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Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College is a private, co-ed liberal arts school founded in 1869 in northern Jackson, MS.
According to the National Science Foundation, Tougaloo College ranks among the top 50 U.S. institutions whose graduates earn PhDs in science and engineering disciplines and among the top 15 historically black colleges and universities in the graduation of females with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences. The College has produced more graduates who have completed their PhD degrees through the UNCF-Mellon Doctoral Fellowship Program than any other institution in the nation.
Known as the “Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi,” Tougaloo College faculty were instrumental in changing the racist mores and practices prevalent in Mississippi. Among the faculty activists were Ed King and Ernest Borinski. The “Tougaloo Nine,” a group of students who integrated the Jackson Public Library, were the catalysts for activism by students in the Jackson community.
Tougaloo College faculty and the administration challenge students to be prepared to take advantage of opportunities in the twenty-first global society. Today, more than 40% of Mississippi’s practicing African-American physicians, dentists, other health professionals, and attorneys are graduates of Tougaloo College. Over 35% of the State’s teachers and administrators at the elementary and secondary levels are Tougalooians.
External links:
- Welcome to Tougaloo College. (official web site)
