University of Maryland to dedicate dorm named for Black students who broke barriers on campus
Johnson-Whittle Hall at the University of Maryland will honor former students who broke barriers.
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Johnson-Whittle Hall at the University of Maryland will honor former students who broke barriers.
/PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland today celebrated the dedication of its newest residence hall, Pyon-Chen Hall. The state-of-the-art,...
/PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland today celebrated the dedication of its newest residence hall, Pyon-Chen Hall. The state-of-the-art,...
University of Maryland to name new dorms after first Black student and others who helped diversify the campus Lauren Lumpkin The University of Maryland in College Park will name two new residence halls after former students who helped diversify the campus in the 19th and 20th centuries, officials announced Monday. Whittle-Johnson Hall will honor Hiram Whittle, the first African American man to be admitted to the university, in 1951, and Elaine Johnson Coates, who in 1959 became the first African American woman to graduate with an undergraduate degree. Another building,...