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A’NGELA WINBUSH, TAMIA TO PERFORM AT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY’S 18TH ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP GALA

by Ellie Melero, Media Relations Specialist Langston, Okla. – Musical triple-threat A’ngela Winbush and six-time Grammy Award nominee Tamia will perform at Langston University’s 18th Annual President’s Scholarship Gala on Oct. 20 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The President’s Scholarship Gala is Langston’s largest student scholarship fundraiser of the year. The highly anticipated event always features amazing performances from ...
Published 08/18/2023 READ MORE
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A DREAM FULFILLED: A LANGSTON UNIVERSITY NURSING GRADUATE’S JOURNEY

Jet Turner, Langston University Office of Public Relations A DREAM IS FOUND Porsha Richardson had to be strong for her granny. At 6 years old, going to Granny’s house after school was the norm. But when Porsha eagerly opened the door, she did not see Granny on the couch or in the kitchen; instead, Porsha heard her call from the ...
Published 05/01/2023 READ MORE
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OKLAHOMA A & M BOARD OF REGENTS APPOINTS DR. RUTH RAY JACKSON INTERIM PRESIDENT OF LANGSTON UNIVERSITY

LANGSTON, Okla. – The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges has appointed Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson as interim president of Langston University, beginning July 6, 2023. Dr. Jackson will serve until a nationwide search for President Smith’s successor is completed and the University’s seventeenth president assumes office. "We appreciate Dr. Jackson's willingness to step forward to ...
Published 04/26/2023 READ MORE
Langston University President, Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., and his family

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, DR. KENT J. SMITH, JR., ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

LANGSTON, Okla. – Langston University President, Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., announced today that he will retire as the institution’s 16th president at the end of the Spring semester in a message to the university community. View President Smith's message to the university here. “My family and I have thoroughly enjoyed the years spent at Langston University,” said President Smith. ...
Published 04/04/2023 READ MORE
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY-TULSA ALLIED HEALTH FACILITY GRAND OPENING

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY-TULSA ALLIED HEALTH FACILITY GRAND OPENING

TULSA, Okla. – Langston University commemorated the opening of a state-of-the-art Allied Health Facility on its Tulsa Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday. The 17,000-square-foot building, home to the Langston University School of Nursing and Health Professions in Tulsa, was built through a $16.25 million allotment from Vision Tulsa. The facility includes simulation labs with mannikins powered by artificial ...
Published 03/30/2023 READ MORE