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Benedict College “A Taste of Harambee” Drive-In Food Truck Festival (Trial Run Event) We are very excited to announce that the Benedict College “A Taste of Harambee” Drive-In Food Truck Festival (Trial Run Event) will take place this Wednesday, December 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.  Full […]

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Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Selected as President of the Year by Higher Ed Dive for the 2020 Dive Awards

Industry Dive recognizes companies and people who led through the unprecedented challenges of 2020 The Dive Awards of 2020 highlight what leadership means in a time of crisis On December 9, 2020, Dr. Roslyn Artis was announced as the President of the Year by Higher Ed Dive, a publication of Industry Dive. Leveraging its in-depth

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Benedict College Receives a $3.5 Million Gift from Dominion Energy to Strengthen its STEM Programs

Students will also benefit from scholarship support and Dominion Energy Scholars paid summer internships program Dominion Energy has committed $25 million to be shared by 11 HBCUs Students at Benedict College will benefit from upgraded equipment in their classrooms and research labs thanks to a $3.5 million gift from Dominion Energy. Benedict College is one

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Benedict College Becomes a Community Center for Coding and Creativity, in Collaboration with Tennessee State University

Benedict College will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader Columbia community. Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week (December 7-13), Benedict College announced that it will become a Community Center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 program designed to bring hands-on coding

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Benedict College is one of the First Eight Community Sites Recognized as Part of the Newly Established Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

The National Park Service announces the first eight community sites to be included in the newly established Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network, launched in March 2020, will connect sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research for the period of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most

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Benedict College Partners with Blaze Fire Games To Launch a New eSports Club

The Tigers Host Benedict’s First eSports Madden and NCAA College Football Challenge COLUMBIA, SC –November 11, 2020 Benedict College partnered with Blaze Fire Games to launch a new eSports Club on the Midlands campus. The Tigers join a large and growing world of electronic sports, recently hosted the first eSport Madden and NCAA College Football

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HBCU Heroes Launches “HBCU Good Trouble Takeover…Walk. Run. Stroll to the Polls” with a Weeklong Virtual Screening of “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Aimed to Increase HBCU Student Voter Turnout

As voters show up to the polls in record numbers to cast their votes early ahead of Election Day, HBCU Heroes is on a mission to ensure those numbers include the voices of HBCU students from across the country with the launch of the “HBCU Good Trouble Takeover…Walk. Run. Stroll to the Polls” campaign sponsored

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