Laurie D. Willis

During the summer of 2018, Bennett College senior Constance Staley participated in a prestigious internship in the Graves Lab at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, an academic collaboration between North Carolina A&T State University and UNCG. She learned about the internship from former Bennett Provost Dr. Dorothy C. Browne and Dr. Rasheena Edmondson, an assistant professor of biology at Bennett. “During the internship, we transferred cells daily as part of an experimental evolution protocol,” Staley said. “We worked a lot with cells and learned about different lab techniques. My favorite part was when I learned how to prepare …

Fall semester classes began Aug. 20, but freshwoman Carmesha Denise Blackmon, a Journalism and Media Studies major, got her start at Bennett before then. Blackmon, of Greensboro, worked with Assistant Professor of Journalism Tom Lipscomb during the summer on various projects. The two met during Blackmon’s junior year at the Bennett College Middle College. “I had Carmesha in a JMS class when she was a junior in high school, and she was the most reliable student in class of terms of completing her assignments,” Lipscomb said. “On top of this, she connected with the mission of Bennett College. She told …

Dear Bennett College Family, As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I would like to thank the Zeta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for recognizing me in an announcement about Breast Cancer Awareness. Likewise, I would be remiss if I did not thank all of you – Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumnae – for the prayers, well wishes and words of encouragement you extended to me as I underwent treatment for breast cancer. It was good to know that I had your support – including giving me advice on my hair, wigs and my eyebrows …

GREENSBORO – Bennett College President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins has been appointed to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the White House has announced. Dawkins, who became Bennett’s president on July 5, 2017, after serving as interim president for nearly a year, was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to serve on the board that advises the President and the Secretary of Education on all matters pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of HBCUs. Dawkins joins 12 other members on the board, including five who are HBCU presidents or chancellors. North Carolina A&T State University …

Bennett College President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announces the appointment of Dr. Michelle Linster as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Since arriving at Bennett in 2008 as an Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. Linster has served on various committees or in several leadership roles.  She has been a member of the General Education Committee, a representative to the Faculty Senate, chair of the Library Committee and the Faculty Development Committee, Interim Director to the Division of Natural and Behavioral Sciences/Mathematics (NBSM) and Director/Dean of the NBSM Division from 2012-2017. Dr. Linster served as Intern Provost and Vice …