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Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and is the second HBCU in the state, after Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
- Large Suburb, 422 acres (1.7 km²)
- 2,241 (2019)
- "If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed"
- Brenda A. Allen
Originally established as The Ashmun Institute, Lincoln University received its charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 29, 1854, making it the nation's first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
Dec 1, 2009 · In 1866, about a year after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the school was renamed to Lincoln University. In 1945 Lincoln alumnus, Dr. Horace Mann Bond, was elected to be the first African American president of the University. Lincoln began accepting female students in 1952.
About. University Facts. History. Established as The Ashmun Institute, 1854. Renamed as Lincoln University, 1866. Locations. Main Campus (undergraduate programs) – 429 rural acres; 56 buildings – 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, PA 19352.
Feb 27, 2024 · Anger on campus. A month after Candia-Bailey’s death, Lincoln alumni and students are still grappling with grief and calling for accountability of school officials they believe had a hand in...
views 3,515,515 updated. Lincoln University is located in southern Chester County, four miles north of Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1854, the university is the oldest extant black institution of higher learning in the United States. The university was founded by John Miller Dickey, a white senior pastor of the Oxford Presbyterian Church.
May 7, 2024 · Party Scene. A. View Full Report Card. Lincoln University is a public university located in Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Area. As a historically black college, Lincoln has a strong history of and commitment to the education of black Americans. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,593 undergraduate students.
