The Alasitas Festival is celebrated at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as a collaboration with the Longyear Museum of Anthropology and the Native American Indigenous Students Association.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Dean of Students Dorsey Spencer was selected by the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University to be a part of its 2026 Community of Fellows.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions about vital research and current events.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s 2026 celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, held Jan. 22–31, kicked off with a keynote address by activist Fredrika Newton, head of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation.
As of Dec. 31, 2025, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has raised more than $5.9 million for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Fund. This milestone places the University more than halfway toward its $10.4 million goal for the 2026 fiscal year.
The Schwarzman Scholarship was created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century and designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders.
A professor's lifelong friendship led to a new first-semester seminar course where students from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ engaged with students in a leadership seminar at Norfolk State University.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s study abroad program has ranked first in the annual Institute for International Education Open Doors Survey of semester-long travel at undergraduate institutions.