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Benedict College Celebrates Black History Month 2025 with Keynote Speaker Activist, Author and CNN Political Commentator Attorney Bakari Sellers

Columbia, SC—February 6, 2024, Benedict College welcomes two-time New York Times best-selling Author, Civil Rights Activist, and Attorney Bakari Sellers as the keynote speaker for Black History Month. Sellers will discuss “Black Jobs: A History of African Americans and Work,” on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Antisdel Chapel on the campus of

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Free Richland County legal clinic helps residents remove barriers to employment and housing

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jan. 30, 2025 – Richland County residents are invited to attend a pro bono legal clinic on Feb. 7 and 8. Hosted by the Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Richland County Public Defender’s Office, and Rainy Day Fund, attorneys and service providers will offer legal assistance to individuals seeking to clear their driving

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East Point’s ‘Miss Morehouse’, (Benedict College Alumna, Zakiyah Morris), works to build trust as community health worker

Zakiyah Morris had no idea what a community health worker does when she applied for the job two years ago. But the 26-year-old East Point resident has since become the face of public health in the city just south of Atlanta. Morris works for a Morehouse School of Medicine project focused on improving health equity in East

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Benedict College Received Historic Columbia’s 2024 Preservation Award

The honor recognizes the institution’s preservation activities conducted at Morgan Hall, the oldest building in the Benedict College Historic District. Featured photo: (left to right): Karen Quinn, Architect (BOUDREAUX); Don Record, Senior Project Manager (LCK, LLC); Dr. Walletta Moore Johnson, Director of Development; Tiara Williams, Architect (BOUDREAUX); Timothy Martin, Project Manager (Hood Construction); and Dean

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Benedict College Hosts its Inaugural Faculty Innovation Academy Pitch Competition

 The Winning Team Collectively Won a $1,500 Prize The faculty members involved represented a range of disciplines and collaborated effectively as a team to investigate the potential of emerging technologies in addressing contemporary challenges. Pictured (L-R) alongside Raquel Thomas, director of the B.E.S.T. Innovation Lab, are the members of the winning team: Amanda Shaw, Sybil

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Enhancing African American workforce development and academic quality

Darla Moore School of Business and South Carolina HBCUs connect at regional conference L-R Dr. Lester A. McCorn, (formerly) Clinton College; Dr. Tracy Dunn, Benedict College; Deborah Hazard, USC; and Dr. Ifeanyi Ugboaja, Clinton College. The Darla Moore School of Business and the South Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Business School Deans Collaborative

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‘This is a good fit’: Inside enrollment gains at historically Black colleges

When Anthony Davis became president of Livingstone College in October 2022, the historically Black school in Salisbury, North Carolina, had a freshman class of 220 students. Back then, it was common for only half of Livingstone’s freshmen to return the next academic year. Davis planned to disrupt that trend. By connecting students with academic support

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Benedict College Recognized in the 2024 Best Business Degree Programs Ranking in America by Research.com

One of the missions of the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship is to develop world-class leaders who can positively impact their communities. Columbia, SC—November 6, 2024, Benedict College has been honored with a prestigious award for the 2024 Best Business Degree Programs Ranking in America by Research.com.  As a leading university ranking

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