Rare US college serving black women in fight for survival

Bennett College seen as exemplifying challenges faced by small, private, minority-serving and women-only institutions

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January 13, 2019

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February 5, 2019

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Nurturing environment: Bennett College has long served black women, but its future is uncertain

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