The Warmth of Her Sun
Four reasons to admire Isabel Wilkerson. BY: BRIANA BARNER If Isabel Wilkerson had gone to Bennett College, she would have been the Bennett ideal. She is elegant, smart, and knows how to rock a set of pearls. The award-winning journalist, author, and professor fit right in when she visited Bennett in October to give the [...]
Rev. on Sunday, Prof. on Monday
By ABINA JOHNSON The next time you need spiritual counseling, talk to your professor. Odds are he or she is a minister. A disproportionate number of Bennett college faculty and staff members are also preachers and pastors. The most well-known minister on campus is the college chaplain, Rev. Natalie McLean, Ph.D. For the past seven [...]
Global Citizens
By SHANAY BROWN with reporting by LAUREN WATERS Bennett College is going global with new international students and faculty. In addition to international students from Russia, the college welcomes faculty members from Turkey, Morocco and North and West Africa. Aisula Utesheva is a student from West Kazakhstan, a small country in central Asia. The Global Undergraduate [...]