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Cheyney University to partner with Thomas Jefferson, Starbucks in a comeback bid
http://www.philly.com/philly/educat...tute-thomas-jefferson-starbucks-20180731.html
Cheyney University, which has struggled with academic and financial woes for years, on Tuesday announced plans to partner with Thomas Jefferson University, Starbucks, and others in creating a new African American-focused institute that will promote the school’s legacy as the nation’s oldest historically black college.
The Cheyney University Institute for the Contemporary African American Experience follows a key recommendation from a Cheyney task force looking to develop a new business model for the beleaguered school.
It will explore issues related to race, ethnicity, access, and diversity in American society; present potentially new research and internship and job opportunities for students and staff; and seek to position the university as a national leader in finding answers to some of today’s problems, Cheyney president Aaron A. Walton said.
“We’re in this for the long haul,” Walton said. “We’re transforming Cheyney for the future.”
http://www.philly.com/philly/educat...tute-thomas-jefferson-starbucks-20180731.html
Cheyney University, which has struggled with academic and financial woes for years, on Tuesday announced plans to partner with Thomas Jefferson University, Starbucks, and others in creating a new African American-focused institute that will promote the school’s legacy as the nation’s oldest historically black college.
The Cheyney University Institute for the Contemporary African American Experience follows a key recommendation from a Cheyney task force looking to develop a new business model for the beleaguered school.
It will explore issues related to race, ethnicity, access, and diversity in American society; present potentially new research and internship and job opportunities for students and staff; and seek to position the university as a national leader in finding answers to some of today’s problems, Cheyney president Aaron A. Walton said.
“We’re in this for the long haul,” Walton said. “We’re transforming Cheyney for the future.”