College History Garden

Voorhees College announces that the institution will change its name  to Voorhees University  next April 2022 during its 125th Anniversary ...

The State Historical Society of Missouri posted Dr. Gary R. Kremer's April 3, 2019 lecture, " Lincoln University: Black Culture ...

The Selma Times-Journal  published this week that, " Concordia College Alabama to close at the end of spring semester ."  Repor...

The U.S. Bureau of Education organized an extensive study of black colleges and universities that is available at no charge as a .pdf, ...

A Florida Memorial University photographic collection is available through the University of Miami Libraries Collaborative Archive from ...

Philander Smith College, an HBCU institution in Little Rock, Arkansas has been celebrating the 140th anniversary of their founding in 18...

There are several excellent short videos providing overviews of Spelman history and the social environment in which it has operated since...

I saw this short YouTube video over the weekend with campus images of Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs, Mississippi .  Th...

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette published an interesting article on Southland College, " Little left of school in Delta ,...

WCBI-TV of Columbus, MS posted an interesting short video by reporter Victoria Bailey with reflections on the history and important role...

Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD is celebrating the sesquicentennial of its founding in 1867 .  The institution was initially kno...

Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1867 .  Initially known as Biddle Me...

Howard University is celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of its founding in 1867 .  You can visit the institution's website ...

Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1867.  The institution's web site includes pa...

Stanley Nelson's newest documentary premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival. The film highlights the role HBCUs have played in t...

The history of Fisk University in Nashville was featured in an interesting 4 minute segment, " Fisk University Works to Move Past Cas...

The city of Morristown, TN decided to purchase the campus of the former Morristown College and will convert the property to a park. The r...

West Virginia State University is celebrating its 125th anniversary  this year.  The institution was founded in 1891 as West Virginia Colo...

Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1891 .  Anniversary web pages i...

Erkstein Norton University operated in Cane Springs, KY from 1890-1912 offering education to African Americans.  The Bullitt County Geneo...