Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University is a historically black public regional university in Fayetteville, North Carolina. FSU is part of the University of North Carolina System and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The second oldest state supported school in North Carolina had humble beginnings. Immediately following the Civil War in 1865, a robust education agenda was begun in Fayetteville’s African-American community with the founding of the Phillips and Sumner Schools for primary and intermediate learning.
In 1877, an act of the North Carolina legislature provided for the establishment of the first teacher training institution for African-Americans in the state. Recognized for its successful record of educating black youth, the Howard School was selected for this designation and in that year became theĀ State Colored Normal SchoolĀ and the first state-sponsored institution for the education ofĀ African-American teachersĀ in the South.
Current President: Dr. Peggy Valentine
Official website: www.uncfsu.edu
