Embark Sponsors The Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools 47th Annual Meeting
Online admissions and application software provider Embark is committed to diversity and increasing enrollment, retention, and graduation of African-American students in graduate programs
NEW YORK, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Embark, the leading provider of application and admissions software, today announced it will be a sponsor of The Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools 47th Annual Meeting (www.chbgs.com). The conference will be held March 1-2, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland. Embark will host the opening reception and dinner for this year's conference, themed "The New Normal for Graduate Education in Historically Black Colleges and Universities." To learn more about Embark's services, visit http://www.embark.com.
"We are excited to host this year's dinner for a community with whom we've had a longstanding relationship," said Sarita James, Embark's CEO.
"I'm delighted that Embark has chosen to sponsor our conference again this year," said Dr. Mark Garrison, Dean of Graduate Studies at Morgan State University, and Treasurer of the CHBGS. "Embark has done a tremendous job supporting our institution and streamlining our admissions processes."
Embark Corporation is a leading provider of application and admissions solutions and has powered more than 14 million applications since it was first founded in 1995. It serves a broad audience of undergraduate and graduation institutions globally and scholarships including the Rhodes and Fulbright.
The Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS) seeks to:
- enhance the number and quality of graduate courses and degree programs available in HBCUS and in institutions interested in graduate education for African-American students.
- promote the research mission of member institutions by encouraging maximum involvement in scholarly initiatives and by facilitating the dissemination of knowledge concerning African-Americans.
- support the concept of multiculturalism; however, it recognizes and defends the right of graduate programs at HBCUS to compete equitably for funds to support programs and services in order to promote graduate study among African-American students.
- ensure the viable representation of historically black colleges and universities at all forums pertaining to American graduate education.
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