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Biography First Lady Reverend Sarah Lynette Priester is a native of Orangeburg, SC. She is the daughter of the late Sinclair and the late Pastor Blond Ceal Dantzler (Free Spirit Baptist Church). She has enjoyed 30 years of marriage to Reverend Charcey N. Priester, Sr, pastor of the St. Paul Baptist Church, Orangeburg, S.C. She

Robert F. Smith and Student Freedom Initiative In 2019, entrepreneur Robert F. Smith became a household name to many in the HBCU community, when during the Morehouse College commencement he announced his intention to pay the student loans of that year’s graduates. As a philanthropist, he had previously helped to fund education initiatives, but paying

Home As “a single-purpose nonprofit organization,” Student Freedom Initiative serves as a catalyst for students who attend Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to find freedom in their professional and life choices. By participating in the program, Benedict College students can possibly increase their social and economic mobility by utilizing Student Freedom Initiative’s student-centric, evidence-based, holistic, and

Department Contact 1600 Harden Street Columbia, SC 29204 803-705-4662 Office Hours 9:00AM – 5:00PM Home With the goal of contributing to greater scholarship for the entire campus and local community, Benedict College’s Honors Program addresses twenty-first century economic and racial injustices facing the global society. The program’s mission is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and