COLUMBIA, SC – September 16, 2025 – Benedict College Senior Maleah Screen has been selected as a 2025-26 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. Screen is a political science major with a minor in pre-law. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long program that recognizes and supports community-committed students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for some of society’s toughest challenges. The fellowship is named in honor of Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact’s founders.
“I am deeply honored to be selected as a Newman Civic Fellow, a recognition that not only celebrates my commitment to civic engagement but also reflects the support, wisdom, and resilience of the communities that have shaped me. I embrace this opportunity with gratitude and intention, not as a personal accolade, but as a call to continue uplifting marginalized voices, challenging systems of inequity, and fostering spaces where compassion and justice are the foundation for progress. Leadership is not about perfection; it’s about purpose, persistence, and people,” says Screen.
Screen who has been extremely active on campus. She has been a member of the Royal Court as Miss Junior. She has hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, a Mock Mardi Gras, and is planning an event for Mental Health Awareness Month. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Pre-Law Club, the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the Collegiate 100.
This summer, Screen participated in the Lex Fellowship, a legal internship. As a Newman Civic Fellow, Screen will attend a conference in October in Chicago with students from campuses across the country.
After graduation from Benedict, Screen plans to attend Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston or Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
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About Benedict College (www.benedict.edu)
Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution offering 29 competitive baccalaureate degree programs and two master’s degree programs. The Midlands HBCU welcomes students from several counties in South Carolina, states across America, and countries around the world. The College also has a diverse faculty deeply engaged in teaching, research, and service.
Benedict College has been highly regarded and exceptionally ranked for its programs by several academic and traditional publications. Benedict College is the recipient of the 2024 UNCF Institutional Excellence Awardgiven by UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building Program in celebration of an HBCU that achieved next-level performance. Benedict was also named HBCU of the Year by HBCU Digest and was listed among the top half of ranked HBCUs in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges by US News and World Report.
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Five of the College’s degree programs hold national accreditation: Social Work Program, Environmental Health Science Program, Environmental Engineering, Studio Art, and the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship.