Dr. David H. Swinton, President and CEO of Benedict College, was recently elected chair of the Member Presidents of the United Negro College Fund, the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, at the annual meeting of the UNCF board in New York City. 

On March 12, at Hand Middle School, 2600 Wheat Street, Titus Duren, one of the first Black students to attend and graduate from Clemson University, will share his experiences with students.

His presentation will begin at 4 p.m. and will include film footage from the '60s and the Civil Rights Movement. Duren is on the planning committee to honor the 50th anniversary of the first African-American student to graduate from Clemson.