May 2019

Just in case you missed it on January 22, 2019, The Benedict College Comparative Religion and Introduction to African American History students joined student representatives from the National Council of Negro Women, Benedict-Byrd College Section and Alpha Eta Chi to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, and Am Yisrael Chai […]

Keisha Randle is the type of educator that can captivate hearts and minds quickly. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Keisha Randle always knew she wanted to be a teacher. “Teaching has always been something that I’ve been passionate about,” said Randle. “My mom was a teacher and I spent a lot of time with her in her

(Published in The State  – May 21, 2019) Bobby Donaldson was the keynote speaker for the Benedict College graduation ceremony on Saturday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Donaldson is the head of the Center for Civil Rights History, housed in the Hollings Special Collections Library at the University of South Carolina, and the lead scholar

BY LEZLIE PATTERSON MAY 11, 2019 05:00 AM, UPDATED MAY 11, 2019 05:00 AM Once Benedict College confers Wendell R. Estep with a honorary doctor of divinity degree at its graduation ceremony on Saturday, no one will be applauding louder than Rev. Charles Jackson. Estep, who retired this past summer after 32 years as pastor

Burn is graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Benedict College and is the Distinguished Military Graduate from USC Army ROTC COLUMBIA, SC – May 10, 2019 – Today, Benedict College graduating senior 2nd Lieutenant Clifton J. Burns was commissioned at the University of South Carolina and voted the Top

Lead Scholar and Director of the Columbia SC 63 and one of the Longest-Serving Pastors of Columbia’s First Baptist Church will be hooded at the 149th Commencement Convocation on Saturday, May 11 COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2019 – Benedict College Board of Trustees announced today that Civil Rights Historian, Dr. Bobby Donaldson will be conferred the

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Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society (DMD) is a business honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence of students at qualifying colleges and universities to create a DMD community that fosters the well-being of its individual members and the business community through life-time. DMD is the International Honor Society for business programs accredited by ACBSP

Dr. Greene is one of 20 Faculty Members Honored by South Carolina Independent Colleges and University     COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2019 – – Benedict College is pleased to announce that Gwenda Richburg Greene has been selected as a 2019 Excellence In Teaching Award recipient. Greene has devoted more than 33 years to academia