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March is Social Work Month Student Spotlight: Starlacha' "Star" Hurst

In honor of Social Work Month, JCSU will spotlight a student from the Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs each week in March. Today’s spotlight features Starlacha’ (Star) Hurst, a Chesapeake, Va., native and a 2025 graduate of the JCSU Master of Social Work program. 

JCSU Alumna and Faculty Member Shakoya Brown ’20 Leads Charge for Women’s Heart Health

Shakoya Brown ’20
Johnson C. Smith University faculty member and alumna, Shakoya Brown, is on a mission to raise awareness and funds for women’s heart health as a nominee for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Woman of Impact campaign. As a stroke survivor, Brown is using her platform to educate, empower and advocate on behalf of women’s heart disease and stroke. 
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March is Social Work Month Student Spotlight: Demetis Chatman

In honor of Social Work Month, JCSU will spotlight a student from the Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work programs each week in March. Today's spotlight features Demetis Chatman, a Georgetown, S.C., native and member of the 2025 cohort of the JCSU Master of Social Work program.

JCSU Men’s and Women’s Golden Bulls Show Grit on the Court at CIAA 2025

Dr. Cheryl Butler-Brayboy
The 2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament 2025 in Baltimore, MD, brought competitive action on the court, an interactive Fan Fest off the court, high-stepping band bravado, a regal royal court competition and high school takeovers for the record books. Dr. Valerie Kinloch, 15th President of Johnson C. Smith University, says the CIAA was an impressive display of competition and collegiality.

March is Social Work Month: Student Spotlight

In honor of Social Work Month, JCSU will spotlight a student from the Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs each week in March. Today’s spotlight features Eliana Moultrie, an El Paso, Texas, native and a senior in JCSU’s Bachelor of Social Work program. 
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WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Makes History by #SharingHerStory at CIAA

Dr. Cheryl Butler-Brayboy
As the CIAA Tournament celebrated the 50th Anniversary of The Women’s Championship Tournament, a few hundred women, including Johnson C. Smith University student leaders, faculty and staff gathered for the Women's Empowerment Brunch on Thursday, February 27, 2025. 

WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Makes History by #SharingHerStory at CIAA

Dr. Cheryl Butler-Brayboy
As the CIAA Tournament celebrated the 50th Anniversary of The Women’s Championship Tournament, a few hundred women, including Johnson C. Smith University student leaders, faculty and staff gathered for the Women's Empowerment Brunch on Thursday, February 27, 2025. 

R & B Heavyweight Michael Mauldin Makes his Mark at JCSU

Dr. Cheryl Butler-Brayboy
Music Producer Michael Mauldin, father of hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri, hit the stage at JCSU as a Lyceum Engagement Series speaker in December 2024. Mauldin began the night with a sparkly video originally played in 2021, when the music maverick was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, alongside his son, Dupri.  
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JCSU Golden Bulls Scored in New Ways for our HBCU Leadership in Raleigh

Dr. Laurie C. Porter
The JCSU Competing Members of the Debate Team – Kirksey Beaty, Ananasa Dobson Holiness Mhlanga, Shanitra Scott and Symphonie Whitted – had one of their best team performances in years at the 14th Annual North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Ethics Bowl in Raleigh.
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