LeMoyne-Owen College, CBU alter spring semester schedules
LeMoyne-Owen College and Christian Brothers University will join Rhodes College in delaying spring semester in-person classes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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January 2022
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December 2021
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At Cummings K-8, community members wrap their arms around neighborhood kids
Following a shooting at Cummings K-8, community members decided to show up for the neighborhood kids every morning.
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October 2021
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How Penny Hardaway graded the Memphis press
After forcing 30 turnovers against LeMoyne-Owen, Hardaway gave Memphis an A+.
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September 2021
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Walgreens mobile clinic offers free vaccines at LeMoyne-Owen College
The clinic began touring HBCUs on Sept. 1, having visited Morris Brown College, Alabama State University, Tuskegee University and LeMoyne-Owen College.
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LeMoyne-Owen gets $80,000 tech infusion as part of Apple coding circle
The school’s faculty will work with Apple to learn about coding and app development.
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August 2021
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Bonzi Wells ‘back home’ as LeMoyne-Owen coach, and with Rasheed Wallace near
With encouragement from Penny Hardaway and newfound desire to coach, Wells returns to the city that accepted him.
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Three Memphis colleges to require vaccines for students, staff
Here’s how some area colleges are handling vaccinations as students return to school for the fall. One is even paying students $1,000 to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
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June 2021
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Pandemic takes higher education to school
The COVID-19 pandemic reduced some revenue streams to a trickle at four-year colleges and universities. But coming out of the pandemic, administrators believe they are smarter and more efficient. “Really, what the pandemic did is it accelerated the pace of change,” said U of M President M. David Rudd.
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About Town: ‘There’s magic happening’ at LeMoyne-Owen
Vernell Bennett-Fairs said the city’s only HBCU will open to full capacity next fall. That’s 700 college students who can either now attend in-person or resume online learning.
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March 2021
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Giving back: LeMoyne-Owen College ‘loving our community’
“Loving Our Community” launched on Friday with alumni, students and faculty from LeMoyne-Owen conducting a community cleanup along Walker Avenue.
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February 2021
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From Chicago with love: LeMoyne-Owen College gets truck load of supplies from friends to the north
Donors send food and water to LeMoyne-Owen College after freezing temperatures and water system issues in the city.
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LeMoyne-Owen survey highlights Black health care needs
LeMoyne-Owen College is helping the Shelby County Health Department better plan and execute coronavirus care.
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FedEx launching initiative at LeMoyne-Owen, other area HBCUs
Each college will receive $1 million, with a portion going towards students, faculty and staff impacted by COVID-19.
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Jerry C. Johnson’s legacy: Many games won, but many more men were made
Former players tell stories of the renowned LeMoyne-Owen basketball coach and his ways of teaching.
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January 2021
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Former LeMoyne-Owen basketball coach Jerry C. Johnson dies
Johnson, who was 102, was the first Black coach to win a Division III national basketball title.
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A year to forget? Here are 20 good things we’ll remember about 2020
Clever restaurateurs, fearless city planners and far-sighted entrepreneurs didn’t let 2020 slow them down. And if we needed reasons to cheer, we had Ja Morant and Brady White.
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December 2020
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#Black Tech Futures Research Institute launches in Memphis
LeMoyne-Owen College administrator Charles Elliott said it is important for young Black people to learn technology skills so more businesses will want to relocate to and invest in the Memphis community.
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Opinion: A year of despair and dissension still gave us bright spots
With so much tragedy, dissension and despair, it’s difficult to find many positives about 2020. But they do exist.
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LeMoyne-Owen College names new president
LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.
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November 2020
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Let’s discuss: Finding ways to grow the number of Black college graduates in Memphis
Community leaders will discuss why it is necessary for the city to have more Black college graduates.
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October 2020
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Health Dept. loans lab equipment to higher ed
Two local higher education institutions are the recipients of surplus lab equipment given in a long-term loan from the Health Department.
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September 2020
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A documentary preserves memories of Coach Jerry C. Johnson and LOC’s 1975 national title
Memphis director Morreco Coleman’s “1st Forgotten Champions,” about the life of legendary LOC coach Jerry C. Johnson and his Division III national title team, is part of the International Black Film Festival, available for online viewing Oct. 1.
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August 2020
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Only one local candidate beat an incumbent last week. Here’s why.
What Sheleah Harris did last week isn’t unheard of, but it’s also not the everyday occurrence.
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July 2020
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CBU details plans for hybrid return, with in-person class when possible
The president says the university is lucky it doesn't have many classes with a large-lecture format.
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LeMoyne-Owen College to offer students free laptops, a new Methodist Le Bonheur clinic on campus
The college will open for virtual classes Aug. 12, and will monitor coronavirus case numbers to decide whether to reopen the campus after Labor Day.
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