
PSC Hosts 15th Annual Living Legends Awards Banquet
College and community leaders honored for their service The Office of Religious Life and Campus Culture at Philander Smith College hosted its Annual Living Legends Banquet at 7 p.m. Thursday,… Continue Reading →

Statement on Bomb Threat Incident
Dear Community of Scholars, By now, we are all aware that in the early hours of the first day of Black History Month, Philander Smith College was on the receiving… Continue Reading →

Philander Smith College Receives Single Largest Individual Donation in School History
Little Rock, Ark. (December 16, 2021) – Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr., President of Philander Smith College (P.S.C.), is pleased to announce that an anonymous donor has given the institution… Continue Reading →

Philander Smith College is among four beneficiaries of funds benefiting low- income undergraduate students
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas establishes ‘The Hope Scholarship’ Little Rock, Ark. (August 25, 2021) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has announced a planned gift that has established The… Continue Reading →

PSC Student J’Nya Thompson is selected as 2021 White House HBCU Scholar
Little Rock, Ark. (August 3, 2021) – Philander Smith College is pleased to announce that J’Nya Thompson, a junior criminal justice major from Dallas, Texas, is a 2021 White House… Continue Reading →

Philander Smith College Clears Continuing Students’ Balances for Fall 2021
Little Rock, Ark. (July 26, 2021) – Philander Smith College is pleased to announce that it has cleared all outstanding balances for students who attended Spring 2020 through Spring 2021… Continue Reading →

Dr. Shannon Clowney Johnson is named Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Philander Smith College has announced that Dr. Shannon Clowney Johnson has been appointed to serve as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs. The transition comes as a result of the… Continue Reading →

PSC 2020 graduate, Maria Meneses-Ramos in inaugural Public Health program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
PSC 2020 graduate, Maria Meneses-Ramos in inaugural Public Health program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Philander Smith College Class of 2020 graduate, Maria Meneses-Ramos is in the… Continue Reading →

Roderick Smothers Jr., Named President of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Little Rock, Ark. (July 01, 2021) – Philander Smith College is pleased to announce the election of Roderick Smothers Jr., Athletic Director at Philander Smith College, as the President of… Continue Reading →

Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College Receives $25K Grant from Building Black Communities Fund
Little Rock, Ark. (June 25, 2021) – Philander Smith College is pleased to announce that the Arkansas Community Foundation and the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative have awarded $25,000 to the… Continue Reading →