The Union University Magazine
Spring 2022 | Volume 72 | Number 1
In this issue of the Unionite magazine, you'll read stories of Union's rich 200 year history and those who shaped Union University forever. Be inspired by Union president emeritus, Hyran Barefoot, and his love for UU and his students, read the lives and stories of Union's first African American SGA president and Union's first female senior administrator, and learn how Union's president from 1932–1947 helped save the university during the country's two largest national crises. Join us in celebrating 200 years of the Lord's guidance, faithfulness, and provision for Union University!
From the President
I sometimes wonder what the founders of Jackson Male Academy —
the institution that would one day become Union University — were
dreaming and envisioning when they launched their school in 1823
on the remote American frontier. Jackson, its hometown, had just been
established the year before, and there was certainly a good bit of optimism....
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