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I am delighted to again be serving as the Corporate Captain on behalf of Shaw University’s 2023 Day of Giving efforts. Last year, we generated over $1 Million in total raised funds for Giving Day.

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We’re one step closer to realizing our full potential for developing The ShawU District! Thank you again to everyone who came out in support of The ShawU District rezoning request on Tuesday, May 2nd.

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ETTRICK, Va. (April 22) – The Shaw women's tennis team capped a marvelous conference season by winning its fifth straight CIAA championship on Saturday morning at the VSU Tennis Complex.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (May 26) - The Shaw University women's basketball program is proud to announce that Lou Hamilton is the new Associate Head Coach of the Lady Bears.
I am delighted to again be serving as the Corporate Captain on behalf of Shaw University’s 2023 Day of Giving efforts. Last year, we generated over $1 Million in total raised funds for Giving Day.
In only his second year, Antoine Lynch of Shaw University was named the 2023 CIAA Sports Information Director of the Year at the conference end-of-year awards reception in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday. Lynch was voted by his peers in the CIAA-Sports Information Directors Association.
We want to express our heartfelt appreciation for your support towards #ShawU during the Day of Giving. Your contributions have made a significant difference to our students and the university. Therefore, we have decided to extend the Day of Giving until May 30th. Please continue
Spectrum News 1 interviewed recent graduate Kasonia Smith about the value of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As graduation ceremonies take place across the state this month, many students are facing financial difficulties when it comes to paying for college. The Education Data Initiative
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (May 14) – Shaw hurdler Symone Wright broke her own school record and set a new personal best in winning the women's 400 hurdles at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier on Sunday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 12) - The Shaw Athletic Department is proud to announce on Friday that Courtney Washington is its new Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator.
We’re one step closer to realizing our full potential for developing The ShawU District! Thank you again to everyone who came out in support of The ShawU District rezoning request on Tuesday, May 2nd.
The Singing Bears Vocal Scholarship is awarded to talented singers who wish to develop and exercise their skills as a member of the “Reimagined” University Choir (The Singing Bears) who perform a repertoire of primarily commercial music.
Join Grammy-nominated musician Pierce Freelon at the NCMA for a roundtable discussion about the history and future of Afrofuturism, its role in the arts, and its impact on Black culture.
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Shaw men's and women's tennis teams were featured on local stations CBS 17 and WRALTV 5 recently for advancing to the NCAA Division II Tennis Tournaments.
Students will be housed on Shaw’s campus or at one of the local colleges. In addition to obtaining invaluable skills and knowledge, students will receive a $1,100.00 stipend, receive housing expenses, and travel is provided.
While many Raleighites know and love the Village District shopping center, they are likely unaware that one of the most pivotal peaceful protests in the Civil Rights movement occurred right on the 400 block of Woodburn Road - at what was formerly known as Woolworth's.

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