JUNE 2024  Tuskegee University is pleased to announce that $2.4 million in funding  will be used to fortify its Student Affairs Division and enhance campus  safety and student wellness programs. This financial boost comes from  the $20 million gift announced last month from an anonymous donor and  will help enrich the university experience for all students. 

MAY 2024 - After completing a thorough search process, considering candidates from across the nation,  The  Tuskegee University Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the  appointment of Dr. Mark Brown ‘86 as the university's 10th president and  chief executive officer. Dr Brown's selection is the first time in  Tuskegee's nearly 143-year history that an alum will lead  the university. Dr. Brown's tenure on will begin on July 1.  

MAY 2024 - The Tuskegee University Marching Crimson Pipers will be among eight HBCU bands chosen to perform at the 10th Annual National Battle of the Bands.  The Battle of the Bands will be held Sunday,  August 25 in Houston Texas. 

Participating bands include:

Jackson State University, The Sonic Boom of the South

Miles College, Purple Marching Machine
Southern University, Human Jukebox
Tennessee State University, Aristocrat of Bands

Bethune-Cookman University, Marching Wildcats
Prairie View A&M University, Marching Storm
Texas Southern University, “Ocean of Soul”
Tuskegee University, Marching Crimson Pipers

MAY 2024 -  The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) welcomed 63 new doctors of veterinary medicine into the 75th graduating class on May 4 during the Graduate and Professional Schools formal ceremony in the Chappie James Arena.

With the Oath and Hooding ceremony, Tuskegee has now awarded over 3,000 veterinary medicine degrees from the only veterinary medical professional program on the campus of a Historically Black College or University.

APR 2024 - 

Tuskegee University proudly announces  the 2024 President's Essay Contest winners. The contest, aimed at  promoting critical thinking and meaningful discourse, attracted  submissions from various disciplines, reflecting the diversity and  academic excellence synonymous with Tuskegee.

The winners of the President's Essay Contest are as follows:

• 1st Place: Everett Mason, Jr.
• 2nd Place: Zora Cunningham
• 3rd Place: Aria Alridge

APR 2024 - Tuskegee University students  participated in a multi-disciplinary initiative that created opportunities for students to  focus on design, leadership and collaboration. Students from  different majors worked together to complete a re-imagined design of  Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The project is part of a  partnership with the NFL and the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture  and Construction Science that was announced last fall.

APR 2024 - Tuskegee University students grabbed  first place during the National HBCU/MI Entrepreneurship and Innovation  Business Plan Competition held in Atlanta last weekend.

The students edged out 22 other HBCUs in  developing written business plans that were presented to professionals  and entrepreneurs in a “Shark Tank” protocol.