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Education for Service: Dr. Emily Patterson Harris retires after 44 years at Langston University

(This story was originally published in ‘E Roar | Vol. 2 Issue 4 on June 13, 2025.) by Ellie Melero, Media Relations Specialist Every year on Mother’s Day, Dr. Emily Patterson Harris gets a call from one of her former students. When that student was younger, he attended and dropped out of two colleges, but Dr. Harris wasn’t having it. ...

Published 06/20/2025 READ MORE

Langston University Receives $10 Million for Deferred Maintenance Projects

By The Office of Public Relations Langston University is excited to announce an allocation of $10,125,000 from the Oklahoma State Legislature to address deferred maintenance projects across the university in fiscal year 2026. This special allocation is a direct result of the recent Carnegie designation of Research or College University awarded to our institution. The funding will be used to ...

Published 06/16/2025 READ MORE

High Schoolers Explore Futures in STEM at LU Math and Science Academy

By Ellie Melero, Media Relations Specialist At 10 a.m. on a bright and sunny Monday morning less than two weeks into his summer vacation, Tomas was back in the classroom. The rising junior from Southeastern High School in Oklahoma City listened excitedly as Dr. Lindsay Davis explained the Quiz Bowl rules to a lecture hall full of students from the ...

Published 06/11/2025 READ MORE

Langston University Marching Pride to compete on national stage at multiple “Battles of the Bands” this fall

The Langston University Marching Pride Band has once again earned its place on the national stage as it was invited to compete in three “Battle of the Bands” this fall, including the 2025 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands. The Marching Pride is an elite and celebrated ensemble consistently ranked among the Top 10 HBCU Division II bands, and it ...

Published 06/05/2025 READ MORE

Shining Resiliency: Brianna Campbell’s Journey Back to Langston University

(This story was originally published in 'E Roar | Vol. 2 Issue 2 in March 2025) By Jet Turner, Assistant Director of Communications Brianna Campbell had not felt well in weeks. An apple here, a smoothie there; that was all she could muster to eat. Not feeling well has been common to Campbell since she was diagnosed with Type 1 ...

Published 05/21/2025 READ MORE

LU Alumna Named Texas Legislative Black Caucus Executive Director

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D120) and the Texas Legislative Black Caucus announce Chelle Luper Wilson as Executive Director. “We are thrilled to welcome Chelle Luper Wilson to the Texas Legislative Black Caucus (TLBC). As a leader focused on effective change, Ms. Wilson is dedicated to assisting the TLBC reach greater heights and fully supporting ...

Published 05/19/2025 READ MORE

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