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Bennett College has been awarded a Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program grant through the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA). The grant, totaling $699,950, will expand instruction and remote learning opportunities to the neighboring community in Greensboro’s census tract 112, improve Wi-Fi capabilities for Bennett College students, and will allow the College to create the Entrepreneurship, Coding, and Artificial Intelligence for Members of the Community Program (E Camp) to offer on-campus and remote hybrid certificate programs to train local community members and students in the areas of entrepreneurship, coding and artificial intelligence. According to Dr. Mondrail Myrick, Bennett College …

Join President Suzanne Walsh and other education thought leaders on March 6 and 7 for the Virtual 2023 WPI HBCU & Small College Forum! The Forum features 20+ sessions delivered by intellectual champions who will address the most critical issues facing HBCUs and small colleges today, from cost containment and hybrid mastery to investment and endowment strategies. President Walsh will present a session on “The Micro-College Model: Strategically Small and Increasingly Strong,” Monday, March 6, 2023 from 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm est. REGISTRATION IS FREE. REGISTER HERE! VISIT HERE for more information about the forum.

If you’ve had a dental cavity, you know it can be quite painful if not treated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States is cavities.Aside from the physical discomfort this causes in affected kids, it also means they often miss out on school. According to the CDC, “Untreated cavities can cause pain and infections that may lead to problems with eating, speaking, playing, and learning. Children who have poor oral health often miss more school and receive lower grades than children who don’t.”Luckily, cavities can be …

In case you missed it, this outstanding video says it all. It captures the spirit of the day! “The Big Payback, it’s about R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” as Bennett Belle and About Love Scholar Makaela Reed says. Makaela was the creative director for the debate presentation. Bennett College was the launch site for Color Farm Media’s “The Big Payback” documentary screening, discussion and national reparations debates tour at HBCUs! Read more HERE.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Bennett College Global Learning Center Multipurpose Room 521 Gorrell St, Greensboro, NC 27406   Join Bennett College President Suzanne Walsh and Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn for a set of live, global conversations throughout the afternoon on gender equity, diversity and inclusion, and the power of service. Participants will join from around the country and around world to discuss the ways in which the thread of gender equity is woven throughout national and international service and development work. Speakers will share life journeys and describe career paths focused on gender equity which were launched and informed …