Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Former names
African Institute
Institute for Colored Youth
Cheyney State Normal School
Cheyney Training School for Teachers
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney State College
MottoToday's Leaders, Tomorrow's Leaders
TypePublic historically black university
Established1837; 187 years ago (1837)
Parent institution
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
ChancellorChristopher M. Fiorentino
PresidentAaron A. Walton[1]
ProvostTara E. Kent
Undergraduates697 (Fall 2022)[2]

627 (2020–21)[3]

618 (2019–20)[4]
Location
Cheyney
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
Campus275 acres (1.11 km2)
Colors  Blue & white
NicknameWolves
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - Independent
Websitecheyney.edu

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth,[5] it is the oldest of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. It is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university offers bachelor's degrees[6] and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[7]

History

Built on land donated by the prominent Cheyney family, the university was founded as the African Institute in February 1837 and renamed the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) in April 1837. The African Institute was founded by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000 (equivalent to $305,200 in 2023), one-tenth of his estate, to design and establish a school to educate people of African descent and prepare them as teachers.

Melrose Cottage, built in 1805

Born on a plantation on Tortola, an island in the British West Indies, Humphreys came to Philadelphia in 1764. Many Quakers were abolitionists, and he became concerned about the struggles of free people of color to make a living and gain education in a discriminatory society. News of a race riot against free African-Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1829 inspired Humphreys to bequeath money in his will for higher education for free blacks. He charged thirteen fellow Quakers to design an institution "to instruct the descendants of the African Race in school learning, in the various branches of the mechanic Arts, trades and Agriculture, in order to prepare and fit and qualify them to act as teachers ..."

Library

Founded as the African Institute, the school was soon renamed the Institute for Colored Youth. In its early years, it provided training in trades and agriculture, as those were the predominant skills needed in the general economy. In 1902, the institute was relocated to George Cheyney's farm, a 275-acre property 25 miles (40 km) west of Philadelphia.[8] The name "Cheyney" became associated with the school in 1913. The school's official name changed several times during the 20th century. In 1983, Cheyney was taken into the State System of Higher Education as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

The university has traditionally offered opportunities to many students from Philadelphia's inner city schools.[8] Its alumni have close ties in the city and state. It became part of a 1980 civil rights lawsuit against the state government; it alleged that the state had unlawfully underfunded the historically black university. The suit was settled 19 years later in 1999. This was five years after the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights began investigating states "that once practiced segregation in higher education and were never officially found to have eliminated it."[9] In the settlement, the state agreed to provide $35 million to Cheyney over a five-year period, particularly for construction of needed buildings and academic development. By comparison, the university had an annual budget of about $23 million at the time.[9]

In November 2015, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education placed Cheyney University on probation. Three years later, the commission placed the university on "show cause" status which required the university to show cause by November 21, 2019, for showing compliance with the commission's standards or accreditation would not be renewed.[10] The accreditation concerns were driven by the university's financial woes, a concern the university sought to address in part with increased fundraising.[11]

On November 21, 2019, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed Cheyney's accreditation as "...the institution is now in compliance with Standard VI (Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement) and Requirement of Affiliation 11."[12] Four years later, in 2023, the commission again placed Cheyney on probation and warned that accreditation was in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that it was complying with a number of standards.[13] The warning was lifted the following year.[14]

Presidents

  • Aaron A. Walton, 13th President (May 2017 – present)
  • Frank Pogue, 12th President (October 2014 – May 2017) [15]
  • Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Acting President (2014) [16]
  • Michelle R. Howard-Vital, 11th President (2007–2014)[17]
  • Wallace C. Arnold, 10th President (2004–2007)
  • W. Clinton Pettus, 9th President (1996–2004)
  • Donald Leopold Mullett, Interim President (1995–1996)
  • H. Douglas Covington, 8th President (1992–1995)
  • Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum (interim) 7th President (1991–1992)[18]
  • LeVerne McCummings, 6th President (1985–1991)
  • Wade Wilson, President (1968–1981)
  • Leroy Banks Allen (1965–1968)
  • James Henry Duckery (1951–1965)
  • Leslie Pinckney Hill, founder and president of then Cheyney State Teachers College (1913–1951)[19]

Principals

Campus

The university is partially in Thornbury Township, Chester County,[23] and partially in Thornbury Township, Delaware County.[24]

Humphreys Hall
Biddle Hall

Athletics

Marilyn Stephens was named head coach of the women's basketball program in 2009, while her brother coached the men's basketball team
Main article: Cheyney Wolves

Cheyney University has one of the most storied basketball programs in NCAA Division II history. The men's basketball program is 7th all-time in NCAA win percentage, including 16 PSAC conference championships, four Final Fours, and one National Championship (1978). The women's basketball team in 1982 competed in the championship game of the inaugural NCAA Division I tournament despite being a Division II school.

