Clark Atlanta University
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| Clark Atlanta University | |
| Image:CAUCrest.jpg | |
| Motto | "I'll Find a Way or Make One" & "Culture for Service" |
| Established | 1988 |
| School type | Private religious coeducational |
| President | Walter D. Broadnax |
| Location | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Campus | Urban, suburban, park |
| Enrollment | 4000 undergraduate, 1000 post grad |
| Faculty | |
| Mascot | Black Panther |
| Annual Fees Undergraduate | $20,300 (2004–2005) |
| Official website | www.cau.edu |
Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution educational institution in Atlanta, Georgia. It is an historically black university formed in 1988 by the consolidation of Clark College (est. 1869) and Atlanta University (est. 1865).
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Campus
CAU main campus houses 37 buildings on 126 acres and is located about 1.5 miles from the heart of downtown Atlanta.
History
On July 1, 1988, two private historically black institutions-Atlanta University and Clark College consolidated to form Clark Atlanta University (CAU).
The university is part of the Atlanta University Center, which includes Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the Interdenominational Theological Center. The six historically black colleges have contiguous campuses and enjoy an excellent academic reputation in the United States and share the Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Organization
The university consists of 5 colleges and schools:
- Arts and Sciences
- Business Administration
- Education
- Library and Information Studies
- Social Work
People
Sports and Organizations
Clark Atlanta University is affiliated with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II.
CAU students also operate the mostly-jazz radio station WCLK (FM) at 91.9MHz.
Traditions
CAU's tradition in fostering the arts began in 1942 with the inaugural of the annual Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Sculpture by Negro Artists of America to provide black artists a national forum to exhibit their work. The exhibition has brought many artists who were unknown to the mainstream art world, but later classified as masters, such as Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Lois Mailou Jones and Roy DeCarava. Each year an average of 12 pieces are purchased for the Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries which possesses a permanent collection of some 640 works of art.
Publications
- ATLANTA UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS: a series, which began in 1896, of studies on problems affecting black people in the United States, edited by W.E.B. Dubois.
See also
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Categories: United States university stubs | Historically black universities and colleges in the U.S. | Universities and colleges in Georgia | Universities and colleges affiliated with the United Methodist Church
