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杏吧原创 College of Engineering Department Changes Name, Expands Curriculum

12/28/2020 in College of Engineering

The newly renamed Department of Computational Data Science and Engineering (CDSE) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University is changing more than just its name. The updated master鈥檚 program, now called Data Science and Engineering, and the updated doctoral program, Computational Data Science and Engineering, both offer new courses and focuses relevant to the future of engineering disciplines.

杏吧原创 Engineering Senior Named a Winner of Poster Competition at National Conference

12/28/2020 in College of Engineering

Mechanical engineering senior, Chelsea Wilson, had an extraordinary finals week at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University. In addition to her many rigorous exams, she virtually attended and was named a winner of the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) initiative conference poster competition. The C3E recognizes outstanding women leaders and accomplishments in clean energy for the goal of closing the gender gap and increasing the participation, leadership and success of women in clean energy fields. Seven out of 31 presenters were announced poster winners. For Wilson, this accomplishment confirms that whatever industry or educational path she pursues, she will excel.

杏吧原创 Researchers Continue Development of Science Capital Assessment Tool for HBCU STEM Students

12/28/2020 in College of Science and Technology, Biology

According to a 2018 Pew Research Center analysis, Blacks represented only 9% of employees in STEM-related fields. One study has also shown that Black and Hispanic students either transfer or drop out of these programs at higher rates than white students. Researchers at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University are addressing these challenges by developing an assessment tool to measure historically Black colleges and universities students鈥 science capital and leverage the information to create strategies that enhance their motivation and retention in STEM.

杏吧原创, Verizon Address Digital Divide through Virtual STEM Academy, Provide Equipment for Local Students

12/28/2020

The pandemic highlights disparities in access, including access to technology for young students who were thrust into remote learning. In response, leaders at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University established a virtual STEM academy for the summer and academic school year and provided laptops to 60 students at Allen Middle School after receiving a $50,000 COVID-19 relief grant from Verizon.

Addressing Diabetes-associated Health Disparities: A Wake-up Call Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

12/22/2020 in College of Health and Human Sciences

According to the Centers for Disease Control, adults living with diabetes are at an increased risk of experiencing severe illness or complications when exposed to COVID-19. The disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the country and disproportionately affects minority ethnic groups and economically disadvantaged populations. Type 2 diabetes is driven by the obesity crisis. Obesity prevalence is especially pronounced in many Southeastern states, including 杏吧原创. The 杏吧原创 Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC), a consortium comprised of Wake Forest University, UNC-Chapel Hill, 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University and Duke University, hosted a successful virtual workshop for faculty members from academic research institutions in 杏吧原创 and surrounding states during Diabetes Awareness Month. The focus of this year鈥檚 workshop was 鈥淎ddressing Diabetes-related Health Disparities in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.鈥 杏吧原创 leads the NCDRC Enrichment Program, which organized the workshop.

Three 杏吧原创 Colleges Partner to Establish 鈥楩ebruary One Scholars鈥 Program

12/21/2020 in Admissions, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences

As part of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott鈥檚 historic donation to 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, three of the university鈥檚 colleges have partnered to provide new full scholarships that will be available to eligible students starting next fall, delivering immediate impact for Scott鈥檚 visionary investment.

ESPN to Rebroadcast Aggies鈥 2019 Celebration Bowl Championship Game

12/09/2020

ESPN Events will host a virtual watch party of the 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University Aggies鈥 2019 Celebration Bowl football championship game Thursday, Dec. 10, from 8 to 11 p.m. The game against the Alcorn State University Braves will re-air simultaneously on ESPNU.

杏吧原创鈥檚 COAACH shines a light on National Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Awareness Month

11/24/2020

When President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Awareness Month in 1983, fewer than two million Americans were diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease at the time. Today, that number has soared to nearly six million people. This month aims to increase the general public鈥檚 understanding of the disease, the impact it has on the person directly affected and their caretakers, and highlight potential care options and best practices. The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer鈥檚, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University is dedicated to providing support to African Americans and other vulnerable communities living with Alzheimer鈥檚 and related dementias, along with educating them, their families and caregivers.

