While Booker T. Washington was not born in Alabama, his legacy impacts students here every day. Born as a slave named Booker Taliaferro in 1856, he changed his name to Booker Washington when he ...

Tuskegee was founded in 1881 by Dr. Booker T. Washington. Tuskegee attained University status in 1985 and has since begun offering its first doctoral programs in integrative biosciences and materials ...

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WSFA) - A well-known historical university is naming a new chief of police for its campus. Tuskegee University announced that Joshua D. Phillips has been named the university’s ...

About Tuskegee University Founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee University is home to approximately 3,000 students from the U.S. and 30 foreign countries. The institution is accredited ...