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Langston University Cooperative Extension and Outreach Program makes plans to expand services to 48 Oklahoma counties in 2026

LANGSTON, Okla.––Thanks to the efforts of the Oklahoma Legislature to fully match Langston University’s Evans-Allen federal funding, the LU Cooperative Extension and Outreach Program (CEOP) is preparing to expand its services to two new counties while increasing its program offerings in counties it already serves. With the additions of Woodward and Johnston Counties, CEOP will offer extension programs in 48 ...
Published 08/20/2025 READ MORE

Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources Conference

The Langston University Sherman Lewis School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (SL/SAAS) will host its 3rd annual Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Conference on Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, 2025 in the Multi and Atrium. The conference is free and open to the public.  The event, which includes numerous workshops, will focus on food, agriculture, emerging technology, limited resource farming, ...
Published 04/14/2025 READ MORE
children in 4H smile while holding their plates of homegrown and prepared food

Seeds for the Future: LU’s 4-H programs teach kids life skills

(This story was originally published in 'E Roar Digital Magazine | Volume 2 Issue 1) by Ellie Melero Yellow squash, zucchini, bell peppers and parmesan cheese. These are ingredients used to make a simple but nutritious squash skillet like the ones 4-H students made in the Junior Master Gardeners program at Langston University. Junior Master Gardeners, or JMG, is an ...
Published 01/31/2025 READ MORE
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Biography – President

Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson currently serves as the 17th President of Langston University. She was appointed to the leadership position on April 15, 2024, by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges. As president of Dear Langston, Dr. Jackson is the institution’s chief executive officer. She is focused on advancing the University’s academic programs, providing a ...
Published 09/20/2024 READ MORE

RECAP: President Jackson discussed university funding, enrollment, future at Opening Convocation

By Ellie Melero and Jet Turner LANGSTON, Okla. –– Langston University President Ruth Ray Jackson announced the university received almost $6 million in additional state appropriation funding for the 2024-25 school year during her State of the University address at the Opening Convocation Ceremony on Thursday. Two and a half million dollars comes from an increase in the state matched ...
Published 08/30/2024 READ MORE
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History of Langston University Libraries

Born in 1900 in Seward, Oklahoma, Harrison attended elementary school in Lawton, high school in Kansas City, Missouri, and college in Ohio. He received his bachelor's and his master's degrees at the University of Cincinnati and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1936. He was married to Dorothy Marie Pennman in 1932. Before going to Langston, Harrison taught at ...
Published 03/25/2024 READ MORE