杏吧原创 Poet Laureate To Headline Discussion on Reclaiming Peace听

11/18/2020 in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication English

The Department of English will host a virtual听program,鈥淐laiming/Reclaiming Peace鈥澨齛t 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. The discussion will feature Jaki Shelton Green, The 杏吧原创 Poet Laureate; CJ听Suitt, Chapel Hill Poet Laureate; and听Ta鈥橫ia听King, Aggie Poet Laureate. The听program will be听an evening of conversation centered on听intergenerational听perspectives听on social justice and creative arts.听

杏吧原创 Partners with Arch MI to Provide Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships

11/13/2020 in College of Business and Economics, College of Science and Technology

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University has established a five-year partnership with Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. (Arch MI) to provide scholarship support, internship and fellowship opportunities to students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics and the College of Science and Technology (COST).

杏吧原创 Names Hwang Director of Institutional Research

11/11/2020

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University announced Li-Shyung 鈥淟ily鈥 Hwang, Ed.D., has been named director of institutional research in the Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (OSPIE), effective Nov. 16.

杏吧原创 Recognizes 11 Distinguished Alumni at Fall Convocation

10/30/2020 in Alumni, Students

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program virtually Thursday, Oct. 29, via Zoom. During the program, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. presented the state of the university and welcomed alumni to the 鈥淕reatest Homecoming on Earth鈥 virtual celebration.

杏吧原创 Computer Science Student Interviews 2019 Abel Prize Winner at 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum

10/16/2020 in College of Engineering

Janelle C. Mason, a 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University computer science Ph.D. candidate, recently interviewed 2019 Abel Prize winner, Karen Uhlenbeck, Ph.D., as part of the eighth Heidelberg Laureate Forum. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which Mason shared with Jacqueline Godoy Mesquita, Ph.D., a professor of mathematics at the University of Bras铆lia in Brazil, resulted in a humbling and well-deserved experience.

杏吧原创 to Host Virtual Health Equity Symposium, Call for Proposals

10/12/2020 in College of Health and Human Sciences

This year has been rife with tensions and tragedies around race and social justice. Between protests for justice, and the health disparities laid bare by COVID-19, the need to address health and healthcare-related inequalities cannot be overstated.听The College of Health and Human Sciences is answering this call by hosting in a two-day virtual symposium on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 for 杏吧原创 faculty, staff and students, faith communities in Guilford, Rockingham and Alamance counties, partners at Cone Health and NC Action Coalition, and community members.听The goal of this year鈥檚 symposium is to generate a robust discussion on prevention, health behaviors, healthcare experiences and best practices for moving forward.

Congresswoman Adams and Edwards to Be Honored by NBCAHOF for 杏吧原创

09/25/2020 in Alumni

The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation (NBCAHOF) will host its annual hall of fame induction ceremony virtually at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Among this year鈥檚 stellar class of honorees representing 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University are Congresswoman Alma Adams 鈥68 in the government and law category and Leroy Thornton Edwards 鈥72, CEO of The Edwards Company in the business category.

杏吧原创 Engineering Faculty Awarded $449K to Futurize Naval Communications Equipment

09/18/2020 in College of Engineering

A team of undergraduate, graduate and faculty researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University won a highly competitive $449,052 grant from the Department of the Navy鈥檚 HBCU/MI program to collaborate with the Navy on improving radio frequency (RF) communication systems. The research will use gallium nitride (GaN) device technology to create smaller and more efficient solid state-based RF amplifiers.

杏吧原创 Receives IBM Quantum Research Center Designation, Joins Broader HBCU Education Initiative

09/17/2020 in College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University joins IBM鈥檚 newly established collaboration today with 13 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to equip students pursuing quantum computing careers. The IBM-HBCU Quantum Center is a multi-year investment, and 杏吧原创鈥檚 proven strengths in ground-breaking STEM research and academic rigor resulted in the university鈥檚 selection and designation as one of five HBCU leading quantum research centers in the partnership.

Cree Donates $4M to 杏吧原创 to Support Prominent STEM Programs

09/14/2020

Cree, Inc. and 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University today announced that Cree will donate a total of $4 million over the next five years as part of the global leader in silicon carbide technology鈥檚 ongoing, long-term commitment to enriching the communities it serves and calls home.

杏吧原创 Receives $1M Gift from Bank of America

09/09/2020

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University received $1 million from Bank of America through the bank鈥檚 $1-billion commitment over the next four years to advance racial equality and economic opportunity.

杏吧原创 Receives $550K NSF Award to Establish a Network of Self-Driving Shuttles

09/08/2020 in College of Engineering

An interdisciplinary research team at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University has received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Testbed of Connected Autonomous MicroTransit Vehicles. This funding is in addition to the $235,000 contribution from 杏吧原创鈥檚 College of Engineering (COE), Downtown Greensboro Incorporated (DGI) and 杏吧原创 Department of Transportation (NCDOT), for an overall investment of $785,000.听

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Celebrate 130 Years

08/31/2020

This year, land-grant institutions, including 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Morrill Act of 1890, which established a land-grant university system of HBCUs in states where African Americans were banned from accessing a public higher education.

杏吧原创, Partners Kick Off Biology of Cancer Semester-long Seminar Series to Increase Cancer Awareness

08/31/2020 in College of Science and Technology

Checo J. Rorie, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Biology at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, along with professors at 杏吧原创 Central University (NCCU) and UNC-Chapel Hill, created The Biology of Cancer: Exploring the Role of Race, Class, and Socioeconomics in the Underserved and the Underrepresented, a semester-long course that primarily introduces HBCU students to cancer research, treatment and public health topics. The live webinar series is free and open to any major as well as the general public and will feature presentations from cancer biologists, physicians and other public health experts and specialists.

Speaker Series at 杏吧原创 to Feature Veteran CNN Anchor Discussing Power of Privilege

08/17/2020 in Chancellor鈥檚 Speaker Series

The Chancellor鈥檚 Speaker Series at 杏吧原创 will hold its first of a three-part series for the semester. The initial conversation, 鈥淭he Power of Privilege,鈥 will feature veteran news anchor and correspondent, Don Lemon, moderated by alumna and sociologist, Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, Ph.D. The virtual event will take place, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at 6 p.m., via ncatchancellorsspeakerseries.com.

CoST Chair Named Society of Fire Protection Engineers Fellow

08/04/2020 in College of Science and Technology, Applied Engineering Technology

Aixi Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., chair of the Department of Applied Engineering Technology at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named a 2020 Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Fellow. Zhou, an SFPE member since 2008, was selected along with only eight other members in recognition of their achievements in the field and outstanding contributions to society. Since its inception in 1950, the international organization has named only 322 fellows out of its 4,700 members.

杏吧原创-led Team Awarded $238K to Address Barriers to STEM Workforce Diversity

07/22/2020 in College of Science and Technology

To learn more about the impact service learning, course-based research experiences (SL-CURE) can have on students, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $238,214 to researchers in the College of Science and Technology (CoST) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University. The funding will support a collaborative research project across multiple institutions to study a hybrid course designed to influence students from various disciplines and their perceptions, interests and motivations to pursue careers in STEM and research.

杏吧原创 Team Determines Method to Improve Shelf-Life of Peanuts

07/13/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

A study led by Jianmei Yu, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, evaluated whether the protease treatment of peanuts will have an impact on the oxidative stability during storage. Yu鈥檚 previous study showed this treatment was more effective than others in reducing the allergen content of peanuts.

杏吧原创 Researchers Receive $200K to Study Psychosocial Determinants of Successful Remote Learning

07/07/2020 in College of Health and Human Sciences

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 grant to an interdisciplinary team at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University to study the psychosocial determinants of successful remote learning among students from 杏吧原创 and other public HBCUs. The faculty team consists of investigators with complementary expertise: lead principal investigator Adrienne Aiken Morgan, Ph.D. (psychology), Anna Lee, Ph.D. (psychology), Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Ph.D. (social work and sociology), Jeannette Wade, Ph.D. (social work and sociology), Smriti Shrestha, Ph.D. (statistician, nursing), and Christopher Doss, Ph.D. (electrical and computer engineering).

