Senior Jamaica S. Hall is Selected as a 2024 White House HBCU Scholar
Philander Smith University (PSU) proudly announces that Ms. Jamaica S. Hall, a senior psychology major, has been selected as a 2024 White HBCU Initiative Scholar. Each year, the White House… Continue Reading →
Dr. Maurice D. Gipson To Lead PSU as Interim President & CEO
Little Rock, Ark (July 25, 2024) — Philander Smith University has announced that effective August 1, Dr. Maurice D. Gipson will succeed Dr. Cynthia A. Bond Hopson as Interim President… Continue Reading →
Alumna Keisha Ri’chard Patterson, ’94 Is Named Alumni Relations Director
Alumna Keisha Ri’chard Patterson has joined Philander Smith University as Director of Alumni Relations and Board of Trustees Liaison in the Office of Institutional Advancement. A native of Little Rock… Continue Reading →
PSU Receives $200,000 From Synchrony Bank to Advance Education Equity
Little Rock, Ark (June 25, 2024) — Philander Smith University (PSU) announced a new partnership with Synchrony Bank through their ‘Education as an Equalizer’ program. As part of Synchrony’s transformative… Continue Reading →
Philander Smith University Names Alumnus Vernon Harris as New Director of the University Choir
Philander Smith University Names Alumnus Vernon Harris as New Director of the University Choir Little Rock, Ark. (June 13, 2024) – Philander Smith University (PSU) is thrilled to name… Continue Reading →
Philander Smith University Announces Dr. Tionna L. Jenkins as New Board Chair
Philander Smith University Announces Dr. Tionna L. Jenkins as New Board Chair Little Rock, Ark. (June 10, 2024) — The Philander Smith University Board of Trustees has announced its new… Continue Reading →
Philander Smith University Celebrates Faculty Achievements
Philander Smith University is pleased to announce the recent approval of promotions and tenure for four esteemed faculty members. At the Board Meeting held on February 22, 2024, the university’s… Continue Reading →
The Panther Academic Lab is now open!
On February 14th, 2024, the Panther Academic Lab celebrated its Grand Opening! The Panther Academic Lab (PAL) is an academic success center for the students at Philander Smith University that… Continue Reading →
PSU Celebrates 2024 GCAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (March 3, 2024) — Philander Smith University end their drought in the GCAC Conference Tournament, clinching their first championship victory since 2013. In a high-stakes showdown against Dillard… Continue Reading →
Elevate Like Pitts – From PSC (now PSU) Student to Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer
Experience the remarkable journey of NFL legend Elijah Pitts through the lens of his wife, Ruth Pitts. From Philander Smith College (now University) to the Green Bay Packers Hall of… Continue Reading →
