Historical Marking For Okolona College (Ms)

Lena Mitchell has an article from July 27, 2014 on the djournal.com spider web site roofing the unveiling of a roadside marking commemorating the history of Okolona College inward northern Mississippi.

Mitchell writes that, "Nellie Minor Adams, a graduate of the high schoolhouse inward 1945 together with the college inward 1947, read the inscription from the historical marker:  The Okolona Normal together with Industrial School was founded inward 1902 past times doc Wallace A. Battle. It educated African-Americans through high schoolhouse together with provided industrial preparation for immature adults. At its peak the school’s enrollment topped 200 students annually. In 1921, the schoolhouse became affiliated amongst the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi together with a fellow member of the American Church Institute for Negroes. The schoolhouse changed its cite to Okolona College inward 1934 together with shut inward 1965.”

See an before post service on the amongst links to photographs together with other resources.

Civil Rights Inwards Pedagogy Heritage Trail (Va)

The Civil Rights inwards Education Heritage Trail offers 41 sites on a self-guided driving tour inwards due south fundamental Virginia. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brochure alongside map in addition to brief details for each site is available every bit a .pdf for download.

Among the institutions of higher didactics in that place are:

• Blackstone Female Institute, 1894-1950, affiliated alongside Methodist Episcopal Church, South
• Farmville Female Seminary, founded inwards 1839, right away Longwood University
• and Saint Paul's College, 1888-2013, affiliated alongside Protestant Episcopal Church
• Virginia State University, founded inwards 1882
• Hampden-Sydney College, founded inwards 1775
• and Southside Virginia Community College, founded inwards 1970

Presiding Over A College's Lastly Days, An Interview

The Chronicle has an first-class announced it volition last closing inwards 2013.

St. Paul's College (Va) #3

Denise B. Hawkins reports today inwards the May 31, 2013 effect of Diverse Issues inwards Higher Education that Saint Paul’s College inwards Lawrenceville, Va. volition cease performance on June 30th.  A spokesperson for the Southern Association of Colleges in addition to Schools (SACS) plainly confirmed that Belle S. Wheelan, president of the regional accrediting body, had received a missive of the alphabet before inwards the calendar week from the chairman of the board of trustees at Saint Paul’s College notifying her of the determination to unopen the 125-year-old institution. 

An before posting noted that Saint Paul's officials were unsuccessfully involved inwards conversations early on inwards 2013 seeking an acquisition by Saint Augustine's University inwards Raleigh, NC.

More data on Saint Paul's history tin last establish inwards an August 2012 posting when it was offset announced that classes were suspended.

WTVR, a CBS affiliate inwards Virginia provided coverage of the announced closure that includes video of the campus in addition to news of the touching on on the community.