Langston University
Historically Black college in Langston, Oklahoma, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Langston University (LU) is a public land-grant historically black university in Langston, Oklahoma. It is the only historically black college in the state and the westernmost HBCU in the United States. The main campus in Langston is a rural setting 10 miles (16 km) east of Guthrie. The University also serves an urban mission, with University Centers in Tulsa (at the same campus as the OSU-Tulsa facility) and Oklahoma City. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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Former names | Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University (1897–1941) |
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Motto | Education For Service |
Type | Public land-grant historically black university |
Established | March 12, 1897 (1897-03-12) |
Parent institution | Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $45 million (2015) |
President | Ruth Ray Jackson |
Students | 1,873[1] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural |
Colors | Blue & Orange |
Nickname | Lions |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Sooner |
Website | www |
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