LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began
LeMoyne-Owen College students are back on campus for the first time since the pandemic began for Spotlight Day on Friday, June 18. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Prospective students take part in a guided campus tour of LeMoyne-Owen College during Spotlight Day. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
LeMoyne-Owen College President Vernell Bennett-Fairs speaks to current and prospective students during Spotlight Day. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Prospective students attend LeMoyne-Owen College’s Spotlight Day. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
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Vernell Bennett-Fairs LeMoyne-Owen Education Neighborhoods South MemphisOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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