Rust College
| Rust College | |
|---|---|
| motto | By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them |
| founding | 1866 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Holly Springs , Mississippi |
| country |
 United States
|
| president | Ivy Taylor |
| Students | 860 |
| Employee | 41 |
| Foundation assets | $ 35.4 million |
| University sports | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference ( NAIA ) |
| Networks | UNCF |
| Website | www.cua.edu |
The Rust College in Holly Springs , Mississippi in the United States is a gegründetse on 24 November 1866 college that with the United Methodist Church is connected. It is one of the historically Afro-American colleges and universities .
Founders were members of the "Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church", who were committed to the emancipation of African Americans after the American Civil War . Rust is one of ten African American universities that were founded before 1868 and still exist.
The name "Rust" refers to Rev. Richard S. Rust of Cincinnati who was a senior member of the Freedman's Aid Society.
Famous Graduates
- Lucie Campbell (1885–1963), composer, songwriter
- Alvin Childress (1907–1986), actor
- Perry Wilbon Howard (1877–1961), attorney, attorney general, politician
- Clinton LeSueur (born 1969), journalist
- Alexander Preston Shaw (1879–1966), Methodist bishop
- Ida B. Wells (1862–1931), publicist, newspaper editor, civil rights activist
Web links
Commons : Rust College - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ President Dr. Ivy R. Taylor on the Rust College website
- ↑ a b c Rust College at Data USA (accessed May 17, 2020)