Stillman College
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| Type |
Private liberal arts college HBCU |
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| Established | 1876 |
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Religious affiliation
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Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Endowment | $25,812,266 |
| President | Cynthia Warrick, Ph.D Interim |
| Students | 750 |
| Location |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States 33°11′53″N 87°35′7″W / 33.19806°N 87.58528°WCoordinates: 33°11′53″N 87°35′7″W / 33.19806°N 87.58528°W |
| Campus | 105-acre (0.42 km2) |
| Colors |
Navy Blue and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics | NAIA Division I – NAIA Independent Schools |
| Nickname | Tigers / Lady Tigers |
| Affiliations |
APCU UNCF CIC |
| Website | www |
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Stillman College, originally Tuscaloosa Institute, is a historically black liberal arts college located in the West Tuscaloosa area of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The 105-acre (0.42 km2) college campus offers programs of study leading to the bachelor's degree. The school is accredited by The Southern Association for Colleges and Schools.
Stillman College, authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1875, held its first classes in 1876 and was chartered as a legal corporation by the State of Alabama in 1895. At that time, the name was changed from Tuscaloosa Institute to Stillman Institute. The institute was a concept initiated by the Reverend Dr. Charles Allen Stillman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa, "for the training of colored men for the ministry". The mandate for the Institution expanded over the years and it acquired its present campus tract of over 100 acres (0.40 km2). A junior and senior high school was organized and the Institute established a junior college program, which was accredited in 1937. In addition, between 1930 and 1946, it operated a hospital and nurse training school.
Under the administration of Dr. Samuel Burney Hay (1948–1965), the school sought to expand into a senior liberal arts institution and in 1948 the name was officially changed to Stillman College. The following year, Stillman expanded into a four-year college and graduated its first baccalaureate class in 1951. The College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1953. Under Dr. Hay, seven new buildings were constructed: a gymnasium, a library, an administration-classroom building, two women’s residence halls, a prayer chapel, and a student center.
Dr. Harold N. Stinson (1967–1980) was the first African American to assume the presidency. Under his dynamic leadership, new programs designed to improve educational quality were instituted, and the physical plant was expanded with the addition of two men’s residence halls, faculty apartments, a maintenance building, and a mathematics-science center. Snedecor Hall, Batchelor Building, and Birthright Auditorium were renovated.
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