About Tuskegee

Welcome to Tuskegee University - “The pride of the swift, growing south.” Tuskegee University is an independent and state-related institution of higher education. Its programs serve a student body that is coeducational as well as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse. With a strong orientation toward disciplines which highlight the relationship between education and work force preparation in the sciences, professions and technical areas
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University Mission

Tuskegee University is a national, independent, and State-Related institution of higher learning that is located in the State of Alabama. The University has distinctive strengths in the sciences, architecture, business, engineering, health and other profession, all structured on solid foundations in the liberal arts. In addition, the University's programs focus on nurturing the development of high-order intellectual and moral qualities among students
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History of Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University was established in 1880 by act of the Alabama State Legislature. The school’s first President, Dr. Booker T. Washington, officially opened the Normal School for Colored Teachers on July 4, 1881.
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Legacy of Leadership

There have been five distinguished presidents in Tuskegee's 125-year history.
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Legacy of George Washington Carver

Dr. George Washington Carver, Scientist Extraordinaire, Man of Faith, Educator and Humanitarian. As a botany and agriculture teacher to the children of ex-slaves, Dr. George Washington Carver wanted to improve the lot of "the man farthest down," the poor, one-horse farmer at the mercy of the market and chained to land exhausted by cotton. Unlike other agricultural researchers of his time, Dr. Carver saw the need to devise practical farming methods for this kind of farmer.
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Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen

Celebrating America's First Black Fighter Pilots.
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