Tuskegee University hosted Lockheed Martin for a day to focus on careers in aerospace and defense while connecting students in the STEM fields to careers and internships. The festivities kicked off on Thursday with the Alabama Army National Guard landing a UH-60 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter in the middle of campus at Logan Hall. “It’s been very welcoming. It’s one…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) – Officials are trying to encourage more tourism in the Alabama city of Tuskegee and surrounding Macon County. The east Alabama town of 8,500 is home to Tuskegee University and Moton Field, where the nation’s first black military pilots trained during World War II. It’s also the birthplace of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Leaders hope to…
A white professor at historically black Tuskegee University says he’s suing the school, claiming he’s been denied the salary he deserves because of discrimination. Physics professor Marshall Burns says he hasn’t considered leaving Tuskegee because he loves teaching students. He says he gets an associate professor’s salary despite being a full professor since 1980. He says he’s asked for a…
Tuskegee university is celebrating the inauguration of its first female president. University officials are calling the historic moment a new era. “I think it means a lot because I think people around the country and maybe even the world are looking at what a woman’s leadership will do and I’m excited about that,” says Dr. Lily McNair. McNair was joined…
The University reports: “Polk’s work was well known throughout the world; however, little was known about his relevancy and legacy to our campus,” he noted. “Polk studied how to use light and developed photographic techniques that others had never seen before.” Recently, Polk’s family donated to Tuskegee the photographer’s personal collection, including the total copyright for more than 3,800…
Tyler Perry will soon bring his message of inspiration and encouragement to the newest class of Tuskegee University graduates. The multi-talented entertainer will give the keynote address for the 2016 Spring Commencement Exercises. Perry will speak to approximately 500-plus graduates on May 7 at 10 a.m. CST in Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Arena. Perry is the latest in a succession…
