Over 100 students sat in silence in the Estey Hall on Dec. 4 due to poor conditions in dormitories. Several students demanded to see President Newsome while the others sat with duck tape, labeled with descriptions of their poor conditions, around their mouths. A new semester has resumed and some […]

#8220;We don’t have HBCU’s where I’m from so it is a new experience for me to go to a school where vast majorities of my classmates and professors look like me,” said junior Saundra Proctor a transfer from Pfeiffer University. “Shaw is a very different atmosphere for me.” Students have […]

#8220;We don’t have HBCU’s where I’m from so it is a new experience for me to go to a school where vast majorities of my classmates and professors look like me,” said junior Saundra Proctor a transfer from Pfeiffer University. “Shaw is a very different atmosphere for me.” Students have […]

In Novemebr of 2008, students demanded change in their academic lives at Shaw University. Led by Jarrel Johnson and Eugene Johnson, students staged a silent protest in Estey Hall. From the protest, they hoped to gain a more challenging curriculum and make professors more accountable for their expectations. Student Body […]