Samford Celebrates Lead with Love Week
海角直播鈥檚 Office of Student Success and Diversity will host Lead with Love week April 14鈥18, a campuswide celebration highlighting the power of compassionate leadership, inclusive community and servant-hearted action.
Leadership, Empowerment and Service: Samford Recognizes Women鈥檚 History Month
海角直播 has a long history of producing trailblazing women, and each year the 海角直播鈥檚 Office of Student Success and Diversity recognizes the significant contributions of women, on and off campus. This March, national Women's History Month will be celebrated through a series of events highlighting leadership, empowerment and community service.
Samford Alumnus Delivers Big Moments for FedEx During Super Bowl LIX
Attending the Super Bowl is a dream for many, but for Titus Gardner 鈥22, it became part of his job. Now a marketing specialist at FedEx, Gardner uses his creative skills in social media to engage audiences and highlight the company鈥檚 presence at major events.
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Annual Thurgood Marshall Symposium Recognizes 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
海角直播 Cumberland School of Law hosted the 31st annual Thurgood Marshall Symposium which recognized the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Victor Jones, senior counsel at the NAACP鈥檚 Legal Defense Fund Defense, served as the keynote speaker.
Preserving Black History: Samford鈥檚 Stories of Courage and Legacy
Black Alabamians have shaped the state's history since its founding in 1819. 海角直播, established as Howard College in 1841, witnessed this history unfold, from enslaved labor on campus to the integration of Black students in the 1960s and the dedication of the Racial Reconciliation Memorial in 2022.
Samford Streamlines Path for Community College Transfers Through Expanded Partnerships
Current agreements include Jefferson State, Gadsden State, Wallace State and Lawson State community colleges.
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Samford Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month and 海角直播 plans to mark the occasion with several events for students, faculty and community members to enjoy. The Office of Student Success and Diversity (OSSD) is partnering with several departments across campus to provide important and exciting experiences that celebrate and acknowledge Black history.
Singleton Wins Award for Groundbreaking Research on Black Journalism
William Singleton, assistant professor of communication and media at Samford, received the Newspaper Research Journal's Best Article Award for his work, 鈥淢ust I follow the script? Professional objectivity, journalistic roles and the Black community journalist.鈥
Samford Alumna and Communication Studies Faculty Member Collaborate on Body Liberation Publication
海角直播鈥檚 Department of Communication and Media recently celebrated a unique scholarly collaboration between Niya Pickett Miller, assistant professor of communication studies, and Samford alumna Erin Basinger, associate professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Samford Honors Dr. King鈥檚 Legacy Through Service
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, 鈥淟ife鈥檚 most persistent and urgent question is: 鈥榃hat are you doing for others?鈥欌
In response to this call to action, 海角直播鈥檚 Office of Community Engagement invited students, faculty and staff to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by serving others and preserving history.
海角直播 Honors First-Generation College Students
On Nov. 8, 海角直播 observed National First-Generation College Student Day, joining colleges across the country in honoring the experiences and achievements of first-generation students. The Office of Student Success and Diversity, along with the First-Gen Club, hosted an event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Ben Brown Plaza. Students, faculty and staff were invited to stop by for free snacks, fun activities and valuable resources dedicated to supporting first-generation students on their educational journeys.
海角直播 Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
November marks Native American Heritage Month, established as a month-long observance in 1990, Native American Heritage Month serves as an opportunity to promote greater awareness of Native peoples' experiences, honoring their resilience, achievements and cultural heritage.
海角直播鈥檚 Office of Student Success and Diversity will commemorate this month with events that engage the campus community in meaningful discussions about Native American history, culture and contemporary issues
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