Historically Black Colleges & Universities
TV ClubHouse: Archives: 2003 February:
Black History Month:
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Squaredsc | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 03:33 pm     Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, byname ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Normal, Alabama, U.S. The university comprises University College and the schools of Graduate Studies, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Engineering and Technology. It offers a range of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. Research facilities include the Center of Excellence in Nonlinear Optics and Nonlinear Optical Materials, Howard A. Foster Center for Irradiation of Materials, and the Forestry Center of Excellence. Total enrollment is approximately 5,000. The university was founded in 1875 in Huntsville as the Huntsville Normal School. In 1891 the school was moved to Normal, designated a land-grant school for African-Americans, and renamed State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes. The college was re-formed as a junior college in 1919 and became a four-year college in 1939. Its name was changed to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1948, and it was granted university status in 1969. |
Squaredsc | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 03:34 pm     Alabama State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Montgomery, Ala., U.S. Although the school is open to students of all races, the enrollment is predominantly black, and the curriculum includes the study of African-American culture and experience. Alabama State offers bachelor's degrees in business management and administration, education, and the arts and sciences. Master's degree programs in education, music, history, humanities, and criminology are also available. Total enrollment is about 5,600. Alabama State University began in 1866 as the Lincoln Normal School, a private school for African-Americans in Marion. In 1874 the school was reorganized as a state-supported college. It moved to Montgomery in 1887. After years of steady growth and a series of name changes, Alabama State achieved university status in 1969. Among its graduates was civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy, cofounder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). |
Squaredsc | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 03:35 pm     Alcorn State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Lorman, Miss., U.S. It is a land-grant university consisting of schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Psychology, Nursing, and Agriculture and Applied Science. The university's School of Nursing is located in Natchez. In addition to undergraduate studies, Alcorn State offers master's degree programs in education and agriculture. The student population is predominantly African-American; total enrollment is approximately 2,900. The history of the university began in 1830 with the establishment of Oakland College, a Presbyterian college for white male students. The college, closed during the American Civil War, was unable to reopen after the war's conclusion, and it was sold to the state as an institution for the instruction of black students, founded in 1871 as Alcorn University. Hiram R. Revels, the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Senate, was the university's first president. In 1878 the university was made a land-grant institution, and the name was changed to Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College. Women were first admitted in 1903. The name was changed to Alcorn State University in 1974. Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was a graduate of Alcorn State. |
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