Lincoln University, the first ever degree-granting HBCU was founded on this day, 170 years ago. Rev. John Miller Dickey and his wife Sarah Emlen Cressen were providing philanthropy to Black ...

When John Moseley, the president of Lincoln University, recently discussed his vision of the Missouri institution with a local newspaper, he described the college as having dual identities. He noted ...

He called Lincoln University “one of the premier institutions of higher learning in this country.” Founded in 1854, Lincoln bestowed on Moore an honorary doctorate degree. His grandfather ...

Founded in 1866, Lincoln University is a historically Black college in Jefferson City. It started when Civil War soldiers of the 62nd United States Colored Infantry returned to Missouri and wanted ...