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Bennett College is launching alternative systems to deliver classes and programs for the Fall semester.  After careful research, analysis and consideration, we have made a decision to operate remotely for the Fall semester. This was a data-driven decision, but one that was guided by principles that place the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff above everything else. We did not come to this decision lightly. The Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors reviewed the growing body of research showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on Black women. As a Black women’s …

On the first day that college applications opened last August, Daja Snipes applied to Clemson University. The big South Carolina public university had been her first choice for months. She was big on school pride and sports at the time, and she fell in love with the campus when she visited. She did apply to another school: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a historically black university about an hour from home. But it was her “fallback,” she said. “It was last on my list.” As her senior year went on, though, Snipes kept hearing from the staff and …

Earlier this month, Carmesha Blackmon ’22 visited the International Civil Rights Center & Museum amid the protests that transpired in downtown Greensboro. Blackmon interviews La’ Tonya Wiley, a Senior Interpreter at the museum, about the connection between current activism and the 1960s Sit-In Movement.

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, today announced the launch of a new paid internship program for students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. This summer, the PRO will offer five HBCU students the opportunity to join ASCAP’s team to gain real-world experience in the music industry. Howard University (Washington, DC), Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA), Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA), and Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) will be initial partners in the program, which will run through July and August. Interns will work remotely, alongside ASCAP professionals in their field of interest. Applications …

Dear Bennett College Family, We hope that you are staying safe and healthy. We have seen some very powerful social media posts from our students and alumnae who have been in the streets, halls of power, board rooms and even on their couches championing the cause of social justice and equality. Continue the good fight. Public health is at the forefront of our minds as Bennett College students, faculty and staff engage in social activism on various fronts, and as the coronavirus continues to surge in many parts of the US. The decision for the fall semester is a challenging …