Black Alumni Board (BAB)
President: Karen Fleshman, MBA '99
The Black Alumni Board (BAB) aims to foster and strengthen relationships between Black alumni, students, faculty, and staff across the ÎçÒ¹AV community. BAB is known for its successful Black Light Speaker Series and Black Light Podcast highlighting Black alumni living out ÎçÒ¹AV’s mission. Most recently, BAB led efforts to launch and endow the Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship.
Explore more about the Black Light Speaker Series
The Black Light Speaker Series is a multi-part series spotlighting ÎçÒ¹AV’s Black alumni and exploring how they’ve carried ÎçÒ¹AV’s mission and principles into their communities, work, professional lives, and causes.
Watch HereThe Black Light Podcast shines a light on stories of inspiration from ÎçÒ¹AV's Black alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the greater ÎçÒ¹AV community. Listen to interviews with amazing alumni and experts and delve into deep conversations aiming to inspire change in the Black community and the world around us.
Support the Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship
In 1971, civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley received a Master of Educational Leadership from ÎçÒ¹AV. We are proud to honor this distinguished alumna with a scholarship named in her memory. The scholarship is awarded to graduates of a Chicagoland high school who are in good academic standing, have an affiliation to a Black and/or African American community via leadership or community service, and have demonstrated financial need.
Make your gift todayPresident: Karen Fleshman, MBA '99
The Black Alumni Board (BAB) aims to foster and strengthen relationships between Black alumni, students, faculty, and staff across the ÎçÒ¹AV community. BAB is known for its successful Black Light Speaker Series and Black Light Podcast highlighting Black alumni living out ÎçÒ¹AV’s mission. Most recently, BAB led efforts to launch and endow the Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship.