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Oscar Ritchie’s Legacy Continues to Inspire

A key figure in ÍøÆØÃÅ's Black History, Oscar Ritchie continues to inspire generations of students and educators.

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Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of ÍøÆØÃÅ's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

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A group of students from the University of Fort Hare, in Alice, South Africa, are visiting ÍøÆØÃÅ.

South African Students Embraced by Their 'Cousins' Upon Arrival at ÍøÆØÃÅ

Sounds of joyful singing could be heard coming from Oscar Ritchie Hall, when a group of nine students and their professor from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed to ÍøÆØÃÅ as part of an exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in South Africa. 

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ÍøÆØÃÅ alumnus Preston Mitchum is a member of the cast of Summer House: Martha's Vineyard.

ÍøÆØÃÅ Alum Is Cast in Bravo Network’s 'Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard'

When he was a student at ÍøÆØÃÅ, Preston Mitchum, BA ‘08, was heavily involved in student government and other organizations and recalls taking part in a considerable number of campus protests. 

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Bettina Love at Oscar Ritchie Hall.

The Importance of Belonging

ÍøÆØÃÅ faculty and students discussed belonging and other issues at author Bettina Love's book signing on Thursday. 

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Felix Kumah-Abiwu photographed by Melissa Olson

ÍøÆØÃÅ Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute

The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at ÍøÆØÃÅ, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.

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