Fayetteville State University is a historically black university founded in 1867 as the Howard
School by seven black men for the purpose of educating black children. FSU has a tradition
of excellence in teacher education and is the second oldest state supported school in North
Carolina. The student body, faculty, and staff today rank among the nation’s most diverse
campus communities. With program expansion, the university has strong undergraduate and
graduate programs in teacher education, the arts and sciences, health professions, business
and economics, and is developing programs in unique and emerging fields. FSU has a tradition
of collaboration with the Fayetteville/Fort Bragg-Pope Air Force Base community, and
renders services throughout southeastern North Carolina. FSU has a tradition of an affordable
education and of preparing students to be life-long learners, to be responsible citizens, and to
render selfless service to mankind.