Welcome to Race on Campus, which is arriving on Tuesday after the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. When a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol this month, onlookers noticed that law-enforcement officers responded much differently than they did last summer to Black Lives Matter protesters. For some students and academics, it […]
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College, Among 13 Higher Education Leaders Recognized for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Cengage Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College, Among 13 Higher Education Leaders Recognized for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by The Association of
With the fall semester wrapped up, some colleges did better than others keeping COVID-19 cases low on campus. In Columbia, South Carolina, officials at the private, historically Black Benedict College operated under the bubble concept. It’s an approach similar to the NBA and some other professional sports. Students are pretty much not allowed to leave
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Artis balanced health and equity concerns when opening campus this fall, a move observers say makes her a model for college leaders nationwide. Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College, knows her students well. While sitting in her office at the historically Black school in South Carolina, she rattled off a few facts: Fewer than
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Industry Dive recognizes companies and people who led through the unprecedented challenges of 2020 The Dive Awards of 2020 highlight what leadership means in a time of crisis On December 9, 2020, Dr. Roslyn Artis was announced as the President of the Year by Higher Ed Dive, a publication of Industry Dive. Leveraging its in-depth
Featured photo above: Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College, hosted a graduation ceremony for 180 students in the school’s football stadium in August. She says she would recommend a socially distanced commencement to other colleges and universities — but she acknowledges it’s harder to pull off with thousands of graduates. Photo credit: AJ Shorter/Benedict
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Benedict College will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader Columbia community. Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week (December 7-13), Benedict College announced that it will become a Community Center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 program designed to bring hands-on coding
Featured photo: Corey “Roc Bottom” Davis works on several unfinished pieces in his home studio in Columbia, South Carolina. In the future, Davis said, he hopes to open a gallery to promote artists in the Columbia community. By Cera Hansen Comic book artist and animator Corey “Roc Bottom” Davis is on a mission to redefine Columbia’s art
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Feature photo: Lt. Col. Jeffery Watkins (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Manning teach JROTC at Hannah-Pamplico High School. PAMPLICO, S.C. — Lt. Col. Jeffery Watkins and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Manning are no strangers to the Pee Dee, and now, several months into the school year, they’re no strangers to the JROTC students at Hannah-Pamplico
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On Nov. 3, students can get discounted rides to go vote As the presidential election approaches on Nov. 3, the Social Change Fund has partnered with Lyft and HBCU Heroes to provide historically Black college and university (HBCU) students discounted rides to polling sites on Election Day. Some of the 25 schools included in this
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Benedict College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.