Simmons College of Kentucky officially receives HBCU status

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- Simmons College of Kentucky is now the nation's 107th Historically Black College. Historically, the school has admitted students of all races and that will continue with this new status.

The walls and hallways of the historic college are lined with pictures of the men and women who helped organize the school more than a hundred years ago and these days, the halls are also filled with people like McCall. She is majoring in psychology and proud to be part of history.

"I'm really excited about that too," said Cheyenne McCall, Simmons Freshman. "For me to only be a freshman in college, this has definitely been a really exciting year."

Just in March of last year, Simmons received its accreditation -- before receiving its HBCU recognition this week.

"It was an amazing moment for the community; a simple phone call c Simmons College of Kentucky.
ompletely changed the aura around here," said Robert Harvey, COO


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