There are 11 article(s) tagged Vernell Bennett-Fairs:

• March 2023

  • LeMoyne-Owen plans music major with major gift from Bethel Presbyterian

    The South Memphis congregation was the oldest African American church in the Presbytery of the Mid-South. 

    By Jane Roberts March 15, 2023

• September 2022

  • LeMoyne-Owen College aims to raise visibility

    With “A-list coaches” such as Bonzi Wells and Rochelle Stevens, a cybersecurity program, and plans for both an amphitheater and a health and wellness center, the HBCU is trying to increase its profile.

    By Don Wade September 18, 2022

• May 2022

  • New LeMoyne-Owen College President Vernell Bennett-Fairs finally inaugurated

    Delayed by the pandemic, LeMoyne-Owen College’s new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs was finally inaugurated this week, highlighting the college’s history while highlighting her vision to carry it into the future.

    By Daja E. Henry May 06, 2022

  • LeMoyne-Owen College to celebrate presidential inauguration Friday

    LeMoyne-Owen College is celebrating its new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs with a series of events this week. The president’s investiture was delayed more than a year by COVID-19.

    By Daja E. Henry May 04, 2022

• April 2022

  • Five local colleges, five new leaders

    The region’s colleges and universities are undergoing an extraordinary transformation in leadership, virtually all within the same time frame, raising big questions about what’s next for higher education in the area.

    By Daja E. Henry April 07, 2022

• 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

  • LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began

    LeMoyne-Owen welcomed back students — prospective or current — for the first since the campus closed last March at the COVID-19 pandemic’s beginning; a moment that brought joy and excitement to staff and faculty at Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Omer Yusuf June 18, 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

• December 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