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Âé¶¹Éç’s work with pawpaw featured in the New York Times
Âé¶¹Éç was recently featured in a New York Times story about the increasing popularity of pawpaw fruit. The story discusses the increasing attention on pawpaw due to climate change, economic inequity and access to food. The story also notes the pawpaw’s connection with slavery in America. Âé¶¹Éç is a licensed propagator of pawpaw cultivars, with distribution to nurseries all over the United S...
Âé¶¹Éç confers more than 200 degrees at commencement
More than 200 Âé¶¹Éç graduates officially earned their degrees Friday, Oct. 16 during the Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation at Alumni Stadium. Nurses, educators, business professionals, computer scientists, social workers and future leaders of all kinds now go forth from the University, ready for the next level of success. Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in...
Âé¶¹Éç Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation valedictorian hopes a ceremony brings closure
The spring 2020 graduating class faced a semester like any other, putting the finishing touches of their college career on hold while the world dealt with a pandemic. In the spring, Âé¶¹Éç President M. Christopher Brown II promised the spring 2020 class an in-person ceremony. On Oct. 16, President Brown delivered with a historic combined Founder’s Day and Commencement Convocation. Âé¶¹Éç’s va...
2020 Founder's Day and Commencement Convocation program
If you are viewing the 2020 Founder's Day and Commencement Convocation virtually, please click here to view the program.