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Post by Freeze on Feb 23, 2019 8:36:49 GMT -5
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Post by Freeze on Feb 23, 2019 8:57:46 GMT -5
If this really means the end of Bennett it is one of the most tragic endings in the history of Black higher education. If they are unable to keep the doors open, here is what I would like to see happen:
1. A&T should find a way to acquire the college
2. We should convert it into our Arts and Sciences campus. We could even call it the Bennett Institute in honor of Bennett.
3. As the home of the sit-ins and the most active university during the student movement of the 1960s, it was the arts and science fields that powered the critical thought and militancy of that generation. To paraphrase President Gibbs who was asked why his students were so actively engaged in the sit-in movement, A&T taught students "how to think.....not what to think." In doing so, they radically changed the social and political landscape of our country. We can, and should, find new ways to regenerate and recapture that type of energy in order to address and solve problems that still confront our people.
4. An Arts and Sciences campus, perhaps complete with an institute on the study of Race and Democracy, would elevate A&T's profile even higher and would recenter our university as an epicenter of social and political change that we once were. We could provide policy recommendations and changes that could directly address and impact racism, poverty, our corrupt judicial system, environmental racism and injustice, and a variety of other social, political, and economic problems. Such policy recommendations could directly transform the lives of Black citizens in Greensboro and beyond.
I hope that Bennett finds a way to hold on, but if they don't, I hope that A&T will see the benefit of acquiring the space located directly across from our school.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 23, 2019 9:51:25 GMT -5
'Our fight continues': Bennett College loses its accreditation but files suit and gets it back
By John Newsom
john.newsom@greensboro.com GREENSBORO — In a whirlwind Friday, Bennett College lost its accreditation and got it right back. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges announced at midday Friday that Bennett had lost its appeal to hold onto its accreditation despite raising nearly twice as much money as it set out to. By Friday afternoon, Bennett had sued the commission, and a federal judge in Atlanta had granted the college a reprieve: a temporary restraining order that lets Bennett keep its accreditation — vital to both students and the college — while the lawsuit remains active. "Our fight continues, ... " President Phyllis Worthy Dawkins said at a nighttime news conference. "The negative decision ... to remove Bennett from membership will not interrupt the daily operations of the college. ... We urge everyone to keep the faith and know that Bennett College is standing strong." Read more: www.greensboro.com/news/schools/our-fight-continues-bennett-college-loses-its-accreditation-but-files/article_635e4532-6940-5405-8bbc-091254304d37.html
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2019 14:19:47 GMT -5
If this really means the end of Bennett it is one of the most tragic endings in the history of Black higher education. If they are unable to keep the doors open, here is what I would like to see happen: 1. A&T should find a way to acquire the college 2. We should convert it into our Arts and Sciences campus. We could even call it the Bennett Institute in honor of Bennett. 3. As the home of the sit-ins and the most active university during the student movement of the 1960s, it was the arts and science fields that powered the critical thought and militancy of that generation. To paraphrase President Gibbs who was asked why his students were so actively engaged in the sit-in movement, A&T taught students "how to think.....not what to think." In doing so, they radically changed the social and political landscape of our country. We can, and should, find new ways to regenerate and recapture that type of energy in order to address and solve problems that still confront our people. 4. An Arts and Sciences campus, perhaps complete with an institute on the study of Race and Democracy, would elevate A&T's profile even higher and would recenter our university as an epicenter of social and political change that we once were. We could provide policy recommendations and changes that could directly address and impact racism, poverty, our corrupt judicial system, environmental racism and injustice, and a variety of other social, political, and economic problems. Such policy recommendations could directly transform the lives of Black citizens in Greensboro and beyond. I hope that Bennett finds a way to hold on, but if they don't, I hope that A&T will see the benefit of acquiring the space located directly across from our school. Rumor has it A&T officials had informal talks with Bennett about buying he campus back in 2016. However, it got shut down by Bennett’s Board of Trustees before things got serious. |
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Post by Freeze on Feb 28, 2019 15:15:39 GMT -5
