50th Birthday | Johnson C. Smith University

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Dr. Kinloch is turning 50!

You are cordially invited to a luncheon celebrating a milestone birthday for our 15th President, Dr. Valerie Kinloch

Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

Charlotte City Club
121 W. Trade Street
Charlotte, N.C. 28202

This event is sold out. No additional tickets are available.

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You are cordially invited to a luncheon celebrating a milestone birthday for our 15th President. Jan. 30, 2024 at 11 a.m. - Charlotte City Club, 121 W. Trade Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28202 - Tickets - $1,500 Table - $150 Individual

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Dr. Valerie Kinloch Honored with AERA Distinguished Career Contribution Award

April 26, 2025

Johnson C. Smith University proudly celebrates its 15th president, Dr. Valerie Kinloch, on receiving the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2025 Scholars of Color in Education Distinguished Career Contribution Award.

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Families are given a tour during Golden Bull Academy

Building Bonds at the Golden Bull Academy

July 15, 2024

To the bold, gifted, and debonair, are you ready to become a Golden Bull? It is time to join the herd! More than 135 new students and their families arrived onto the Johnson C. Smith University campus for the July 2024 Golden Bull Academy! The number of incoming students may be on the increase.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with actor Michael Easly and political analyst Bakari Sellers

Vice President Kamala Harris Talks Economics at Johnson C. Smith University

June 13, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris took to the stage at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday, June 12, as the fourth stop on her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour. During her fifth visit to the state this year, the Vice President addressed everything from medical debt to ambition. "Dream with ambition. Never apologize for it," she said.

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