Brian Cousins, Allen University- c/o 2013, Education
Name : Brian Cousins
HBCU : Allen University
Graduation Year : 2013
Major : Education
Email : m3rdmedia@gmail.com
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Where are you from? Who introduced you to HBCUs?*
I'm from Washington D.C, I did my research on my own.
"In college you have to have discipline."
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Why did you choose an HBCU over a pwi?*
I believe HBCU's teach African-Americans that it is ok to have something of your own and that a higher education can be given by your own people
"I believe HBCU's teach African-Americans that it is ok to have something of your own..."
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What is the story of your "experience" at Your HBCU given its heralded status as a stellar and prestigious institution?*
When I first stepped on Campus, I could feel the rich history and power of my people. A higher education and the pride of my people was rich.
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"First time" experiences at your HBCU?*
My first time not having my mom wake me up for class lol. In college you have to have discipline.
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Who are the professors that have impacted your life in and out of the classroom? How did they do that?*
Too many to name and some of deceased, I wish I could thank them for helping me become who I am.
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Allen University
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Students: 600
- Athletics: Allen University currently maintains intercollegiate teams for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track & field and cross-country, women’s volleyball, and men’s wrestling.
- Notable Alumni: Tywanza Sanders - 2014 - Victim of the Charleston church massacre**Clementa Carlos Pinckney - 1995 - Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 73rd District (1997- 2000) SC Senate District 45 (2000-2015)**Joseph DeLaine - Minister and civil rights leader who worked with South Carolina NAACP on the legal case Briggs vs Elliot in 1952. It was one of the four cases argued under Brown vs. Board of Education**Lewis C. Dowdy - 1939 - American educator; Sixth president and first chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University**
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