-Spring-Fest-Week-2013 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – Hampton University is pleased to announce that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin will serve as the University’s … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/U^S^-Surgeon-General-Dr^-Regina-M^-Benjamin-to-deliver-Commencement-Address-at-HU Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University and Old Dominion University students will begin construction on the solar-powered home for the Solar Decathlon 2013 on the HU campus with … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Host-Groundbreaking-for-Solar-Powered-Home-for-Solar-Decathlon-2013 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University is extremely saddened by the death of one of our students, David Esan.  We extend our deepest sympathy to David's family and … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-community-mourns-the-loss-of-student-David-Esan Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University senior Kayla Lee has received one of nine 2013 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Student-Receives-HHMI-Gilliam-Award-for-Doctoral-Study Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) has partnered with Bloomberg L.P. to … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Hampton-University-Journalism-School-and-Bloomberg-Partner-to-Prepare-Students-for-Careers-in-Business-Journalism-and-Communications Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 The Hampton University School of Pharmacy Drug Information Center (DIC), located in the Hampton Harbors Shopping Center, is now fully staffed.  … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-School-of-Pharmacy-hosts-meds-hotline Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Children ten-years-old and younger and their parents are invited to come out and celebrate a day of Easter fun. Hampton University and the Pomoco Auto Group … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Celebrate-Easter-by-the-Bay-E--G--G--Stravaganza-at-HU Fri, 8 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University is hosting its 35 th  Annual High School Day April 5 on the University campus. This year’s theme is “Navigate … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/35th-Annual-High-School-Day-at-HU Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 A monstrous thunderstorm on Saturn has recently taken the term super storm to the next level. A new observation of Saturn made by NASA’s Cassini … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Professor-Studies-Super-Storm-Across-the-Solar-System Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Differentiate income from wealth and determine a means to acquire wealth at the 35 th Annual Conference on the Black Family. Hosted by the Hampton University … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Conference-on-the-Black-Family-to-Focus-on-Income%2C-Wealth-and-Finances Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) students will receive access to … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Journalism-School-Partners-with-Broadcasting-Board-of-Governors Thu, 7 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University has several events scheduled throughout the month of February for Black History Month. The month’s theme is … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/February-2013-Black-History-Month-at-HU Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – The Hampton Players & Company is proud to present an innovative and exciting initiative for budding playwrights this … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Players-%26amp%3B-CO^-Reach-Out-to-Hampton-Roads-Playwrights Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 All prospective graduate students are invited to attend the Hampton University Graduate College Spring Open House on Feb. 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the HU Student … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Graduate-College-to-Host-Spring-Open-House Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. – Hampton University’s Department of English has announced that Jesmyn Ward’s novel “Salvage the … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Department-of-English-Announces-%27Salvage-the-Bones%27-as-Annual-Read--In-Book Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson will give the keynote address at the 120th Annual Hampton University Founder's Day … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-welcomes-author-Isabel-Wilkerson-for-Founder%27s-Day Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton Va. – Hampton University Department of Psychology’s National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting (NCAAMP) will … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU%27s-National-Center-on-African-American-Marriages-and-Parenting-Presents-%27How-to-Love-a-Black-Woman%27 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University in partnership with WHRO, will present a screening of the public television program The Abolitionists, Jan. 24, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU%2C-WHRO-Present-Screening-and-Panel-discussion-of-PBS-Series-The-Abolitionists Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University will have its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Ceremony on Jan. 20. The program begins at 3:00 p.m. with a march beginning at Emancipation … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Martin-Luther-King%2C-Jr^-Program-at-HU Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University will have its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Ceremony on Jan. 20. The program begins at 3:00 p.m. with a march beginning at Emancipation … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Martin-Luther-King-Jr^%2C-Program-at-HU Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University Provost Dr. Pamela V. Hammond was recently appointed chair of the board of directors of the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-provost-appointed-board-chair-of-the-National-Institute-of-Aerospace Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 The Hampton Players and Co. performed a lovely tribute to Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey on Jan. 7.  The tribute entitled, … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Student-Tribute-to-Dr^-Harvey-for-35-years-of-service Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0400 The Teagle Foundation has awarded The New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U), of which Hampton University is a member, a $150,000 grant for a … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU%2C-Other-NAC%26amp%3BU-Members-Receive-Teagle-Grant-to-Promote-Better-Student-Outcomes Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University has launched a ReadyCam on-site studio on campus, allowing faculty members to appear on broadcast news programs without leaving the … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Launches-ReadyCam-Studio Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0400 This Wednesday, Dec. 5, acclaimed producer and comedy writer Fred Johnson will be the guest at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Veteran-Television-Executive-Fred-Johnson-to-Speak-at-HU Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton Va. – Hampton University will host “Up From Willie: A Conversation” Dec. 3, 7-9 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Hosts-%27Up-From-Willie%3A-A-Conversation%27 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Parker Hannifin, a mobile, industrial and aerospace engineering manufacturer, donated $800,000 to the Hampton University School of Business for an endowed … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-receives-%24800%2C000-from-Parker-Hannifin-to-establish-endowed-scholarship Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University is commemorating World AIDS Day Nov. 30 with several student led activities. This year’s theme, continued from last year, is … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-recognizes-World-AIDS-Day Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton Va. – On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications' Caldwell Café will … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/New-York-Journalist-Jonathan-Hicks-to-Speak-at-HU Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 The Hampton University School of Science received a $2.9 million grant to establish a nanoscience concentration. The multidisciplinary concentration will … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Receives-%242^9-Million-to-Establish-Nanoscience-Concentration Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton Va. – The Hampton University Players & Co. proudly presents “Black Nativity,” a combination of African … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Hampton-Players-%26amp%3B-Co^-Presents-Black-Nativity Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton, Va. - The Hampton University Musical Arts Society welcomes the Virginia Symphony to open the 2012-2013 season Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. The 92 year-old … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/The-Virginia-Symphony-Orchestra-to-Perform-at-Hampton-University Fri, 9 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University will welcome First Lady Michelle Obama to campus on Friday, Nov. 2. The First Lady will speak about what’s at stake in this … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/First-Lady-Michelle-Obama-to-Speak-at-HU Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) to form the HU-UPenn Biodental program. … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-partners-with-UPenn-Dental-Medicine-for-Biodental-program Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) to form the HU-UPenn Biodental program. … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-partners-with-UPenn-Dental-Medicine-for-Biodental-program-2012 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey will host the 12th Annual Executive Leadership Summit at Hampton University on Nov. 7 – Nov. 9. … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-to-host-12th-Annual-Executive-Leadership-Summit-for-higher-education-leaders Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Hampton Va. –  Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) will commemorate its 10-year … http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU%27s-Journalism-and-Communications-School-to-Host-Workshops%2C-Gala-for-10--Year-Anniversary Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400