University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, is a
historically black university located in
Pine Bluff,
Arkansas.
The university, commonly referred to as "UAPB", was founded in
1873 as the Branch Normal College; it was nominally part of the "normal" (
education) department of Arkansas Industrial University, later the
University of Arkansas, but was operated separately due to
segregation. It later became a land-grant college under the 1890
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The school severed its ties with the University of Arkansas and became Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal (AM&N) College in
1927; it moved to its current campus location in
1929. The school re-joined what is now the
University of Arkansas System in
1972, this time as a full-fledged campus, gaining its current name and university status in the process.
Since
1988, the university has gained recognition as a leading research institution in
aquaculture studies, offering the state's only comprehensive program in this field, and supporting a growing regional industry throughout the Mid-South.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff's colors are
black and
gold and their nickname is the
Golden Lions. UAPB sports teams participate in
NCAA Division I (I-AA for
football) in the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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Official website*
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Aquaculture & Fisheries Program
