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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

1890 UNIVERSITIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESS & COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF MORRILL ACT OF 1890

FEDERAL LEGISLATION CREATED A SYSTEM OF 19 1890 LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES LANGSTON, Okla. -- The presidents and chancellors of the nation’s 1890 Universities announced plans for a weeklong celebration from August 24-31 of the 130th anniversary of the federal legislation that designated them as land-grant institutions. The Morrill Act of 1890 established a land-grant university system of Historically Black Colleges and ...
Published 08/01/2020 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ENTER AGREEMENT REGARDING PROGRAMS IN TULSA

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY TO RECEIVE $15 MILLION TULSA, Okla. — Langston University President Kent Smith said an academic agreement with Oklahoma State University (OSU) will maintain Langston University’s (LU) presence in Tulsa while also strengthening the educational offerings of both institutions. “I am pleased that OSU President Hargis recognized the potential of my proposal regarding the future of higher education in ...
Published 07/31/2020 READ MORE

LANGSTON RECEIVES FUNDING TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC COTTAGE ROW DISTRICT

Written by Christina Gray Langston University has received a grant of $473,820 to preserve the historic cottage row district on the Langston campus. Dr. Nancy Alexander led the grant team that wrote in their proposal that the “preservation of this precious landmark not only results in the recognition, understanding, and preservation of the HBCU story but it keeps a flame ...
Published 06/20/2020 READ MORE

LU RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FROM THE USDA’S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Written by Christina Gray The Langston University School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (SAAS) recently received federal funding to offer additional scholarship opportunities to students through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in partnership with 1890 Land Grant Universities. Langston University was awarded $752,632 in funding. The scholarships created by this funding will ...
Published 06/01/2020 READ MORE

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY’S OUTSTANDING PROACTIVE RESPONSE TO COVID-19

By Christina Gray Just a few short months ago, no one could have predicted how COVID-19 would impact our institutions. A special team at Langston University started bracing for that impact early on, and the effect has been significant. The Langston University (LU) Emergency Leadership Team (ELT) has met daily to work on operational contingency plans for COVID-19 since the ...
Published 04/02/2020 READ MORE