Maurice D. Gipson, interim president and chief executive officer at Philander Smith University, will be taking over as the permanent leader of the higher education institution. Gipson, who was ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Philander Smith University has received an unrestricted $19 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, marking the largest single contribution in the university’s 147-year ...

Philander Smith University, a historically Black university in Little Rock, announced this week that it will start offering a bachelor’s degree program in nursing. Plans for the program won approval ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Philander Smith University is mourning the loss of a first-year student, Taariq Conner, who was killed in a car crash Thursday night that also injured three other students.

Philander Smith University will receive $7 million in federal funding to support its programs in nursing and other health care professions. "Today, we celebrate a powerful investment in the future of ...

The consumer financial services company Synchrony is partnering with Philander Smith University to support the university's business students not only financially, but with mentoring, career ...