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Bennett College is One of 14 Campuses Partnering to Nourish Neighbors in North Carolina Student-led hunger challenge addresses food insecurity; a total of $25,000 will be awarded Bennett College is participating in the fifth annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, where it will compete against 13 other North Carolina colleges and universities. A transformative program tackling food insecurity on college campuses, the program empowers college students to create awareness about hunger and compete against one another to collect the most food for neighbors experiencing hunger. The Collegiate Hunger Challenge was created by Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, and North Carolina …

(Pictured are the Bennett College Fulbright Scholars and Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) students)   Bennett College is pleased to announce it has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2023, a designation the College has received for the fourth consecutive year. Bennett College is one of only 19 HBCUs honored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for demonstrating noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program. Bennett’s designation signifies the College’s deep commitment to international exchange and to building lasting connections between the people of the United States and …

In celebration of its Founders Day and 150th Sesquicentennial Celebration, Bennett College will host Founders Weekend, honoring the College’s founding and paying homage to its 1873 beginnings in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as St. Matthews United Methodist Church. During Founders Weekend, alumnae, families, and the community are invited to join the College and its faculty, staff, and students on campus for events and a reintroduction to the College. From a Campus Open House to kick off the weekend on Oct. 5, to the Founders Day Convocation on Oct. 8, the weekend is jam-packed with events …

Bennett College is pleased to announce that Dr. Santiba Campbell, Director of Academic Special Initiatives and Associate Professor of Psychology, Bennett College, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for academic year 2023-24. Following nomination by President Suzanne Elise Walsh and a rigorous application process, Dr. Campbell was selected to join a cadre of 36 Fellows selected this year (click here for a full list). She will spend the 2023-2024 academic year at Odessa College in Odessa, TX, under the mentorship of Dr. Gregory D. Williams. Since its inception in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program has strengthened …

Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens 2023 Founders Day Convocation Speaker Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 10:00 am   Bennett College announces alumna Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens ’94 as the College’s sesquicentennial Founders Day Convocation speaker on Sunday, October 8, 2023. The Convocation will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Bennett College, paying homage to the College’s 1873 beginnings in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church (now known as St. Matthews United Methodist Church). Deirdre Cooper Owens is an award-winning author, historian, and reproductive justice advocate. She is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. Before …