Columbia, SC –April 13, 2020- This week, Benedict College was awarded a $500,000 grant from the African American Civil Rights grant program, funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, and administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The grant is awarded to organizations dedicated to preserving African American civil rights and will be […]
I love animals…I really do. I grew up with cats as pets. “Puff” was my favorite – beautiful and serene. She was a calming presence, purring loudly when my brother and I expressed a willingness to “rub her chops.” Animal cruelty would never have been tolerated in our household or in the broader community within
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Supply Chain Management and Digital Marketing Certification Discounted until June 1 COLUMBIA, SC – April 7, 2020 Benedict College, in partnership with Aperion Global Institute (AGI), announces the launch of a series of online, noncredit courses designed to prepare professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners and lifelong learners for today’s competitive and changing global market. Accessible
News Release Date: April 6, 2020 Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $14 million in African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects across 20 states and the District of Columbia that will preserve sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. “These grants
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict sophomore third baseman Ahmad Ali has been selected to the 2020 Black College Nines’ Elite Team for the 2020 shortened season. Ali was named to the first team in the small school division. Through 11 games, Ali was batting .474, which led the SIAC and ranked 10th nationally in Division II. He also led
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When South Carolina’s governor ordered all public schools closed in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Benedict College administrators had already started to prepare for a potential closure. Benedict, a small historically black private liberal arts college in Columbia, has a student population of just over 2,000. When the school decided to close,
It is often said that how a person reacts in times of crisis reveals who they really are. That adage also applies to institutions. Benedict College’s response to the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak revealed that the phrase “Benedict Family” is more than just a saying. It is the core of what the institution is all about.
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The senators join leaders of HBCUs, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), who
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