The Southern University System is a system of public
historically black universities
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...
in the U.S. state of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
. Its headquarters are at the Joseph Samuel Clark Administration Building on the
Southern University campus in
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of countie ...
. The Southern University System is the only historically black college system in the United States.
Institutions
The Southern University System has five institutions located throughout the state. Each institution operates its own budget and each has a chancellor.
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Southern University and A&M College at
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of countie ...
(flagship school)
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Southern University at New Orleans
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Southern University at Shreveport
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Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge (law school)
*Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge
Southern University Laboratory School
Southern University Laboratory School (Southern Lab) is a
laboratory school
A laboratory school or demonstration school is an elementary or secondary school operated in association with a university, college, or other teacher education institution and used for the training of future teachers, educational experimentati ...
under Southern University's College of Education that serves students in K-12 grades; it is located on the Baton Rouge campus. The school has been operating since 1922.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in Louisiana
References
External links
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Southern University
Public university systems in the United States
Historically black universities and colleges in the United States
1974 establishments in Louisiana
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