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Johnson C. Smith University announces the appointment of Dr. Davida Loren Haywood as vice president for Student Affairs (VPSA). Haywood, a 1998 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, was selected after an extensive national search. As VPSA, she will be the chief officer responsible for developing a comprehensive program of services for traditional, non-traditional and graduate students in areas including housing and residential life, student engagement, counseling, leadership development, health, and student conduct.

The challenges brought on by COVID-19 has affected the Johnson C. Smith University community, just as it has other institutions and communities across the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing our everyday lives; including the way we work. Medical professionals, truck drivers and grocery store employees are among some of the professionals deemed essential and continuing to work daily. Also included in that group, journalists.

After an extensive national search, Johnson C. Smith University announces the appointment of Dr. Karen D. Morgan as senior vice president for Academic Affairs (SVPAA).

It is with tremendous sorrow that Johnson C. Smith University shares the loss of Fred "Curly" Neal, a 1975 alumnus who was a former member of the Harlem Globetrotters and the Golden Bulls basketball team. 

Johnson C. Smith University announces the appointment of Rochelle D. King as director of Financial Aid. King currently serves as assistant director of Financial Aid at Livingstone College where she is responsible for budgetary compliance, program disbursements, and staff training. She will assume her new role at JCSU on April 1.

The CIAA tournament is a time for student athletes to shine on and off the court; and this year’s, Student Athlete Empowerment Symposium offered some Johnson C. Smith University student-athlete leaders the opportunity to fellowship and discuss the importance of mental health and the 2020 Census.

Dr. Helen Caldwell is credited with creating what is now known as the School of Social Work on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University, in which she serves as dean. As a social worker of nearly 40 years, she prides herself on her work, and the impact she’s made on faculty and students at the University.

Johnson C. Smith University’s School of Social Work is accepting donations for the Dorothy I. Height Scholarship Fund, aimed at furthering the well-being of students continuing the legacy of the iconic social worker.

Justice Jackson ’21 attended the 2020 conference Beyond the Yard: Your Path, Your Future, sponsored by Amazon from January 31 – February 2, 2020.