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Dr. M. Yvette Wimberly, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Engagement at Bennett College has been designated by President Suzanne Elise Walsh, JD to serve on the governing board of the VA–NC Alliance as a representative of the College.  The Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA–NC Alliance) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project led by the University of Virginia. One of the project’s goals is the diversification of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, with an emphasis on increasing the number of underrepresented minority students earning baccalaureate degrees and matriculating to …

Brianna Laren’s books are love letters to black women, serving as a reminder that they are enough. Laren is a writer, filmmaker, and mom of two. Bennett College will host Laren on February 3, 2023, at 5:30 pm eastern standard time, for a virtual interview with President Walsh to discuss her poetry book, Edge Control for the Soul. Laren was born in Maryland and raised in Washington D.C., and has been writing poems, plays, and stories since childhood. Her book, Edge Control for the Soul was on Essence Magazine’s 21 books We Can’t Wait To Read. According to Essence Magazine, …

On Monday, January 30, 2023, Bennett College will host the kick-off of Color Farm Media’s “The Big Payback” Documentary and National Reparations Debates at HBCUs and Other Universities Across the U.S. The kick-off will include a screening of the film and a pilot debate at Bennett College with Debate Coaches Erika Alexander, Rev. William J. Barber, and Joy Reid. The event will be held at Bennett College in the Global Learning Center Multipurpose Room (521 Gorrell Street, Greensboro, NC), starting promptly at 1 pm. Attendees should plan to arrive by 12:45 pm. Color Farm Media, the team behind the documentary …

These days, just about everything exists online. While cyberspace can be exciting and convenient, it certainly comes with a few threats. Thousands of people fall victim to online scams every day, where their personal information, bank accounts, and social security numbers are compromised. As Bennett College’s Chief Information Security Officer, Brian Cornell states, “Colleges and other institutions may strive to safeguard their member’s data, but the threats by malicious actors are on the rise and the tactics are becoming very sophisticated and creative. End users and individuals are the front-line defenders for any information security program. Targeted attacks, such as …

Bennett College alumna, Benin Lemus ‘94, takes us on a personal journey through grief and loss, gratitude and celebration in her debut poetry collection, Dreaming in Mourning. Bennett College will host a virtual launch of Lemus’ book on Thursday, January 26, 2023, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm eastern standard time (2:30 pm – 4:00 pm pacific standard time). Lemus is a poet and an educator based in South Los Angeles. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Bennett College and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California. Lemus’ debut …