Destiny Hester’s hard work completing college applications, dedicating herself to her studies, volunteering and applying for scholarships has paid off: the JU Upward Bound student and Ribault High School graduate has won a Jacksonville Commitment Scholarship and a First Church …
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Life of JU Upward Bound pioneer Janet Johnson celebrated
By Courtney Jimenez
JU Communications senior
Encourager, enforcer, educator. Those were just a few of the words used at a recent memorial to describe Janet R. Johnson, a pioneer in the Jacksonville University Upward Bound program and first African-American professor …
Read More »Life of former JU educator and Upward Bound founder Janet Johnson to be celebrated Jan. 18
The life of Janet Johnson, Jacksonville University’s first African-American professor and founder of its federally funded Upward Bound program, will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 18, along with JU National TRIO Day.
Upward Bound at JU was the first TRIO program …
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