‘Tis the season for celebration, and we’re inviting you to be a part of something truly special! Bennett College brings back, by popular demand, the UNCF Black & White Day Party.. Get your tickets now and oin us on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 2 pm to 6 pm at the Bennett College Global Learning Center, Multipurpose Room, for an event that promises good times and great vibes—all for an incredible cause, student scholarships. Here’s why you won’t want to miss out: 🎶 Entertainment: Get ready to dance the day away with the sensational beats of DJ Tito Bennett, creating …
Exposure is key to understanding that world cultures are often more alike than they are different. Bennett College recently welcomed to campus Dr. Emanuelle Goes, a Senior Researcher and Scientific Coordinator at the Iyaleta Research Association – Research, Sciences and Humanities (Brazil) and other research colleagues who discussed the fight for reproductive rights and reproductive justice in Brazil and shared a screening of the film “Lands That Liberate/Terras Que Libertam,” directed by Researchers Diosmar Filho and Harrison Araújo. The documentary consists of stories from a freedom movement happening in Brazil. The host for the discussion and screening was alumna …
While other recent high school graduates were enjoying the last vestiges of summer before starting college, three young women, from across the country, began their freshman year early by participating in the FreshSTART Summer Program, piloted by the Department of Navy HBCU/MI, in collaboration with Bennett College. The program, which spanned six-weeks during the summer, was designed to support incoming college students by providing them with an academic boost upon entering their respective institutions. During this enriching summer program, three remarkable incoming Bennett College Freshwomen, Ambriell Brooks, Aaliyah “Ajax” Fowler, and Agury Suazo, devoted themselves to a curriculum that encompassed …
Founders Day Convocation was marked by the announcement of several significant donations/investments to the College totaling over $2 million. Board of Trustees Chair Senator Gladys Ashe Robinson, PhD ’71 secured a $1 million allocation for the College from the North Carolina General Assembly. The announcement was made during the 2023 Founders Day Convocation. President Walsh says, “We are delighted with this investment from the General Assembly and for Senator Robinson’s efforts on behalf of the College. It is a recognition of the importance of the need to be able to address infrastructure to remain a viable and thriving institution that …
Bennett College and the Student Freedom Initiative cordially invites the public to a Broadband Town Hall on Thursday, October 19 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm in the Global Learning Center Lecture Hall located at 521 Gorrell St in Greensboro, North Carolina on the campus of Bennett College. The North Carolina Broadband Office will share information on the various digital equity & workforce development initiatives being undertaken by the department to expand broadband network access in our area and throughout the state of North Carolina. The purpose of the town hall is to inform the community of the various state and federal …