Enriching the cultural experience for all students

The Alexander Twilight Legacy of Black Excellence

 
 

The Alexander Twilight Legacy of Black Excellence Lounge is an open, supportive community space for those dedicated to building a community and fostering a sense of belonging for Cal Lutheran's Black student Community. 

Named for the first African-American to earn a bachelor’s degree from an American university or college (Middlebury in 1823), the space came to fruition through the diligent efforts of the Black Student Union and Sisters’ Circle. Their advocacy led to a number of meaningful changes to improve the experience of students campus-wide with one of these changes being the addition of a new space in the Student Union.

 

Alexander Twilight Legacy of Black Excellence room

 

English: Photographic portrait of Alexander Lucius Twilight (1795–1857), American educator, politician, and minister. Twilight was the first African-American to earn a college degree from an American university (Middlebury College, 1823), as well as the first African-American elected to serve in a state legislature. He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1836. Twilight was also a minister and secondary school principal, building Athenian Hall at the Orleans County Grammar Schools.About Alexander Twilight

Alexander Twilight is the first African-American man known to have earned a degree from an American college or university. Twilight graduated from Middlebury College in 1823 with a bachelor of arts degree, and went on to become an educator, a minister, and eventually the first African-American state legislator when he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1836.

Learn more about Alexander Twilight and his legacy

Upcoming Programs

Crown Care | Scheudule is Currently Being Updated

DEIJB Programming Calendar | View Schedule Here

 

Questions?

Email us at ccei@CalLutheran.edu

 

 

 

©