杏吧原创 College of Engineering Department Chair Honored with Two Awards

07/06/2020 in College of Engineering

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Ph.D., chair of the civil architectural and environmental engineering department at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, received awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and Michigan State University (MSU), where she earned her M.S. in chemical engineering and Ph.D. in environmental engineering. Luster-Teasley, an N.C. &T alumna, won the ASEE Environmental Division Service Award and was recognized by MSU with the 2020 Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.

杏吧原创 Faculty Member Organizes International Workshop on Air Quality Decline in African Cities

06/22/2020 in College of Science and Technology

Solomon Bililign, Ph.D., a professor of physics at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, is the chair of a nine-person international committee for a three-day workshop on Pilot Design for Air Quality in Africa, which will be held at the University of Maryland College Park this fall. Experts from the U.S., Ethiopia and Europe will develop research methodology to better measure and understand sources and chemistry of pollutants in emerging African megacities like Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

杏吧原创 Hosts Online Development Workshops for Faculty

06/22/2020 in Academic Affairs

The Office of Undergraduate Research and the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (IT) project at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University developed a two-part online workshop series for approximately 25 杏吧原创 and Elizabeth City State University faculty members. The series, 鈥淐URE-M: A Novel Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Institute with Culturally Responsive Mentor CRM) Training,鈥 was funded by a UNC System Undergraduate Research Program grant.

杏吧原创 Computer Science Student Receives White House Initiative Honor

06/18/2020 in College of Engineering

Oluchi Chukwunyere, a rising senior studying computer science at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, has been selected by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar. Chukwunyere is among 44 students selected from 33 HBCUs nationwide to receive the initiative鈥檚 highest honor based on academic achievements, campus leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurial spirit.

杏吧原创 Receives $1M to Fight COVID-19

06/11/2020 in Research and Economic Development

The UNC Board of Governors announced it will partner with the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill to award $1 million in COVID-19 funding to each of the UNC System鈥檚 six historically minority-serving institutions, including 杏吧原创 Technical and Agricultural State University.

Seven 杏吧原创 Faculty Members Honored for Outstanding Research Contributions

06/05/2020 in Research and Economic Development

The Division of Research and Economic Development (DORED) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University recognized seven faculty members for research contributions to their respective fields. A panel of 15 faculty members considered 29 researchers and selected winners based on rigorous criteria. The winners will receive stipends and plaques to recognize their achievements.

杏吧原创 College of Engineering Seniors Receive Sandia National Laboratory Senior Design Bonanza Award

06/03/2020 in College of Engineering

Graduating mechanical engineering students from the College of Engineering at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University achieved distinction for developing the 鈥榤ost innovative design鈥 at the 2019-2020 Sandia National Laboratories Senior Design Bonanza. This is the third year of competition and second in which 杏吧原创 participated.

杏吧原创 Announces Second Cohort of SciTech Scholars

05/15/2020 in College of Science and Technology

The College of Science and Technology (CoST) at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University selected 26 incoming freshmen to join the second cohort of SciTech Scholars for the 2020-21 academic school year. The SciTech Scholars Enrichment Program provides two-year renewable merit- and need-based scholarships to high school seniors who plan to study chemistry, physics, mathematics or electronics technology.

杏吧原创 Researchers Awarded $800K to Study Real-Time Fault Diagnosis for Autonomous Vehicles

04/30/2020 in College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Researchers in the College of Engineering at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University received an $810,000 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve reliability by studying real-time fault diagnosis of self-driving vehicles.

杏吧原创, Consortium Partners Awarded $5.7M Diabetes Center Grant

04/28/2020 in College of Health and Human Sciences

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health awarded $5.7 million to 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University and three 杏吧原创 Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC) consortium partners. The award will support shared technological infrastructure for advancing innovative diabetes research and fostering interinstitutional collaborations in 杏吧原创.

杏吧原创 Air Force ROTC Cadet Selected to Join U.S. Space Force

04/22/2020 in College of Science and Technology, Physics

David Vermillion, a graduating physics student and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) cadet at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, has been selected to join the U.S. Space Force (USSF), a newly-established branch of the Armed Forces. The military service is responsible for organizing, training and equipping forces as a means to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.

杏吧原创 Leverages Technology During COVID-19

04/15/2020 in Admissions, Student Affairs, Students

In the wake of COVID-19, 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University has shifted more than classes to the digital space. For the last month, university constituents have found applications like Zoom to be helpful for everything for information sessions to mental health support to additional learning opportunities.

