Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 60 years after Atlanta native and engineer Ronald Yancey overcame barriers to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s ...
Genevieve Wisner’s graduation photo, courtesy of Jacqueline Wisner. Jacqueline Wisner has a pretty good idea how her grandmother would react if she were alive to learn that the CU Boulder College of ...
It was a special day for Ronald Yancey, Georgia Institute of Technology’s first Black graduate. CNN reports Yancey presented his granddaughter Deanna Yancey with her diploma for a master’s degree in ...
Black graduate and doctoral students at Johns Hopkins convened in December for the university's inaugural Black Excellence Conference. With 60 students attending both in-person and virtually, the ...
Yancey made history as the first Black person to obtain their degree from the university in 1965. Georgia Tech’s first Black graduate, Ronald Yancey, fulfilled his legacy by awarding his granddaughter ...
When Deanna Yancey walked across the stage during her May 3 graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology, a very special person presented her with her diploma—her grandfather, who was the first ...
Graduate school is often described as a journey—one of transformation, intellectual growth and discovery. But for Black women, this journey is not a simple path paved with opportunity. Instead, it ...
A community-organized Black graduation ceremony called "Ascension" will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in response to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) canceling similar events. PWIs offer ...
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