Allen University
Why Allen? Because we have a lot to offer. Dedicated faculty, real-world experience, a caring community, and all-inclusive tuition. Be a part of a growing HBCU with strong historical roots.
Allen University, founded in 1870, is a private, Christian, liberal arts HBCU in Columbia, SC. Allen University is named after Richard Allen, the remarkable founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the first university named after an African American. The institution is recognized as the first university in South Carolina founded by African Americans for the education of African Americans, created out of the AME church’s desire to educate newly freed slaves to ensure a well-trained clergy.
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Dr. Angela Blalock has been selected as a Fellow in the MSI Humanities Leadership Academy
Allen University proudly announces that Dr. Angela Blalock, Chair of the Music Department, Voice Faculty member, and Director of the Concert Choir, has been selected as a Fellow in the inaugural cohort of the MSI Humanities Leadership Academy (2026-2027).
Administered by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions and supported by the Mellon Foundation, the MSI Humanities Leadership Academy is a highly competitive national program designed to prepare emerging academic leaders from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) for executive-level leadership roles. >>Read More
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Allen University prepared me in arenas beyond my academic major… The sky is the limit all because I graduated from Allen University.
Mildred Weathers McDuffie, Class of 1957
Allen University Staff
