Southern University - Definition and Overview

For other Southern University campuses, see Southern University System.

Southern University and A&M College is a historically black university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Southern University was founded in 1881 and was originally located in New Orleans. Southern University became a land grant school in 1890 and moved to its current location in Baton Rouge in 1914.

Southern University is known for its agricultural programs as well as its law school, which opened in 1947. The modern Southern University System was formed in 1974.

Southern's colors are blue and gold and their nickname is the Jaguars. Southern University sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Southern University plays its archrival Grambling Tigers in the annual Bayou Classic, which is played in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on U.S. national television.

External links

• Official Southern University (Baton Rouge) Website (http://www.subr.edu/)
• Southern University System website (http://www.sus.edu/)