Tuskegee University is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the Alabama Legislature. The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by th…
Tuskegee University is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the Alabama Legislature. The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1974. The university has been home to a number of important African American figures, including scientist George Washington Carver and World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.
Former names: Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers (1881–1891) · Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (1891–1937) · Tuskegee Institute (1937–1985)
Motto: Scientia Principatus Opera
Motto in English: Knowledge, Leadership, Service
Type: Private historically black land-grant university
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