COLUMBIA, SC – June 11, 2025, Dr. Brendan L. Johnson has been appointed as the new Director of Bands at Benedict College, where he will lead all ensembles, including the nationally recognized Benedict College Band of Distinction (BCBOD). “I am deeply honored and humbled to join the Benedict College family,” said Dr. Johnson. “This institution […]
Featured photo: From left to right – Dean Tracy Dunn, Benedict College; Shondra Washington, Catalyst Labs; Jennifer Spears, The Africa Violet Tea Co; Ashley McCall, Welloe Health; Georgina Dukes-Harris, Swishvo; Dez Gerald, ACRELS; Michelle Dugar, Jiluna; Kaylan Joseph, GlamourBae; Millicent B. Lann, Benedict College; Louv Ford, ACRELS; Harold Hughes, Catalyst Labs; and Jordan ”JJ” Jenkins,
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A new summer camp will start next month that gives kids a hands-on experience about the process of becoming a lawyer. This summer, Benedict College’s Pre-Law Center will partner with the Transforming Generations Outreach Center for the Lawyers in Training or “L.I.T” summer program at their outreach center on Two Notch
Outreach organization, college partner for Lawyers in Training summer camp Read More »
Columbia, SC –May 21, 2025— Four Benedict College students were selected to participate in the Ambassador Andrew Young Scholarship Program. The program represents a powerful new chapter in leadership development and civil rights education. Benedict scholars Ashley McFadden, Carolyn Shaw, Shekinah Washington and Lyric Drumgoole will make history as a part of an inaugural cohort.
by Kristine Hartvigsen The daughter of a West Virginia coal miner who attended schools where 97 percent of the students bore little resemblance to her, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis had no idea her circumstances weren’t the norm everywhere. When it came time to begin college, she enrolled in West Virginia State University, a historically Black
Mastering the Midlands: Getting to know President Roslyn Artis Read More »
Featured photo: Benedict College dancers Ashanti Mollock, Tyliyah Moore, and Aniya Montgomery strike a pose while on a break during the filming of the A’Ja Wilson’s A’One commercial in Columbia, SC. – photo credit Sherre Nelson Malia Obama makes a striking directorial debut with a new Nike commercial celebrating A’Ja Wilson and the upcoming release of her first signature shoe,
Malia Obama, A’Ja Wilson make Nike ad with HBCU twist – Benedict College Read More »
The Program is Highly Regarded for its International Educational Exchange Initiative Columbia, SC—April 30, 2025, — Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President and CEO of Benedict College, recently participated in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to study Higher Education Leadership in La Rochelle and Portier, France, as well as Dakar, Senegal. The program, supported by
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Participated in the Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Read More »
COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2025, Political Science Professor Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison, Ph. D., was selected as a member of the South Carolina Fulbright Association Board of Directors on Thursday, April 15, during the Board of Directors meeting held on the campus of Benedict College. Upon receiving the appointment, Ratsimbaharison said, “It’s a coronation of
Benedict Political Science Professor Selected for SC Fulbright Board Read More »
Columbia, SC—April 16, 2025, Computer Science Senior Tosin Jimoh was awarded the First Place Undergraduate Student Winner certificate during the SC Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) State Conference on April 4, 2025, for his poster presentation and research titled “Autoencoders vs FGSM: Comparison of Machine Learning Models for Detecting Adversarial Perturbations in Image Classification.”
Computer Science Senior Wins First Place for SC EPSCoR State Conference Read More »
Benedict College
1600 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Phone: 803-253-5000 (Campus Operator)
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and masters degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033- 4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Benedict College.
Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy
Benedict College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.