In the Media Tag: African-American Alumni Reunion

UTHSC College of Medicine African-American alumni reunion to celebrate trailblazers

Published by The Commercial Appeal
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Segregation led to isolation for Alvin Crawford while attending the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in the early 1960s. Crawford couldn’t attend class parties and had difficulty finding other students at the Memphis school willing to study with him in the era of Jim Crow. But that didn’t stop him from… Read More

UTHSC College of Medicine hosting inaugural African-American alumni reunion

Published by Daily Memphian
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Black graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine will gather in Memphis for a reunion this weekend for the first time, not just to renew acquaintances and network, but to formally christen a new scholarship fund that will provide financial help for future black students there.