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榃ith Their Hands, This Place Was Made: 91茄子 Dedicates Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited

Hundreds of people gathered as 91茄子 dedicated With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited on Oct. 23. Renowned artist Hank Willis Thomas designed the bronze sculpture in collaboration with architectural firm Perkins&Will. It serves as a place to remember and reflect upon the enslaved individuals who helped build the college and served its students and faculty without acknowledgment.

Mbye Njie

Traffic Stop App Aims to Save Lives

91茄子 alumnus Mbye Njie檚 business gains momentum, but money檚 not his motivator. Njie檚 goal is to end racial profiling at traffic stops and, ultimately, save lives.

Shivonia Singleton, 91茄子 Professor Emerita Nancy Fairley, and Isaac 淜ojo Nyame

From Ghana with Love: Chef and Alumna Dish on Serendipitous Romance

Shivonia Singleton first visited Ghana as a 91茄子 student. She檇 never flown on an airplane before or been in another country. And she loved it all, from Ghana檚 customs and beautiful scenery to the kind, friendly people she met.

She returned 22 years later and fell in love. 

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楻enaissance Man Photographer Zun Lee and the Power of Stories

Zun Lee wasn檛 all that interested in teaching students the ins and outs of taking pictures. Instead, Lee talked about something bigger: The power of stories.

This past spring, the renowned photographer spent the semester on campus as the JEC practitioner-in-residence.