There are 29 article(s) tagged LeMoyne-Owen College:

• July 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

• December 2019

  • Amid turmoil, LeMoyne-Owen receives interim accreditation review

    LeMoyne-Owen College’s interim president is pleased with feedback from the school's accreditation body.

    By Elle Perry December 13, 2019

  • St. Jude call center at LeMoyne-Owen to expand

    A $300,000 project will expand a donor call center for ALSAC on the college’s campus that first opened in March 2018. 

    By Elle Perry December 11, 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen students protest dismissal of administrator Strayhorn

    Student government association leads protest at LeMoyne-Owen College after learning vice president of academic & student affairs Dr. Terrell Strayhorn and other college administrators were fired by president Carol Johnson-Dean.

    By Elle Perry December 10, 2019

  • 100 Black Men of Memphis to focus on mentoring young people

    Led by new president Darrell Cobbins, the 100 Black Men of Memphis are looking to live up to their name, with a goal to have 100 active members by January.

    By Jared Boyd December 09, 2019

• October 2019

  • Memphis basketball ‘very far’ from what it can become

    Penny Hardaway is frustrated with his team's rebounding through two exhibitions. 

    By Drew Hill October 28, 2019

• September 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen launches national campaign to raise $1.2 million

    The historically black college in South Memphis also plans to increase alumni giving from 8% to 30%.

    By Elle Perry September 28, 2019

• August 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen holding two-day ‘Move the Needle’ summit

    LeMoyne-Owen College is holding its first-ever “Move the Needle” Summit on its campus Aug. 16-17.

    By Elle Perry August 16, 2019

  • Memphis couple open Caribbean restaurant in Hickory Hill

    Louis and Carla Faulkner are operating a new restaurant, Caribbean Flayvahz, in Hickory Hill. 

    By Elle Perry August 04, 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen interim president: ‘First we start by listening’

    Former Memphis City Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson-Dean said she plans to begin her tenure at LeMoyne-Owen College with a lot of listening.

    By Elle Perry August 02, 2019

• July 2019

  • Former MCS superintendent named interim president at LeMoyne-Owen

    Carol Johnson-Dean, superintendent of Memphis City Schools from 2003-2007, before leaving to take the top job at Boston Public Schools, will replace Andrea Miller. The LeMoyne-Owen board didn't renew Miller's contract.

    By Jared Boyd July 30, 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen suit outlines problems between president, faculty

    A suit filed by the LeMoyne-Owen College Faculty Organization against the college and its board of trustees reveals the mistrust that existed between the administration and faculty before the college president was fired.

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen gets new accreditation for business degrees

    Katherine Causey, chair of LeMoyne-Owen’s Division of Business and Economic Development, said the college’s business programs are the largest and most popular majors at the college. 

    By Elle Perry July 10, 2019

• June 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen board votes to end Miller’s tenure as president

    LeMoyne-Owen College's board of trustees has voted to release Andrea Lewis Miller as president at the close of her contract Sept. 1.

    By Elle Perry June 18, 2019

  • High tea fundraiser at LeMoyne-Owen a celebration of female leaders in black churches

    LeMoyne-Owen College hosted a high tea at Bridges USA for first ladies of local black churches. The event benefitted the college's student activities, as well as the United Negro College Fund.

    By Jared Boyd June 04, 2019

• May 2019

  • Mission accomplished: LeMoyne-Owen student, 59, earns three degrees

    After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Jared Boyd May 12, 2019

• February 2019

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    • International Tea will benefit LeMoyne-Owen
    • O.C. Pleasant Jr. Operations Center to be dedicated Friday

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 14, 2019

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    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 12, 2019

  • LeMoyne-Owen College president responds to allegations of nepotism, neglect

    Pressure is mounting on LeMoyne-Owen College president Dr. Andrea Miller to resign amid allegations of nepotism, apathy and campus-wide neglect.

    By Jared Boyd February 07, 2019

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    • Tennessee historical marker at LeMoyne-Owen to honor sit-ins

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 01, 2019