There are 50 article(s) tagged LeMoyne-Owen College:
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.
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.
“Loving Our Community” launched on Friday with alumni, students and faculty from LeMoyne-Owen conducting a community cleanup along Walker Avenue.
Donors send food and water to LeMoyne-Owen College after freezing temperatures and water system issues in the city.
LeMoyne-Owen College is helping the Shelby County Health Department better plan and execute coronavirus care.
Each college will receive $1 million, with a portion going towards students, faculty and staff impacted by COVID-19.
Former players tell stories of the renowned LeMoyne-Owen basketball coach and his ways of teaching.
Johnson, who was 102, was the first Black coach to win a Division III national basketball title.
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.
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.
With so much tragedy, dissension and despair, it’s difficult to find many positives about 2020. But they do exist.
LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.
Community leaders will discuss why it is necessary for the city to have more Black college graduates.
Two local higher education institutions are the recipients of surplus lab equipment given in a long-term loan from the Health Department.
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.
What Sheleah Harris did last week isn’t unheard of, but it’s also not the everyday occurrence.
The president says the university is lucky it doesn't have many classes with a large-lecture format.
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.
Carol Johnson-Dean, president of LeMoyne-Owen College, discusses how the $40 million gift came to be.
Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.
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.
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.”
The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.
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.
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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