亲爱的火鸟社区：

The red and gold have been rolled out and 2024年回国 is well underway at 亚洲博彩网站!

I’d like to share a few personal thoughts on the tradition of 回家coming, a custom that has long held a special place in my heart.

As a young college student at Fisk University in Tennessee in the ’90s, 回家coming was new to me. I grew up on the West Coast and wasn’t that familiar with the Black family reunions common to the South; 回家coming at Fisk, I’d soon realize, was very much akin to a family reunion—a gathering that left new and returning “family members” feeling rejuvenated, recharged and deeply connected. 每一年我回到母校，我都感到被重新肯定和充满活力。

也许在历史悠久的黑人学院和大学中，没有任何其他活动能像“返校节”那样体现出HBCUs的精神。 这一传统展示了黑人的优秀。 培养一种赋权感。 提供急需的营养。 并培养了一种持续几十年的联系。 回家coming—and the spirit it embodies—is deeply engraved in who I am today.

本周，亚洲博彩网站将庆祝我们作为所有人的访问和机会来源的遗产和未来。 And we’re also celebrating our family, the people who made (and continue to make) this institution what it is today.

在“返乡2024：火鸟团聚”中，我们希望您在与亚洲博彩网站家人团聚时感到重申和重新充满活力。 Whether you’re a student, alum, faculty or staff member, our team has worked hard to help you feel supported and sustained by the week’s events. 即使篮球场已经清空，气球也已经放气了，我们也希望你们与火鸟同伴的联系能够保持下去。

所有的火鸟们，本周回家吧，平安、愉快地回家吧！

在服务,

Maurice D. Edington博士
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