“You are here to make a difference, to either improve the world or worsen it. And whether or not you consciously choose to, you will accomplish one or the other.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich Greetings! My name is Paige Matthews, and I am a senior Business Management major from Atlanta, Georgia. I am proud, humbled and elated to have been elected as the Bennett College Student Government Association President for the 2017-2018 academic year. I do not and will not take this position in vain, for many are unaware of what I endured and the personal growth that led to …
Looks aren’t everything, but presentation is key. You can be only you, and I can be only me. Greetings and salutations! I am Niquia S. Harris, a senior social work major from Willingboro, N.J., and I am humbly serving as your 40th Miss Bennett College for the 2017-2018 academic year. As a former fostered youth, I never thought I would be in the position in which I proudly find myself today. I can recall the moment I was accepted to our beloved College and the emotions I felt. I was proud of myself for even applying, yet quickly discouraged because …
Bennett Helped Me to Discover My Strengths and Weaknesses and Become a Better Me My name is Justine Ryan and I am a double major in Theatre (Bachelors in Fine Arts) and Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in global studies and conflict resolution from Richmond, Virginia. My story at Bennett starts off different from most. I originally started my college education at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. I was not pleased with being there. I knew that I wanted to be in college, but I knew Mary Baldwin was not the place for me. By the end of the …
Reflections of a Former Affirmative Action Officer on Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination As a former Affirmative Action officer in the 1980s at two predominantly white New England post-secondary institutions, I have been fascinated this semester by my Affirmative Action discussions with my students in the course American Judicial Process at a southern post-secondary historically black college (HBC) for women. We have spent a considerable time on the 14th Amendment, exploring equal protection through our reading of the Supreme Court opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) (race as a factor in student admissions at the University of …