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Nashville, TN- US News and World Report has ranked Fisk University third among HBCU’s with the highest 4-year graduation rates. Fisk was ranked ahead of Universities like Morehouse and Hampton…

Nashville, TN - The Brewer Family Foundation, a nonprofit out of Birmingham AL has donated $500,000 to Fisk University, to aid in the…

The Board of Trustees of Fisk University have named Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. as the 17th  President of Fisk University effective immediately. “We have had the pleasure of observing Dr.…

Nashville, TN --For the second consecutive year, Fisk University has produced a Rhodes Scholarship finalist nationwide.  Imani Campbell, a political science and history major and a member of the W.E.B. DuBois…

Nashville, TN – CIC announced the selection of seven colleges and universities to serve as Regional Collaboration Partners and 12 schools as Institutional Affiliates for the multiyear project, “Legacies of…

Fisk University has received $250,000 from Diageo North America to create a permanent endowment fund and provide financial aid grants to talented students across different disciplines and majors. This is…

Brandon A. Owens, Jr., was the recipient of the 2nd place prize at the Southeastern Composers League's Annual Salop Slates Student Composer Contest. Brandon is a senior business administration major…

Nashville, TN- Fisk University is excited to announce the opening of its first on-campus food pantry. The launch of this pantry is in partnership with Kroger and the Nashville Metropolitan…

Fisk graduate Rhonda Peoples-Waters made history in Duval County (Jacksonville, FL) earlier this month when she was sworn in at the courthouse as the first elected Black female court judge…

Fisk is excited to announce its partnership with Nashville Opera and Tennessee State University with the launch of Big Blue Fellowship. Nashville Opera will be presenting a series of eight…