Tag: Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins

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Clark Atlanta University’s Executive Leadership Institute Gets $1Million from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

A new initiative to train the next generation of HBCU presidents received major support, with a $1 Million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).

May 19, 2021

African-American

Clark Atlanta University Launches Executive Leadership Institute to Train Next Generation of HBCU Presidents

To recruit and prepare potential future leaders to serve at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has established the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI).

April 22, 2021

Leadership & Policy

New Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid Crisis

Bennett College, one of only two remaining historically Black colleges for women, has been here before. At the start of a new academic year, it’s a precarious place. For the tuition-driven college, fall enrollment numbers are in flux. And contingency plans are being put in place if a legal battle to stay accredited fails. These are among the challenges confronting the institution — and that now belong to Suzanne Elise Walsh, Bennett’s surprising and unconventional choice for its new president.

August 8, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Moving Fast, Bennett College Taps New President

Bennett College trustees, less than a week after announcing the sudden departure of president Dr. Phyllis Dawkins, have announced that Suzanne Walsh will become president of the private women’s HBCU on Aug. 1.

June 27, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett President Out, Interim In

An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the president of the small, historically Black women’s school.

June 24, 2019

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The Impact and Importance of HBCUs Emphasized at NAN Convention

Several presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) discussed the far-reaching influence of their institutions on American life during a panel held on Friday at the National Action Network (NAN) convention.

April 7, 2019

African-American

Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed the agency’s December decision to terminate the accreditation of Bennett College, a historically Black College in Greensboro, N.C.

February 22, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett College Raises $8.2M, Looks to Move Forward

Bennett College has exceeded its $5 million #StandWithBennett campaign goal, raising $8.2 million in 55 days in the fight to save its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation.

February 4, 2019

News Roundup

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Donates $31K to Bennett College

Bennett College has received a $31,000 donation from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the country’s oldest African-American fraternity, to support its journey of raising at least $5 million by Feb. 1. In addition to the donation, “Alpha men around the world are going to make contributions” to the college, said Dr. Everett B. Ward, the president […]

January 21, 2019

Women

Support Grows for Imperiled Bennett College

By postal service and online, in amounts small and large, a steady stream of donations is flowing into Bennett College every day as the private, all-women HBCU seeks to raise $5 million in unrestricted funds by February. The North Carolina school is fighting to avoid a loss of accreditation that could force its closure.

January 5, 2019

News Roundup

President Trump Appoints College Presidents to Board of Advisors on HBCUs

The White House has announced the appointments of several college presidents and business leaders to be members of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Among the appointees is Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “I am honored to represent Bennett College by serving on the HBCU Advisory Board […]

September 26, 2018