If this really means the end of Bennett it is one of the most tragic endings in the history of Black higher education. If they are unable to keep the doors open, here is what I would like to see happen: 1. A&T should find a way to acquire the college 2. We should convert it into our Arts and Sciences campus. We could even call it the Bennett Institute in honor of Bennett. 3. As the home of the sit-ins and the most active university during the student movement of the 1960s, it was the arts and science fields that powered the critical thought and militancy of that generation. To paraphrase President Gibbs who was asked why his students were so actively engaged in the sit-in movement, A&T taught students "how to think.....not what to think." In doing so, they radically changed the social and political landscape of our country. We can, and should, find new ways to regenerate and recapture that type of energy in order to address and solve problems that still confront our people. 4. An Arts and Sciences campus, perhaps complete with an institute on the study of Race and Democracy, would elevate A&T's profile even higher and would recenter our university as an epicenter of social and political change that we once were. We could provide policy recommendations and changes that could directly address and impact racism, poverty, our corrupt judicial system, environmental racism and injustice, and a variety of other social, political, and economic problems. Such policy recommendations could directly transform the lives of Black citizens in Greensboro and beyond. I hope that Bennett finds a way to hold on, but if they don't, I hope that A&T will see the benefit of acquiring the space located directly across from our school. Rumor has it A&T officials had informal talks with Bennett about buying he campus back in 2016. However, it got shut down by Bennett’s Board of Trustees before things got serious. I have a friend who works as an assistant to the president of another private HBCU in NC and they said that yet another rumor is that High Point University may make a play for acquiring the campus and convert it into a satellite institution for their own purposes and I would HATE, HATE, HATE to see that happen. But both schools are affiliated with the Methodist church and my friend alluded that the million dollar donation made by HPU's president was no coincidence. My friend also informed me that Bennett losing its accreditation was a done deal before this public campaign to solicit 5 million dollars in donations took off. Even though they surpassed that goal, the word on the street is that their infrastructural issues and mismanagement are so widespread that their fate was sealed. I really wish that they could find a way to hang on, but its just increasingly looking like that's not going to happen. |
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Post by bseballaggie on Mar 5, 2019 14:53:26 GMT -5
Rumor has it A&T officials had informal talks with Bennett about buying he campus back in 2016. However, it got shut down by Bennett’s Board of Trustees before things got serious. I have a friend who works as an assistant to the president of another private HBCU in NC and they said that yet another rumor is that High Point University may make a play for acquiring the campus and convert it into a satellite institution for their own purposes and I would HATE, HATE, HATE to see that happen. But both schools are affiliated with the Methodist church and my friend alluded that the million dollar donation made by HPU's president was no coincidence. My friend also informed me that Bennett losing its accreditation was a done deal before this public campaign to solicit 5 million dollars in donations took off. Even though they surpassed that goal, the word on the street is that their infrastructural issues and mismanagement are so widespread that their fate was sealed. I really wish that they could find a way to hang on, but its just increasingly looking like that's not going to happen. They had a deal with China last year for 8-10 million plus funds for infrastructure and couldn't get through the red tape with the government, it appeared the greatest obstacle was their board. |
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Post by Freeze on Mar 5, 2019 14:56:36 GMT -5
Man these HBCU trustee boards man...........................sometimes I wonder.
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Post by DOOMS on Mar 5, 2019 15:52:10 GMT -5
Yeeeeeeah, we should already have a proposal in with the state to get money to obtain the land in case they can't save it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 10:20:21 GMT -5
They still have to figure out how in the world they are going to pay back $21 million dollar loan for a honors dorm Dr. Malveaux took out back in 2010.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 27, 2019 13:20:09 GMT -5
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Post by saabman on Mar 28, 2019 4:00:55 GMT -5
explain to me how the amount of 5 or 6 million dollars in donations Bennett raised . How dose that effect there accreditation .
"Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the appropriate agency.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 18, 2019 9:05:21 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 25, 2019 10:45:13 GMT -5
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