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Six Students at Institute for Black Catholic Studies Receive Inaugural Scholarships

An older woman in graduation regalia gives a passionate speech behind a podium.

September 6, 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana – Six students at Xavier University’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) were named inaugural recipients of the newly endowed Sister Jamie T. Phelps, OP, PhD, Scholarship. The scholarship was named after Sister Jamie, an Adrian Dominican Sister and who was an inaugural member of the IBCS and its long-time director.

Receiving the 2024 scholarships are Ali Mumbach, Alicia Gray, April Williams-Bell, Shaylyn Cothron, Rahsaan Garlin, and Pattie J. Griffin.

Read more here about the scholarship recipients and Sister Jamie’s role in the IBCS.

Caption for above photo: Sister Jamie Phelps, OP, speaks at the commencement for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University, New Orleans, in August 2023.

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