Have an Idea for a Co-curricular Activity?

Do you have an idea for a co-curricular activity or field trip? Is there something you would like to see us offer our students that would complement instruction in the classroom and propel their success? Let us know! Fill out this form with your idea and the pertinent information, and your idea may come to […]

Implicit Bias Workshop, March 25, 11:30am

Did you know? The mind sciences have found that most of our actions occur without our conscious thoughts, which allows us to function in our extraordinarily complex world (Payne, Neimi, Doris, 2018) Join Dr. Bentley Gibson-Wallace, Associate Professor of Psychology, for an implicit bias workshop on March 25, 11:30am via Zoom (passcode: GHC) Before attending […]

4th Annual Highlands Writers Conference

We hope to see you (virtually) at the 4th Annual Highlands Writers Conference this year! We’re excited to announce our schedule for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. All events are virtual, and registration is free. Click here for more information and to register: hwc.highlands.edu The Highlands Writers Conference is open to anyone interested in writing at any […]

Honoring Black History Month: James Somerset

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. Although there are no known quotes by Somerset, he has become known as the slave who ended slavery and nicknamed “the runaway slave.” James Somerset is known as the slave who started freedom for slaves in […]

Honoring Black History Month: Abram Gannibal

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. Although there are no known quotes by Gannibal, he was known as the “dark star of the Enlightenment” for his charm and charisma. Abram Gannibal was kidnapped as a child and became a free man when […]

Honoring Black History Month: Harriett Jacobs

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. “There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together.” Harriett Jacobs Harriett Jacobs escaped an abusive enslavement and hid in the North for seven years. After becoming a nanny for a […]

Honoring Black History Month: Robert Smalls

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. “My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.” Robert Smalls […]

Honoring Black History Month: George Moses Horton

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. “Oh! That my soul had winged its flight, when first I saw the morning light, to words of liberty!” George Moses Horton George Moses Horton was born an enslaved man. Despite this, Horton taught himself to […]