There are 48 article(s) tagged LeMoyne-Owen College:

• March 2021

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore March 12, 2021

• February 2021

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore February 26, 2021

  • LeMoyne-Owen survey highlights Black health care needs

    LeMoyne-Owen College is helping the Shelby County Health Department better plan and execute coronavirus care.

    By Linda A. Moore February 25, 2021

  • 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.

    By Elle Perry February 10, 2021

  • 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.

    By John Varlas February 01, 2021

• January 2021

  • 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. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 24, 2021

  • 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. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 14, 2021

• December 2020

  • #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.

    By Christin Yates December 25, 2020

  • 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.

    By Otis Sanford December 24, 2020

  • LeMoyne-Owen College names new president

    LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.

    By Linda A. Moore December 17, 2020

• November 2020

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore November 13, 2020

• October 2020

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore October 07, 2020

• September 2020

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade September 30, 2020

• August 2020

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore August 11, 2020

• July 2020

  • 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. 

    By Jane Roberts July 23, 2020

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore July 23, 2020

  • The impact of the $40 million gift to LeMoyne-Owen College

    Carol Johnson-Dean, president of LeMoyne-Owen College, discusses how the $40 million gift came to be.

    By Eric Barnes July 23, 2020

  • Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus

    Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.

    By Linda A. Moore July 18, 2020

  • Community Foundation invests in transforming a college – and a city

    The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' $40 million gift to LeMoyne-Owen College is one of the largest received by any HBCU nationally. It's designed to propel the college to the next level in higher education.

    By Carol Johnson-Dean, Bob Fockler July 13, 2020

  • A $40M gift to LeMoyne-Owen was ‘the right thing at the right time’

    College President Carol Johnson-Dean took the call announcing the largest endowment the 158-year-old school had ever received: “I literally began to cry.”

    By Otis Sanford July 09, 2020

  • $40 million endowment ‘transformative’ for LeMoyne-Owen

    The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.

    By Linda A. Moore July 05, 2020

• May 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, May 14: Testing scheduled next week at Memphis housing units

    State Rep. Barbara Cooper announced Thursday that free, voluntary testing for COVID-19 will begin next week in many of the city’s housing units in Memphis. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2020

• March 2020

  • LeMoyne-Owen College president remembers two philanthropists

    James S. Gilliland and Peter Formanek "changed the life trajectory for many of our students who are often first generation college-goers, and who would, otherwise, have little to no opportunity to contribute meaningfully in our society."

    By Carol Johnson-Dean March 22, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 19: Tipton County records first COVID-19 case

    Mayor Jim Strickland announces churches, dine-in restaurants and gyms must close.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • Cossitt Library manager looks beyond books

    After a career blending tech and ministry, Shamichael Hallman is watching over renovations for Cossitt Library, a Downtown Memphis landmark with a complicated past.

    By Jared Boyd February 21, 2020