Bennett News

New Date! Due to recent inclement weather, the date for our Founders’ Day Convocation has been moved to Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Bennett College welcomes Barbara Johnson, Bennett alumna and author of A Head of Cabbage, as this year’s Founders’ Day Convocation Keynote Speaker on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel on the campus. Ms. Johnson will share from her recently published memoir that chronicles the story of her life-threatening journey to receive a college education. Her story, as documented in this debut work, won her first place in the …

New Date – October 14, 2022, 8:30 p.m. Out of an abundance of caution due to the threat of inclement weather, the date for the 2022 Family and Friends Weekend Open Mic Night has been changed to October 14. So, be sure to show up, and don’t be shy, let your light shine, in honor of our beloved Professor Tennille Foust! She would be so proud!  It will be fun! Don’t be shy, let your light shine, in honor of our beloved Professor Tennille Foust! She would be so proud! Sign up below or scan the QR code to let …

Our hearts are very heavy. One of our beloved angels, Ms. Tennille Foust, earned her heavenly wings on Tuesday. Tennille was a Professor, Director, Producer, Chief Student Advocate, Colleague, Friend and Auntie to countless Bennett Students. We are grateful to have been blessed by her presence in our lives and by her immense talent. We loved her deeply and she loved us. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Bennett College in memory of Tennille Foust. Click Here to Make a Donation Please type “In memory of Tennille Foust” in the special instructions box …

In recognition of Constitution Day, on Thursday, September 22, at 10:00 a.m. in Wilbur Steele Hall Art Gallery, Bennett College will host speaker Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, author of the acclaimed book The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System.  Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, entrepreneur, and writer. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a minor in Economics. She is the youngest recipient of a CEDAW Women’s Rights Award by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)— previously …

No One’s Story Should End Too Soon Suicide Awareness Campus Walk September 10, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Meet at the Global Learning Center In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week, grab your sneakers and join Built To Last, The Holistic Advocacy Team, and the Royal Court of Bennett College on September 10 at 12:00 p.m. as they walk to bring awareness to death by suicide, provide mental health and prevention resources, and honor those we have lost. No One’s Story Should End Too Soon. Please reach out to Ja’Nylah Johnson, Miss Bennett, (janylah.johnson@bennett.edu) and/or Chancey Gunnell, Health & Safety Advocate Program …