All images from the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The dress, made by civil-rights activist Rosa Parks, was a gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane.
CONNECT
![Olympic team trainer Alicia Kendig works in a kitchen with an athlete](images/home/Kendig_Connect.jpg)
Gold-Medal Nutritionist
Alumna helps fuel Olympians
![Photo of Jerod and Mylynn Tufte in front of the state seal of North Dakota](images/home/Tufte_Connect.jpg)
A North Dakota Dynamic Duo
From campus to the state capital
![Sketch of the animation work for a vehicle for the movie Cars](images/home/CruzRigCap2_Connect.jpg)
Driving Ambition
Alumnus Michael Comet helps animators bring cars—and other objects—to life
![Photo of a view from below of the McGaffin Carillon bells](images/home/Carillon_Bells_Connect.jpg)
Providing a Campus Soundtrack
McGaffin Carillon’s pealing bells mark 50 years
![Headshot of Shairi Turner of the Crisis Text Line](images/home/Turner_Connect.jpg)
Calming Messages
Crisis text line helps people cope