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LANGSTON UNIVERSITY TO CLEAR $4.6 MILLION IN BALANCES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A ‘PANDEMIC SEMESTER’ TO ZERO

By Christina Gray, Media Relations Specialist LANGSTON, Okla. - Langston University students and graduates have received life-changing news in a letter from President Kent J. Smith, Jr. Today, the University announced that it will clear student account balances for students enrolled in the Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 semesters through the support of the ...

Published 05/30/2021 READ MORE

LU GRAD FINDS SUCCESS AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO OBTAIN PH.D. IN CHEMISTRY FROM UTA

By Mary Zaragoza, M.S. Ed., Communications and Special Projects Coordinator LANGSTON, Okla. - Lindsay Davis is a Langston alum from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who is currently in the final months of her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Texas in Arlington. Lindsay has not only broken barriers for herself but will break a new barrier by being the first ...

Published 05/15/2021 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY HOLDS RED CROSS SICKLE CELL AWARENESS BLOOD DRIVES ON ALL CAMPUSES APRIL 5

DONORS WILL RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT COURTESY OF ONEOK. TULSA, Okla. - Langston University and the American Red Cross announce Sickle Cell Awareness blood drives on April 5 at their Langston, Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses. The blood drives are being sponsored by ONEOK. “I’m blessed to work with three great institutions, and I saw this as an opportunity to ...

Published 04/01/2021 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY JOINS GROW WITH GOOGLE, THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND PROGRAM TO TRAIN 20,000 HBCU STUDENTS IN DIGITAL SKILLS THIS SCHOOL YEAR

THE PROGRAM IS PART OF GOOGLE’S $15 MILLION COMMITMENT TO UPSKILL BLACK WORKERS, ANNOUNCED IN JUNE Written By: Elizabeth Killough Google today announced 16 new schools are joining its Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, including Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. Through a $1 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the program provides digital skills workshops ...

Published 01/28/2021 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY RECEIVES A $1,300,000 GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

LANGSTON, Okla. – Langston University (LU) has received $1,300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The TRIO Student Support Service (SSS) Program grant will allow the University to serve more than 200 LU students each year. These services will include peer and professional tutoring, academic advising, learning communities, mentoring, cultural and social activities and career exploration. All SSS grants ...

Published 10/01/2020 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY WELCOMES THE HIGHEST ACADEMICALLY ACHIEVING INCOMING CLASS FOR THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER

By Christina Gray LANGSTON, Okla. – Langston University welcomed more than 630 students for the 2020 incoming class, with multiple learning modalities giving students options whatever their circumstance. Classes began virtually on Monday, August 17, 2020. LU hosted a new student orientation, Lion Camp, for the incoming students coupled with a two-week intersession entitled “Fallmester”. Fallmester, along with Lion Camp, ...

Published 08/24/2020 READ MORE

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