Posted in Academic Excellence, Global and Community Engagement, tagged Case Western University, Cleveland Ohio, Ella Mae Johnson, Fisk University, inaguration, Judson Park, NPR, Obama, Washington D.C. on January 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Ella Mae Johnson graduated from Fisk University in 1925. (Photo by Robb Hill-NPR)
Despite the cold and the crowds, Fisk Alumna Ella Mae Johnson (’25) made her way to Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20. Johnson, 105, is a resident of Cleveland, Ohio and is currently the oldest living African American graduate of Case Western Reserve University where she earned her masters degree in 1929. Read NPR’s profile of Ella Mae Johnson here.
Posted in Academic Excellence, Global and Community Engagement, Uncategorized, tagged Congressional Black Caucus, Fisk University, intership, John Lewis, voter registration, Washington D.C. on October 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Fisk alumnus, activist and United States Representative John Lewis meets fellow Fiskite Edwina A. Ward
Congratulations to Edwina A. Ward, political science major and member of the class of 2010 as she represented Fisk as the student coordinator of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 2008 Emerging Leaders Series held in Washington D. C. (more…)
Posted in Academic Excellence, Global and Community Engagement, tagged Fisk University, HBCU, Jubilee Singers, Kennedy Center, Phylicia Rashad, Washington D.C. on September 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Kelsey Porter and Dr. Autry represented Fisk at the 105 Voices of History Concert in Washington, D.C.
Fisk University was presented with the first annual Presidential Legacy Award during the banquet following the inaugural concert of the 105 Voices of History HBCU National Choir at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C on September 7. (more…)
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