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Alumnus Shares his Thoughts on Black Liberation While Discussing New Book

Joshua M. Nypaver
JCSU closed out Black History Month this year with a performance and discussion at a Lyceum event on leap day. 

The event in Sara Gambrell Auditorium in Biddle Hall brought back several talented alumni who came to entertain and educate JCSU students. 
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JCSU Staff Celebrates National TRIO Day by Highlighting Students

Gabrielle Isaac Allison
Johnson C. Smith University students, like students around the country, benefit from the federal TRiO Student Support Services Program. The program provides various services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including low-income students and students with disabilities, as well as first-generation college students.

Celebrate National TRiO Day by reading about some of our students who benefit from this federally funded service.
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JCSU Debate Team Discusses AI & Cybersecurity Ethics Cases in Raleigh Tournament

The Johnson C. Smith University Debate Team recently participated in the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) annual debate tournament at the North Carolina Legislative Complex in Raleigh.

The team was presented with 10 unprecedented cases based on legal issues currently in litigation over the ethical issues of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity liabilities and responsibilities. Some of these issues included AI in art and entertainment, digital deep fakes and avatars, security liabilities in Big Tech and more. 
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JCSU Esports Club Continues 132-Year-Old Rivalry Against Livingstone College

The first football meeting of two Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) was held on December 27, 1892, between Livingstone College (LC) and Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), which was known then as Biddle College. Almost 132 years later, the rivalry between these two institutions remains formidable to this day. JCSU won the first HBCU football game in 1892.

To continue this rival legacy, the Esports Clubs at both JCSU and LC, will converge on the electronic gridiron in the inaugural JCSU Esports Commemorative Classic on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Environmental Service Systems, LLC Donates $15,000 to College of Business and Professional Studies

Gabrielle Isaac Allison
Edgar Ruth, founder and president of Environmental Service Systems, LLC, said that donating $15,000 to the Johnson C. Smith University College of Business and Professional Studies was a “no brainer.”
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New York Times Legendary Photojournalist, Chester Higgins Jr. Shines a Light on Africa

Dr. Cheryl Butler-Brayboy
“The photographer must be sympathetic to the object of the lens,” legendary New York Times photojournalist Chester Higgins Jr. says he strives to re-educate the world about the cultural contributions of Black people, from the Americas to Africa. 
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JCSU Makes Moves Toward Furthering Diversity in STEM During STEM Awareness Workshop

Gabrielle Isaac Allison
Johnson C. Smith University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) took strides in early February to educate students about STEM education during its first STEM Awareness Workshop. The workshop gathered speakers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Stanley Community College, North Carolina State University and JCSU, who discussed the importance of building a diverse future for the field of STEM.
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JCSU Celebrates First-Generation College Students, Founds Mentorship Program for Spring 2024

Gabrielle Isaac Allison
Kenyatta Reed, program and tutorial coordinator in Student Support Services at Johnson C. Smith University, knows first-hand the challenges and opportunities first-generation college students face.

Today, Reed and her colleagues in TRiO Student Support Services work to assist and celebrate other first-generation college students as they embark on their journeys through higher education and work to secure profitable careers doing what they love.
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3 JCSU Students Among 261 Students Named University Innovation Fellows by Stanford d.school Program

Eryn Glover ’25, Jayden Petrus ’25 and Jerome Adonis ’24 were recently named Stanford d.school University Innovation Fellows. 

The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become agents of change at their schools. Fellows work alongside a faculty or staff representative to ensure all students gain the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to navigate a complex world and build the future.
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JCSU Career Services and Marketing Program Hosts Carolinas Agency Day Symposium

Johnson C. Smith University hosted 11 senior executives and managers representing more than eight advertising agencies across North and South Carolina during the inaugural Carolinas Agency Day Symposium.

More than 25 students majoring in disciplines such as Marketing, Communications, Sports Marketing and other business-related fields attended the two-hour seminar. 
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