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Morgan Hall, the Oldest Building on the Campus of Benedict College is Featured in Experience Columbia SC First History Tourism Trail

Built in 1895, Morgan Hall was the home of five Benedict College Presidents. COLUMBIA, SC, May 19, 2021 Experience Columbia recently announced the destination’s first history-centered tourism trail.  – Reconstructed: A Journey Through the Reconstruction Era in Columbia SC.  The trail features eight stops including Benedict College, and highlights 10 post-Civil War trailblazers who provide a new perspective […]

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Gospel Singer, Entrepreneur, and Author Kierra Sheard-Kelly will give the Keynote Address at the 2021 Benedict College Virtual Baccalaureate Service

 The service will be virtual and streamed on the Benedict College website and social media pages on Friday, May 7th at 3 p.m. COLUMBIA, SC., April 30, 2021 Today, Benedict College announced that Gospel Singer, Entrepreneur, and Author Kierra Sheard-Kelly will be the Guest Speaker at the 2021 Benedict College Virtual Baccalaureate Services on Friday, May

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On-air Political Analyst and Cable Newsroom Veteran Tiffany D. Cross will be the Keynote Speaker at the 151st Commencement Convocation

Commencement Ceremony will be held 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8th at the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium COLUMBIA, SC., April 28, 2021, Ms. Tiffany D. Cross will be the keynote speaker for the 151st Commencement Convocation on Saturday, May 8th at the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Tiffany D. Cross is an on-air political analyst and cable

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Benedict College from Columbia, South Carolina selected to perform in 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®

NEW YORK, NY & COLUMBIA, SC – April 15, 2021– Today, Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction, was selected to perform in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, representing the state of South Carolina. This will mark the first Parade appearance by the band. The Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction will join

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Dr. Emmanuel Lalande Selected to Participate in the 2021-2022 Executive Leadership Academy

Dr. Lalande is the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services COLUMBIA, SC – March 22, 2021 – Benedict College is pleased to announce that Dr. Emmanuel Lalande was selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA). The ELA is co-sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), the American Association of

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Benedict College Names Dr. Vareva Harris Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management

Dr. Harris is a 1998 Honor Graduate of Benedict College COLUMBIA, SC, March 10, 2021 Today, Benedict College announced Dr. Vareva Harris as the new Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management effective March 16, 2021. With this new appointment, Dr. Harris will be responsible for international programs, supervising the TRIO Upward Bound programs, and scholarship

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A Brief History of Benedict College

Benedict College, originally Benedict Institute, was founded in 1870 under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society. As Benedict’s first philanthropist, Mrs. Bathsheba Benedict of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, provided $13,000 towards the purchase of an 80-acre plantation near Columbia, South Carolina as the site for a new school for the recently freed people

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Benedict College Receives an HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Grant for $65,000.00

Benedict College is one of our eight HBCUs Nationwide to be awarded the Inaugural Grant COLUMBIA, SC, February 19, 2021  Benedict College announced today that it is the recipient of a $65,000.00 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation through its HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative. The Initiative seeks to provide technical assistants, fund

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Benedict College Names Dr. Verna Orr Special Assistant for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

Benedict College announced today the appointment of Dr. Verna Orr as the Special Assistant for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.  Dr. Orr is known as a passionate, equity-minded strategic leader with a track record of managing multiple and competing projects. She also specializes in inspiring teams and organizations to deliver exceptional operational results. “Dr. Orr is

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Benedict College Alumna and Activist, Septima Poinsette Clark honored with a collectible coin by the United States Mint

The American Innovation $1 Coin Program Pays Tribute to one of South Carolina’s Most Notable Civil Right Leaders COLUMBIA, SC., February 10, 2021 – Benedict College alumna and civil rights leader Septima Poinsette Clark is being honored with a collectible coin issued by the United States Mint. The $1 coin depicts Septima Poinsette Clark marching

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