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Blackburn partners with Cristo Rey May 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 CARLINVILLE — Blackburn College on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the Cristo Rey Network, a system of 37 career-focused high schools across the country. Blackburn has become a National University Partner with Cristo Rey, ensuring all Cristo Rey Network graduates have access to the academic, social, and financial support they need to complete a college degree. “The alignment between essential, foundational values at the Cristo Rey Network and at Blackburn College is outstanding,” said Dr. Mark Biermann, Pr...

Blackburn honors Brown FacebookTwitterEmail CARLINVILLE — Blackburn College has announced that Jameela Brown, a junior majoring in creative writing, from Belleville, is the recipient of the 2020-2021 Martin Luther King Student Leadership Award. The award is presented annually to a student who exemplifies the values of diversity and inclusion at the college. The Student Life and Career Services department coordinates the nomination process and a committee of students, faculty and staff chooses the winner. As the 2020-2021 award recipient, Brown received a $100 gift card, a certificate from B...