There are 55 article(s) tagged LeMoyne-Owen College:

• October 2021

  • Tigers Basketball Insider: How Penny Hardaway graded the Memphis press

    After forcing 30 turnovers against LeMoyne-Owen, Hardaway gave Memphis an A+. 

    By Steven Johnson 13 hours ago

• September 2021

  • 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. 

    By Julia Baker September 10, 2021

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 02, 2021

• August 2021

  • 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.

    By Steven Johnson August 20, 2021

  • 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.

    By Jane Roberts August 08, 2021

• June 2021

  • 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.

    By Don Wade June 28, 2021

  • 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.

    By Omer Yusuf June 25, 2021

• 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