11 September

Bennett College Students Selected for the White House Initiative’s Ninth Cohort of HBCU Scholars

Three Bennett College students have been selected for The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ ninth cohort of HBCU Scholars. Zairen Jackson ‘26, Trinity Cromwell ‘24, and Zakyha Jones-Walker ‘24 received this prestigious recognition for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more.  The Bennett Belles will serve as ambassadors of the White House Initiative on HBCUs and the U.S. Department of Education, and are encouraged to uplift their communities and peers, and work to strengthen the nation’s democracy and economy.  Students will have access to professional …

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03 September

Bennett College Announces Alumna Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens As Sesquicentennial Founders Day Convocation Speaker

Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens 2023 Founders Day Convocation Speaker Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 10:00 am   Bennett College announces alumna Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens ’94 as the College’s sesquicentennial Founders Day Convocation speaker on Sunday, October 8, 2023. The Convocation will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Bennett College, paying homage to the College’s 1873 beginnings in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church (now known as St. Matthews United Methodist Church). Deirdre Cooper Owens is an award-winning author, historian, and reproductive justice advocate. She is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. Before …

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28 August

Bennett College Staff Member Betty Watson Recognized by Greensboro Police Department for her Efforts to Keep the City Safe

Congratulations to Betty Watson, Default Management Coordinator at Bennett College and President of Old L Richardson (OLR) Neighborhood Association, whose leadership has been recognized by the Greensboro Police Department for her efforts around National Night Out, an initiative to keep the city safe. OLR Neighborhood Association was founded by Ms. Delsene Hauser in 2002 with a purpose to work with the Greensboro Police to uphold harmony in the local community. Ms. Hauser stepped down as president in 2012, and the opportunity to serve was afforded to Betty Watson. The Association currently has 55 active members, ranging across all ages, ethnicities, …

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12 August

Our Smallness is Our Strength

A Q&A with President Suzanne Elise Walsh, JD  on the Microcollege Model, Retention, and Minimesters  Q. When talking about Bennett College, you’ve been known to say, “our smallness is our strength.” Can you elaborate on what you mean by this? If I think back to my philanthropic beginnings, one of the things I learned was that in the world of innovation, one of the ways to turn an idea on its head is to say, “How do you take something that’s seen as a negative and turn it into a positive?” So, I looked around and thought, “Is there a …

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