The Commencement Ceremony will be held Friday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium COLUMBIA, SC., April 29, 2024, Dr. Michael L. Lomax will be the keynote speaker for the 154th Commencement Convocation at Benedict College on Friday, May 3rd at the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Lomax serves as the President and CEO […]
Columbia, SC—April 23, 2024, — Recognizing this urgent moment for American higher education and our democracy, Benedict College President and CEO, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis is joining 60 other college presidents of diverse institutions from across the country to advance higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The iconic Harambee Festival, voted Columbia’s BEST Neighborhood Festival, returns to Charlie W. Johnson Stadium this Saturday. This 35th annual event is fun for the entire family with food trucks, live music performances, bounce houses and much more. For more information click here. Video courtesy of WIS 10
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Students from 30 different colleges and universities across South Carolina were recognized at the Statehouse Tuesday afternoon for the 3rd Annual Higher Education Day. The event honors students currently working on their degrees while also encouraging young high schoolers to see attending a college, university, or technical college as a viable
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis has the distinct honor of having a college campus building bearing her name in South Carolina. Columbia, SC—March 28, 2024, Benedict College Trustees hosted a Rededication and Naming Ceremony for the College’s Administration Building on March 22, 2024. The building was named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, the first female
Connection Points are computer labs that provide information on how to search for jobs, submit for benefits, and obtain other career services offered through the SC Works program. Columbia, SC, March 28, 2024, The Benedict College Best Lives Center (BLC) has partnered with SC Works as a Connection Point within the city of Columbia. Benedict
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Founded in 1870 by Northern Baptists, Benedict College was originally a teacher’s college. Today the school has expanded into a private historically Black college focused on the liberal arts. Benedict now enrolls around 18 hundred students. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis is the school’s 14th president and the first woman to hold the
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Benedict College dedicated their new administration building to the current president of the college, Dr. Roslyn Artis https://youtu.be/hDnmbdJtQRA?si=0qwrD0p-xUGZEZeF
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Many women and girls who experience period poverty are unable to purchase the menstrual products they need. Columbia, SC, March 13, 2024, As a part of Women’s History Month, Benedict College joins the national campaign to end period poverty. Countless women and girls experience period poverty and are unable to purchase the menstrual products they need. Difficulty
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