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Acting President Frank Sims and Executive Vice President, Jens Frederiksen were delighted to welcome Dorothy McKinney Wells, Ph.D. ’67 to the campus to receive her $100,000 gift to Fisk. Dr.…

-Via HCA Healthcare Today Today, HCA Healthcare announced that it will give $1.5 million to Fisk University to support scholarships for students pursuing a degree in nursing. This gift is part of…

Fisk University is excited to announce the first three Fellows of the John Lewis Center for Social Justice: Michelle Eistrup, Justin Jones, and Lena Winfree. These yearlong fellowships are focused…

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2022— Fisk University is excited to welcome three…

It is with the heaviest of hearts and the deepest of sorrows that Fisk University today announces the passing of Dr. Paul T. Kwami ’85. Dr. Kwami served as the…

It is with deep and immeasurable sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved husband, father, brother,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 6, 2022 - Fisk University, one of the nation’s elite…

Fisk University announces the construction of two new buildings by fall of 2024   Over the past five years, Fisk University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville and…

For a number of years, the Outdoor Life Program at Fisk University has been supported by a gift from the Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Funds. Dr. Vann R. Newkirk,…

The Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) Conference and Isla™ Invitational was hosted at Fisk University on July 19 -24 with the camp taking place through the 22nd and the conference…