136th Commencement Exercises
Congratulations to our 2024 graduating seniors! To assist during this memorable event, please review the provided information that should help you and your family prepare for commencement day.
Congratulations to our 2024 graduating seniors! To assist during this memorable event, please review the provided information that should help you and your family prepare for commencement day.
Join us on May 6, 2024, at Chenal Country Club for the Annual Elijah Pitts Memorial Golf Tournament. Don’t miss your chance to support scholarships for scholar athletes.
After a 13 year drought, we’ve officially brought the GCAC Tournament championship back to the “P.”
Elevate Like Pitts, From PSC (now PSU) Student to Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer watch Elijah’s journey told through the eyes of his wife Ruth Pitts ’63.
Elevate like Veronica, a PSU alum who courageously stood up for Civil Rights by refusing to leave a whites-only lunch counter in downtown Little Rock as a student.
We’re so glad to have finally reached this momentous milestone! Learn more about “Becoming PSU” below!
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Jason Muka, ’23Philander Smith University shattered my preconceptions about small HBCUs. The warmth of the faculty, the opportunities, and the connections I’ve made here have shown me that the size of the school doesn’t define the quality of education.
Founded in 1877, Philander Smith University is the result of the first attempt west of the Mississippi River to make education available to freedmen (former African American slaves). The forerunner of the college was Walden Seminary, named in honor of Dr. J.M. Walden, one of the originators and the first corresponding secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society.
Learn about our programs, talk to our faculty about your interests, and see what life as a Philanderian is all about.
Admission to Philander Smith University (PSU) is open to all persons who show potential for college-level work and who meet our admissions requirements.
Investing in our scholars allows them to focus on their degree attainment without the heavy burden of financial worries.