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President Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson Langston University

Published 05/01/2024

A Special Message from President Ruth Ray Jackson, Ph.D.

Dear University Community, I am honored to greet you today as the 17th president of Langston University. This marks a very important day in my life and for that of my family. My husband John, our daughter Leah, and I are thrilled to continue our service to this great institution. After spending my entire career in education and having been raised by educators, this presidency represents much more than the culmination of a professional pathway. I am the product of a Historically …
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Jet Turner
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Langston University White House HBCU…
by Ellie Melero, Media Relations Specialist
Lovette Mba has always been passionate about her community. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Mba was raised in a tight-knit Nigerian community in Wichita, Kansas, alongside her brother and sisters. Their community was like a second family, and their communal Aunts and Uncles embraced the Mba children, giving them opportunities to learn about and parti…
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A Dream Fulfilled: A Langston Univer…
by Jet Turner, Assistant Director of Communications
A DREAM IS FOUND Porsha Richardson had to be strong for her granny. At 6 years old, going to Granny’s house after school was the norm. But when Porsha eagerly opened the door, she did not see Granny on the couch or in the kitchen; instead, Porsha heard her call from the bedroom. Even though she knew Granny was sick, Porsha could n…
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LU grad finds success as the first A…
by Mary Zaragoza, M.S. Ed., Communications and Special Projects Coordinator
Lindsay Davis is a Langston alum from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who is currently in the final months of her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Texas in Arlington. Lindsay has not only broken barriers for herself but will break a new barrier by being the first African American to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in program history. We sat down with Linds…
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