Fisk University

1000 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208-4501 -  View Map

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• Fisk University is one of the nation’s pre-eminent minority colleges. Founded in 1866, the university is the oldest in Nashville, Tennessee. Its distinguished alumni include educators, artists, thinkers and public servants such as W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Aaron Douglas, John Hope Franklin, Nikki Giovanni, U.S. Representatives John Lewis and Alcee Hastings and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Hazel O’Leary.
• Fisk University provides a variety of student-centered social and educational activities, academic support programs, intramurals, and residence life programming as a part of the Fisk Experience. By developing your leadership skills, providing community service opportunities, and supporting student led initiatives, The Division of Student Life offers student access to participate and lead co-curricular programming.
• The Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library is the academic hub of the university, working to support the academic programs by providing books, electronic resources, and other materials. The present building was completed in 1969 and opened in January 1970. It houses over 200,000 volumes. Special Collections is a major national resource for the study of the African-American experience.
• In 1930, Fisk became the first African-American institution to gain accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Fisk has been included for the past ten years in Money Magazine's "100 Best College Buys.” Washington Monthly recognized Fisk as the fifth best of 300 liberal arts schools in the nation in terms of research, service learning opportunities and its work to aid the social mobility of 1st generation college students. Fisk is routinely included in Peterson's "Top Colleges for Science.”
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In the News:

• Man Rushed to Hospital after North Nashville Shooting (News Channel 5 Nashville)
  posted on July 17, 2011 at 04:13:23 am
  Metro Police are searching for the person who shot two people near Fisk University.
• Crystals detect threats to national security (EurekAlert!)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 07:14:17 pm
  ( Wake Forest University ) Using a crystal ball to protect homeland security might seem far-fetched, but researchers at Wake Forest University and Fisk University have partnered to develop crystals that can be used to detect nuclear threats, radioactive material or chemical bombs more accurately and affordably.
• Crystals Detect Threats to National Security (Newswise)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 02:29:22 pm
  Using a crystal ball to protect homeland security might seem far-fetched, but researchers at Wake Forest University and Fisk University have partnered to develop crystals that can be used to detect nuclear threats, radioactive material or chemical bombs more accurately and affordably.
• Appeals court hears arguments over Fisk art sale (The Jackson Sun)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 11:27:53 am
  NASHVILLE — The state Court of Appeals is considering whether to allow Fisk University to sell a half share in its art collection to keep the school afloat.
• Fisk President: School Will Close Without Art Sale (News Channel 5 Nashville)
  posted on June 28, 2011 at 07:33:59 pm
  Fisk University President Hazel O'Leary testified that the cash-strapped school will be forced to close its doors if a Nashville court does not let it sell 50 percent of the Stieglitz art collection.

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