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Bennett College

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • 900 East Washington Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: 336-507-2100
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

Bennett College was founded by Albion Tourgee an activist in the second half of the 19th century who championed the cause of racial equality. The school held its inaugural classes in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church North (now St. Matthew's United Methodist) in Greensboro. At its inception, Bennett was a coeducational school (offering both high school and college level courses), and remained so until 1926. The year after its founding, the school became sponsored by the Freedman's Aid Society and Southern Education Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The school remained in temporary quarters for several years, until donations from New York businessman Lyman Bennett provided sufficient funds to build a permanent campus. Bennett died soon thereafter, and the school was named Bennett Seminary in his honor. ^[1]

In 1888, Bennett Seminary elected its first African-American school president, the Reverend Charles Grandison. Grandison spearheaded a successful drive to have the school chartered as a four year college in 1889. Under his direction, and the direction of the president who followed him (Jordan Chavis), Bennett College grew from 11 undergraduate students to a total of 251 undergraduates by 1905. The enrollment leveled out in the 1910s at roughly 300. ^[1]

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  • Barrow, Ramel (August 2000 - August 2001)
  • Brandon, Kenneth Marcus (November 2002 - November 2010)
  • Joseph, Marilyn (August 2000 - May 2005)
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