University News and Publications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2026) — As Fisk University celebrates 160 years of academic excellence, President Agenia W. Clark has recruited and established a new academic Cabinet of leaders poised…

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the second consecutive year, a four-student team from Fisk University took the top prize in the 2026 #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for…

The Partnership for Southern Impact will work with communities and organizations across the South to build more representative and responsive state and local governments  Fisk and the Brennan Center will…

Nashville, Tenn. (February 19, 2026) — Dr. LaTanya Rogers, Dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Literature and Drama, and Associate Director of the W.E.B.…

By Jada Thompson Marketing & Communications Coordinator Fisk University Dr. Roneisha Simpson created an excel spreadsheet with lists of colleges she hoped to attend. Fisk University was at the top…

Nashville, Tenn. (January 13, 2026) – Fisk University has been awarded a $100,000 grant from The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation to support the development of its new Student Success Center.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 12, 2026) – Fisk University joins our Athletics Department in mourning the tragic loss of Andre Bell, a sophomore Business Administration major and student-athlete. The following statements are…

By Jada Thompson Marketing & Communications Coordinator Fisk University Nothing about Jeremiah Armstead’s path suggested certainty — and then he arrived at Fisk University. Before Nashville, before the classroom, before…

By Jada Thompson Marketing & Communications Coordinator Fisk University When Taylor Wilson walked across the stage as a 2023 Fisk University graduate, she carried with her more than a diploma.…

By Jada Thompson Marketing & Communications Coordinator Fisk University Today, Lamar Allen’s creativity serves both the Nashville community and global names like Google, Amazon, and Sony Music. But his path…