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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï featured as a top HBCU in the Philadelphia Tribune
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï was recently recognized in the nation’s oldest continuously published African American newspaper as a top HBCU. The Philadelphia Tribune, which began in 1884, recently recognized ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï as one of the top 25 HBCUs in the country. The Tribune noted ÍøÆسԹÏ’s rise through the rankings in recent history. Click here to read the full story at the Philadelphia Tribune website.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï National Alumni Association hosted inaugural breast cancer awareness walk/run
The ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï National Alumni Association hosted its inaugural breast cancer awareness walk/run as part of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Homecoming activities Oct. 11. Kellea Tibbs, director of alumni relations, said alumna Crystal Woodard, who is currently battling breast cancer, planted the seed for the event. “I want to bring awareness to breast cancer and those in need while battling breast cancer and to acknowledge...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï professors spoke on a panel at the Ohio Valley History Conference
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï professors Dr. Erin Gilliam, Dr. Mary Barr, and Dr. F. Erik Brooks recently spoke on a panel at the Ohio Valley History Conference. The Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort hosted the conference. The ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï professors conceived of the panel—Black Frankfort Histories Matter—because they felt the important histories of black Kentuckians, in Frankfort especially, must be collected, preserved and s...
Mister and Miss ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï ascend the throne at coronation
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and special guests gathered for the 90th coronation of Mister and Miss ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï in the William Exum Center Oct. 11. Blake Nichaé Scott, the 90th Miss ÍøÆسԹÏ, said she spent the majority of high school feeling like she didn’t fit in. Not at ÍøÆسԹÏ, she said. Previously, Scott said, she never felt beautiful. Not at ÍøÆسԹÏ. “I see my beauty and my pot...