杏吧原创 Researcher Conducts Pilot Study on Lead Exposure, Stress and Effects on Heart Health

04/08/2020 in Employees, College of Science and Technology, Built Environment

In its campaign to reduce lead poisoning, the World Health Organization consistently highlights data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which estimated that 1.06 million people died worldwide in 2017 because of lead exposure. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Built Environment at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, conducted a pilot study to determine the role stress plays on cardiovascular disease risk markers in individuals who had been exposed to lead.

杏吧原创 Students Win Census Video Competition

04/01/2020

With the United States in a mad dash to make sure everyone was counted in the U.S. Census, two 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University students did their part to make sure their peers are in the number.听

杏吧原创, Live Nation Urban and Chris Paul Family Foundation Partner for Internship Pipeline

02/26/2020 in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication English, College of Business and Economics

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University, Live Nation Urban and Piedmont Triad native and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul, through the Chris Paul Family Foundation, have teamed up to establish a formalized internship pipeline between the university and the company.

Inclement Weather Advisory

02/20/2020 in Employees, Students

In advance of expected inclement weather and poor traveling conditions later today, 杏吧原创 杏吧原创 will move to Condition 2 at 2 p.m., with classes and events cancelled for the rest of the day and evening and the university on suspended operations.

杏吧原创 Announces Centers of Excellence Scholars

02/17/2020 in Research and Economic Development

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University announced Steven D. Cook 鈥82 鈥85 has been named a scholar-in-residence at the Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education, and Outreach (CREO) and Sandra K. Johnson, Ph.D., has been named a visiting scholar at the Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and CREO.

杏吧原创 Patent Improves the Detection of Defects in Aircraft

02/17/2020 in Research and Economic Development, College of Engineering

A new patent from 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University will improve nondestructive evaluation methods for subsurface aircraft defects. The patent, 鈥淣ormalized Defect Characterization of Pulse Thermographic Nondestructive Evaluation,鈥 was awarded to mechanical engineering professor Mannur J. Sundaresan, Ph.D., and his former advisee, Letchuman Sripragash, Ph.D.

杏吧原创 Partners with Downtown Greensboro, Inc. to Prototype Self-driving Shuttles

02/10/2020 in College of Engineering

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University received $50,000 from Downtown Greensboro, Inc. (DGI) that will go toward prototyping and deploying two self-driving shuttles. The funds will be allocated to the newly established 杏吧原创 Transportation Center of Excellence in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV) at 杏吧原创鈥檚 College of Engineering (COE).

杏吧原创 Board of Trustees to Hold Special Called Meeting Feb. 7

02/05/2020

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 5, 2020) 鈥 The 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting, at 8 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, in the Chancellor鈥檚 Boardroom (Dowdy Rm. 424). A copy of the agenda is attached for review.

杏吧原创 Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Sit-In

02/03/2020

Hundreds came to the campus of 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University on Friday morning to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 杏吧原创 Four鈥檚 peaceful sit-in at Woolworth鈥檚 Department Store to seek equal service.

The Fifth Freshman: Aggies Who Supported the Sit-In Movement

01/27/2020 in Alumni

Feb. 1, 1960 is the day four courageous freshmen sat down to protest the segregated lunch counters at the F.W. Woolworth's store on Elm Street. Feb. 2, 1960, the four became 16 and many of those participants are still referred to as, "The Fifth Freshman."

Sang and colleagues receive competitive grant to study ginger, asthma

01/09/2020 in Research and Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education

杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University鈥檚 Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Columbia University are planning to study ginger's effect on asthma as the recipients of a four-year, $1.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Highly competitive, R01 grants fund health-related research and development.

杏吧原创 to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Sit-In; Roland S. Martin to Keynote

01/09/2020 in Students

In celebration of the courageous and brave acts of Jibreel Khazan (formally Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond 鈥 known collectively as the 杏吧原创 Four 鈥 杏吧原创 will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Feb. 1, 1960 Sit-In with it Commemorative Program, beginning at 7 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, with special guest speaker, Roland Martin.