Dr. Emilie M. Townes was born on August 1, 1955. She is a highly acclaimed minister, scholar, accomplished administrator, author, and activist. Emilie Maureen Townes was born in Durham, North Carolina, to Ross Emile Townes and Mary Doris McLean Townes, both college professors and administrators. She attended both Fayetteville Street and Watts Street Elementary Schools, and Hillside High School, where she graduated in 1973. Following high school, she enrolled at the University of Chicago, and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree, followed by a Master of Arts and her […]

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