Roughly bounded by E. Washington, Bennett and Gorrell Sts., Greensboro, North Carolina
Built
1878
Architectural style
Gothic, Georgian Revival
MPS
Greensboro MPS
NRHP reference No.
92000179[3]
Added to NRHP
April 3, 1992
Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers. Originally coed, in 1926 it became a four-year women's college. It is one of two historically black colleges that enroll only women, the other being Spelman College.[4]
In 1956, Willa Beatrice Player was installed at Bennett College, becoming the first African-American woman president of an accredited, four-year liberal arts college. She encouraged her students to be activists in the issues of the day.[5] Beginning in 1960, Bennett students took part in the ultimately successful campaign in Greensboro to integrate white lunch counters at local variety stores. The college expanded its academic offerings and classes related to women's leadership.
In December 2018, the college's regional accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, announced that it intended to revoke Bennett College's accreditation. The college had been on probation for two years due to its considerable financial challenges.[6] The college launched an emergency funding campaign, Change and Progress for Bennett, to raise at least $5 million. By February 2019, the campaign raised $8.2 million.[7] That same month, SACS withdrew accreditation from the college despite fundraising efforts; however, Bennett College filed a lawsuit against the accreditor and the court ordered the accreditation to remain in place pending the legal challenge.[8][9]
On June 27, 2019, Bennett announced that Suzanne Walsh would be its new president.[10]
^"About Us". Bennett College. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^"Student Affairs". Bennett College. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^"National Register Information System – (#92000179)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"Bennett College | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
^Linda Beatrice Brown (1998). The Long Walk: The Story of the Presidency of Willa B. Player at Bennett College. Bennett College.
^Seltzer, Rick (December 12, 2018). "Bennett College in Line to Lose Accreditation". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^"Bennett College surpasses $5M fundraising goal of staying open". NBC News. February 4, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^"Bennett College loses accreditation despite massive fundraising effort". myfox8.com. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^Jaschik, Scott (February 22, 2019). "Bennett College Loses Appeal; Court Restores Accreditation". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^Fain, Paul. "Bennett College Taps Gates Official as President". Inside Higher Education. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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