St. Augustine's University (North Carolina)

Saint Augustine's University

Motto	Veritas vos liberabit
Motto in English	The truth will set you free
Type	Private historically black college
Established	1867
Founder	Jacob Brinton Smith
Religious affiliation	Christianity (Episcopal)
President	Christine Johnson McPhail
Provost	Josiah J. Sampson
Students	974
Location	Raleigh , North Carolina , United States
Campus	Urban, 105 acres
Colors	Blue and White
Nickname	Falcons
Website	www.st-aug.edu

Saint Augustine's University is a private historically black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded by Episcopal clergy in 1867 for the education of freed slaves.

History

Founded in 1867 as Saint Augustine's Normal School, the name of the school changed to Saint Augustine's School in 1893 and Saint Augustine's Junior College in 1919, when it began offering college-level coursework. It began offering coursework leading to a four-year degree in 1927 and changed its name to Saint Augustine's College one year later with the first baccalaureate degrees awarded in 1931. In 2012, the institution again expanded its focus and changed its name to St. Augustine's University.

In April 2014, the college's board of trustees fired university president Dianne Boardley Suber one month prior to her planned retirement. At the same time, the board reinstated two senior employees that Suber had recently fired. Suber had led the university for nearly 15 years.

Everett Ward was appointed president in 2015 after serving as interim president.