Lincoln University (Missouri)

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The Lincoln University (LU ) is a university originally founded for African- Americans in Jefferson City, Missouri.

History

Founded as the University in 1866, shortly after the end of the civil war, under the name Lincoln Institute of members of purely African-American 62nd and 65th Infantry Regiments. The goal was to allow blacks in the southern states of an academic as well as practical training. The Institute was represented at early principles which form a tradition from the Tuskegee Institute should be disseminated under Booker T. Washington later.

In 1921, the school from the state of Missouri was officially recognized as a university and received its current name. Since 1954, the university students of all ethnic groups is open.

Faculties

As is common in the United States, the University 's and Department 's School is organized.

  • College of Business and Professional Studies Department of Business and Economics
  • Department of Military Science
  • Department of Nursing Science
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Fine Arts, Communications and Journalism
  • Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy
  • Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Department of Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
  • Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Technology

Famous people

Lecturers

  • Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer
  • Althea Gibson, tennis player, sports trainer in the early 1950's.

Graduates

Tuskegee University John Hicks (jazz pianist)
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