Rate this HBCU Day 4: Langston University

[Jean Jacket]

Campus is small. Area is run down. The town of Langston is an actual Black run town. Interesting history. DPT program is novel...a lot of "other" races take advantage of the tuition. Sad.

I was visiting the school one day and the janitor told me to not drink the water from the water system... so let's say the infrastructure is questionable.

Guthrie is the closest town and is wack. OKC is 30 mins away...so that's a reprieve.

Decent women...that are bored but choosy.

It's 5/10.

 

[QuintessentialBM]

Campus is small. Area is run down. The town of Langston is an actual Black run town. Interesting history. DPT program is novel...a lot of "other" races take advantage of the tuition. Sad.

I was visiting the school one day and the janitor told me to not drink the water from the water system... so let's say the infrastructure is questionable.

Guthrie is the closest town and is wack. OKC is 30 mins away...so that's a reprieve.

Decent women...that are bored but choosy.

It's 5/10.

This.... and a couple more points. If you're not in the LUMP (Langston University Marching Pride Band... which is a bad reason... just to join the marching band), then there's not much going on in Guthrie.

It's also another school that is being overran with whites/non blacks on scholarship. Prarie View A&M, then Texas Southern are the top HCBU's in the region because of location... and because, in my opinion, Langston hasn't really sucessfully evolved from a religious studies school. For most of the 20th century, most of your big pastors who studied philosophy/religious studies went to school at Langston.

Even Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to get a license to preach in Oklahoma, but he was denied.

 

[theflyest]

Damn I completely overlooked this thread. I’m definitely familiar with Langston. Seemed like every Langston college party that I went to back in the day ended in a fight.

Langston is one of those schools were a large portion of the students come from okc, therefore they already know each other when they get to campus.

 

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A Letter From President Smith​

Langston University Clears Over $4.5 Million in Student Balances​

Langston University Office of Public Relations
March 22, 2023
Dear Langston University Community:

Throughout the pandemic, our institution has sought ways to lessen the burden and remove barriers to degree completion for our students. For example, Langston University previously applied HEERF institutional funding for the clearance of student balances for eligible individuals in August 2021. The communication was sent on August 6, 2021.
I am excited to announce that Langston University will again cancel student account balances for students enrolled throughout the Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023 semesters through the support of the HEERF Award. The amount of debt cleared through this initiative totals $4,587,485.82.
The HEERF award allows us to bring balances for students enrolled in a 'pandemic semester' to zero. This award will appear on student accounts as W204 - Higher Ed Emergency Relief Fund. This includes students not currently enrolled at the institution as well as those enrolled during Summer 2022 or Fall 2022 who will now be cleared of any hold preventing them from receiving an official transcript due to a balance. There is no expectation or requirement for enrollment in a future semester to receive the benefit of the cleared balance. The discharge of student debt and clearance of balances does not negate or replace owed balances already paid on student accounts. There will be no refunding or reversing of payments already made on balances owed to the University.
As a further means of removing obstacles for our students, the Office of the Registrar will consider late applications for graduation due to the timing of this award. If you are now eligible to apply for Spring 2023 or Summer 2023 Commencement as a result this HEERF award, your application for graduation must be completed with your advisor's signature and submitted to the Office of the Registrar by no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Should former or returning students with a cleared balance decide to enroll, please contact the appropriate academic advisor using the information found at this link.
We are proud of the positive impact this initiative will have on our students, graduates, and their families for years to come. We appreciate your continued support of Langston University!
Sincerely,
Kent J. Smith, Jr., Ph.D.

 

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[Rollie Forbes]

 

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Nathan Hare - Founder of the journal the Black Scholar and a pioneer in establishing Black Studies departments

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Father of Black Studies, Dr. Nathan Hare, Dead at 91​

Jun 12, 2024

Dr. Nathan Hare, who was known as the father of Black Studies, died early this week at the age of 91.

In 1968, Hare was hired at San Francisco State College (now known as San Francisco State University) as the first program coordinator of the school’s Black Studies program, the first program of its kind in the United States.

He is credited with coining the term "ethnic studies" to replace "minority studies" and was a productive researcher and scholar, publishing a number of books with his late wife, Dr. Julia Hare.
The two founded the Black Think Tank in 1979 to address some of the problems and challenges within the African American community. Ten years earlier, he founded The Black Scholar: A Journal of Black Studies and Research.
A graduate of Langston University, Hare earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

 

[DrBanneker]

Father of Black Studies, Dr. Nathan Hare, Dead at 91​

Jun 12, 2024

Dr. Nathan Hare, who was known as the father of Black Studies, died early this week at the age of 91.

In 1968, Hare was hired at San Francisco State College (now known as San Francisco State University) as the first program coordinator of the school’s Black Studies program, the first program of its kind in the United States.

He is credited with coining the term "ethnic studies" to replace "minority studies" and was a productive researcher and scholar, publishing a number of books with his late wife, Dr. Julia Hare.
The two founded the Black Think Tank in 1979 to address some of the problems and challenges within the African American community. Ten years earlier, he founded The Black Scholar: A Journal of Black Studies and Research.
A graduate of Langston University, Hare earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

Big loss. He was a trailblazer.

 

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Langston University Graduation Rate & Retention Rate

Learn Langston University graduation and retention rates to find out how many students are progressing and graduating on time at Langston University, as well as how many drop out or transfer.

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Langston University Graduation Rate & Retention Rates​

5% 4-Year Graduation Rate
23% 6-Year Graduation Rate
55% Retention Rate

 

[DrBanneker]

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Langston University Graduation Rate & Retention Rate

Learn Langston University graduation and retention rates to find out how many students are progressing and graduating on time at Langston University, as well as how many drop out or transfer.

www.collegefactual.com

Langston University Graduation Rate & Retention Rates​

5% 4-Year Graduation Rate
23% 6-Year Graduation Rate
55% Retention Rate

Not too much higher in reality at 14%

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