Bennett College has advanced to accreditation candidacy status with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).
Greensboro, N.C. — Bennett College is delighted to announce its been counted among 11 historically Black colleges and universities to receive a donation from Bleacher Report’s House of Highlights. On Friday, Nov. 27, at 3 p.m./ET Turner Sports will present Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Change, a premier golf event featuring the World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley going against three-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry and two-time Super Bowl Champion Peyton Manning at Stone Canyon Golf Club in Oro Valley, Ariz. The live event coverage will be available on TNT with …
Bennett students are “Crazy in Love” with this gift of fitness. Bennett College is thrilled to announce participation in a partnership with Peloton and Beyoncé. Peloton, the world’s leading interactive fitness platform, and GRAMMY® Award-winning global entertainer and entrepreneur, Beyoncé, joined forces to give Bennett College students access to a free, two-year digital membership. Currently enrolled Bennett students will be able to connect from anywhere, at any time—with or without equipment — and receive unlimited access to live and on-demand classes from world-class instructors. Beyoncé and Peloton worked closely to create a series of Homecoming themed workout experiences via classes …
Bennett College, one of the country’s two historically Black colleges for women, quickly decided that it would switch to an all-remote semester, even while others like UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State charged ahead with in-person classes. It also planned programming that urged its almost 300 students — called Bennett Belles — to vote wherever they are. Among the programming was a discussion between alumna-editor Evette Dionne and Johns Hopkins University Professor Martha Jones, both of whom have published recent books on Black women and the suffrage movement.
Dear God, Blessings belong to You. We welcome You to direct our steps on this journey. Your heart towards us causes us to flourish. We celebrate the contributions and mourn the losses of ones dear to our community. Their work is complete, and their fruit remains with us. We remember: Trustee Andrea Harris’s love for Bennett and passion for empowering women, We remember retired professor, Dr. David Pinnix. The memory of his musical gifts lives on. We remember professor, Dr. Ruth Lucier, whose smile was light on our campus. We also celebrate colleagues and friends enjoying retirement. We represent portions …