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Mamie Till-Mobley talking with a group of reporters

Mamie Till-Mobley, MEd '71

Mamie Till-Mobley, MEd '71

As a lifelong educator, Mamie used the transformative power of education to instill a sense of worth and purpose in her students knowing each person could contribute to the fight for equality. Today, we continue her work of creating a more equitable and just world by memorializing her legacy with the founding of the Black Alumni Board Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship and the creation of the Mamie Till-Mobley Documentary.

2nd Annual Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship Luncheon

Please join the LUC Black Alumni Board for a special celebration honoring Mamie Till-Mobley's (MEd ‘71) legacy and supporting the leaders who live out her values of justice, education, and courage today. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Loyola University Chicago Lake Shore Campus

*Cost is $100 per person with 50% of ticket price supporting the Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship
Event going looks on to an exhibit featuring Loyola alumna Mamie Till-Mobley, ME

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: HONORING MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY'S LEGACY

On June 29, over 100 alumni, staff, and community members gathered at the DuSable Black History Museum to celebrate Loyola alumna Mamie Till-Mobley's life, legacy, and equity work. It was an action-packed evening of inspiration and community.

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Ollie Gordon, niece of alumna Mamie Till-Mobley, MEd '71
Documentary Film

Educational Legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley

The School of Education will celebrate the education career of Loyola alum and civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley, MEd '71, by producing a full-length documentary about her innovative teaching work and educational legacy featuring Till family members: Ollie Gordon and Amberly Carter. Initial filming and fact-finding has begun.

Loyola alumna, Mamie Till-Mobley, MEd '71, portrait
Educational Leadership

A person for others

Celebrating the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley

The Black Alumni Board Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship

Over fifty years ago, Mamie Till received a Masters of Education from Loyola University Chicago. In honor of the contributions Mamie Till-Mobley made to the youth of Chicago and the cause of justice for Black children everywhere, Loyola’s Black Alumni Board and its supporters aim to establish an endowed scholarship at Loyola in her name. This scholarship will be awarded to students in good academic standing, with demonstrated financial need, who are graduates of a Chicagoland high school, and have an affiliation to a Black and/or African American community via leadership or community service.

This scholarship will serve as permanent recognition of Mamie Till-Mobley’s affiliation with Loyola and a fitting remembrance of her powerful role as a spokesperson for justice. The scholarship will send a clear message that activists working in the Black community will find rich opportunities to elevate their goals at Loyola. Memorializing Till-Mobley in this way will elevate her as an example for generations of Loyola students, calling all to emulate her courage, wisdom, creativity, and resolute determination to heal the wounds so many have borne. SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP.

 

1971

In 1971 Till-Mobley earned her Masters of Education

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Years Till-Mobley taught in Chicago Public Schools

Learn more about Mamie Till-Mobley's degree program.

Educational Leadership: Where administrators and supervisors enroll to become transformative leaders in the education system. Our students share a deep passion for addressing pervasive social justice and equity issues in school systems. They choose our program because it is rooted in that exact mission. LEARN MORE.

As a lifelong educator, Mamie used the transformative power of education to instill a sense of worth and purpose in her students knowing each person could contribute to the fight for equality. Today, we continue her work of creating a more equitable and just world by memorializing her legacy with the founding of the Black Alumni Board Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship and the creation of the Mamie Till-Mobley Documentary.

2nd Annual Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship Luncheon

Please join the LUC Black Alumni Board for a special celebration honoring Mamie Till-Mobley's (MEd ‘71) legacy and supporting the leaders who live out her values of justice, education, and courage today. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Loyola University Chicago Lake Shore Campus

*Cost is $100 per person with 50% of ticket price supporting the Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship

The Black Alumni Board Mamie Till-Mobley Scholarship

Over fifty years ago, Mamie Till received a Masters of Education from Loyola University Chicago. In honor of the contributions Mamie Till-Mobley made to the youth of Chicago and the cause of justice for Black children everywhere, Loyola’s Black Alumni Board and its supporters aim to establish an endowed scholarship at Loyola in her name. This scholarship will be awarded to students in good academic standing, with demonstrated financial need, who are graduates of a Chicagoland high school, and have an affiliation to a Black and/or African American community via leadership or community service.

This scholarship will serve as permanent recognition of Mamie Till-Mobley’s affiliation with Loyola and a fitting remembrance of her powerful role as a spokesperson for justice. The scholarship will send a clear message that activists working in the Black community will find rich opportunities to elevate their goals at Loyola. Memorializing Till-Mobley in this way will elevate her as an example for generations of Loyola students, calling all to emulate her courage, wisdom, creativity, and resolute determination to heal the wounds so many have borne. SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP.

 

Learn more about Mamie Till-Mobley's degree program.

Educational Leadership: Where administrators and supervisors enroll to become transformative leaders in the education system. Our students share a deep passion for addressing pervasive social justice and equity issues in school systems. They choose our program because it is rooted in that exact mission. LEARN MORE.