Philander Smith College (Ark.)
Philander Smith's History
Founded in 1877, Philander Smith College is the result of the first attempt west of the Mississippi River to make education available to freedmen (former African American slaves). The forerunner of the college was Walden Seminary, named in honor of Dr. J.M. Walden, one of the originators and the first corresponding secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society.
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Philander Smith's Culture
We are nestled in the heart of Arkansas's capital city, Little Rock, AR. Our Greek life is in the forefront of student leadership, from SGA to campus royalty. We have all divine 9 organizations on our campus. We also have a phenomenal athletic program. Men Cross Country Conference champions - 2020 and 2022 Women Basketball- 2020 Conference Tournament Champions and 2022 Regular Season Champions Men's Basketball- 2022 regular season Champions Volleyball- 2022 Conference Tournament champions We have a great dance team called the Panther Dolls who gives us great spirit!
What to know about Philander Smith
Only HBCU in Central Arkansas with a graduate-level degree program, MBA. We recently won First place in the 2022 Disney On the Yard Innovation Challenge with our Robotics Team. We also have a Honda All-Star Team. We consistently have a student appointed to the HBCU White House Scholar program, this year it was Senior Jason Muka.
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