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.
Topic: LeMoyne-Owen College
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February 2021
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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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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.
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Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus
Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.
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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.
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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.”
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$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.
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May 2020
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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.
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March 2020
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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."
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 19: Tipton County records first COVID-19 case
Mayor Jim Strickland announces churches, dine-in restaurants and gyms must close.
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February 2020
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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.
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December 2019
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Amid turmoil, LeMoyne-Owen receives interim accreditation review
LeMoyne-Owen College’s interim president is pleased with feedback from the school's accreditation body.
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