In 2009, Cheyney University hired the first ever NCAA men's and women's basketball coaches who are brother and sister. The men's coach was Dominique Stephens, a North Carolina Central University graduate and member of the NCAA Division II Basketball Championship team, and the women's coach was Marilyn Stephens, the Temple University Hall of Famer.

During the 2007–2008 through 2010–2011 academic years, the university violated NCAA rules in the certification of initial, transfer and continuing eligibility involving all sports programs. During the four-year period, numerous student-athletes competed while ineligible due to improper certification. In amateurism certification alone, 109 student-athletes practiced, competed and received travel expenses and/or athletically related financial aid before the university received their amateurism certification status from the NCAA Eligibility Center. The committee also concluded that a former compliance director failed to monitor when she did not follow proper procedures in the certification of student-athletes’ eligibility. The entire athletics program was on probation until August 2019.[25][26] In spring 2018, the team withdrew from Division II and played the following season as an independent, citing financial problems.[27]

Student life

All nine National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations are present on Cheyney University's campus.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Snyder, Susan (May 23, 2017). "State system appoints board member as new interim president for Cheyney". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 Enrollment Census Preliminary" (PDF). Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Murphy, Jan (October 8, 2019). "State universities' enrollment shows decline for the ninth consecutive year; Cheyney's is on the rise". PENNLive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Collection: William Morris Maier papers | Archives & Manuscripts".
  6. ^ Williams, Juan; Dwayne Ashley; Shawn Rhea (2004). I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HarperCollins. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-06-009456-0.
  7. ^ "Cheyney University of Pennsylvania". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Susan Snyder (September 23, 2013). "Cheyney coalition threatens to revive federal suit for fair funding". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Patrick Healy (May 19, 1999). "Pennsylvania to Spend $35-Million on Cheyney U. as Part of Federal Anti-Bias Pact". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Notification of Non-Compliance Action". CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Snyder, Susan (August 16, 2019). "Cheyney balances budget and raises $4.4 million, both key to keeping it afloat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Cheyney University of Pennsylvania – Statement of Accreditation Status". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Snyder, Susan (November 28, 2023). "After a seeming comeback, Cheyney University lands back on probation". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  14. ^ Jackson, Johnny (July 2, 2024). "Cheyney University Comes Off Probation". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  15. ^ The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (October 2014). "Frank Pogue to Lead Cheyney University of Pennsylvania".
  16. ^ Jan Murphy (October 28, 2014). "Salaries on the rise for presidents, chancellors at the 14 state universities". The Patriot-News (of Harrisburg) – Pennlive.com.
  17. ^ Susan Snyder (July 5, 2014). "Cheyney president out, acting president to step in Monday". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014.
  18. ^ Cheyney University Administration, Cheyney University Timeline, 2015
  19. ^ "Hill, Leslie Pinckney (1880–1960) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". www.blackpast.org. June 29, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  20. ^ Rex, Kyle (November 20, 2012). "Hugh Mason Browne (1851–1923)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  21. ^ a b Glennon, Patrick (August 25, 2017). "The Philly Origins of Cheyney University". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  22. ^ Suggs, Ernie (April 11, 2016). "AJC Sepia HBCU of the Week: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania - A History". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 29 (PDF p. 30/60). Retrieved August 14, 2022. Cheyney University
    "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Thornbury township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Cheyney University
  24. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Delaware County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 8 (PDF p. 9/28). Retrieved August 14, 2022. Cheyney University
    "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Thornbury township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Cheyney University
  25. ^ "Cheyney penalized after committing eligibility certification violations". August 21, 2014.
  26. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association#Division II institutions on probation
  27. ^ "Cheyney University drops NCAA Division II status in restructuring of its athletic department". March 21, 2018.

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