• Black College Fund Summer Series: Discovering New Purpose After Tragedy
    Published On: August 15, 2019

    By Jessica Love For many young adults, the transition to college is an exciting time – new faces, new environment and new opportunities. Even more thrilling is the love and support of family during this important phase. For Samarya Jenkins, things were different. She had a difficult start at Claflin...

  • GBHEM Awards Nine Grants to Expand Minority Leadership
    Published On: August 15, 2019

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) awarded nine Ethnic-in-Service Training (EIST) Grants this summer. Offered in sums up to $10,000, EIST grants help United Methodist institutions and their surrounding communities recruit, train and support ethnic persons for leadership roles throughout the church and the world. This year’s...

  • In Memoriam: Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr.
    Published On: August 8, 2019

    Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr. Photo courtesy of Paine College. On August 1, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) said goodbye to another longtime member of its education family. Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr., the agency’s former associate general secretary for the Division of Higher Education, passed...

  • In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. F. Thomas Trotter
    Published On: August 1, 2019

    Rev. Dr. F. Thomas Trotter. Photo courtesy of Claremont School of Theology. Rev. Dr. F. Thomas Trotter, the former general secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), died peacefully on July 26, 2019 at the age of 93. Trotter was known as a visionary leader throughout...

  • Introducing the New GBHEM.ORG: A Website for the Modern Church
    Published On: July 30, 2019

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) serves a modern global audience, helping Methodists around the world discover, claim and flourish in God’s call on their lives. Our website, gbhem.org, is a crucial point of communication between our agency and the many clergy, students and educators we assist....

  • Black College Fund Summer Series: Finding a Home and a Higher Purpose
    Published On: July 26, 2019

    By Jessica Love Accepted to 25 prestigious universities and awarded nearly one million dollars in scholarship money, Frederick Uy chose to attend Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina for one reason. “It was the tone of the conversation,” Uy said. “I had visited several university orientations and the content was...

  • Black College Fund Summer Series: Inspiration and ‘Victory in the Midnight’
    Published On: July 17, 2019

    By Jessica Love ViaFaith McCullough As the daughter of two United Methodist pastors, ViaFaith McCullough has attended her fair share of annual conferences. None of them, however, impacted her as profoundly as her first conference visit as a newly-trained Lina H. McCord intern for the Black College Fund. In the...

  • Black College Fund Summer Series: The Promise of ‘Unbothered’ Faith
    Published On: July 3, 2019

    By Jessica Love Langston Carter-Price Dillard University sophomore Langston Carter-Price struggled to manage classes and engage in extracurricular activities while working twenty hours a week. His renewed faith, however, led him to the Black College Fund.  “Financially, I was struggling…I was ready to quit,” he said. That is when Rev....

  • Rev. Dr. James T. Laney Receives First Global Ethical Leadership Award
    Published On: June 26, 2019

    Methodist educational leaders from around the globe gathered at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Tuesday evening to honor the achievements of Rev. Dr. James T. Laney, President Emeritus of Emory University. Laney is the inaugural recipient of the Global Ethical Leadership Award. The award was jointly presented by the...

  • Black College Fund Summer Series: Church Mentors that Help and Inspire
    Published On: June 21, 2019

    By Jessica Love Sydney Pelichet’s educational path is a testament to the connectional ministries of The United Methodist Church. Today, the 21-year-old is a rising senior at Dillard University – one of 11 United Methodist-related historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – and a Lina H. McCord intern with the...