Fisk University is Music City’s oldest higher education institution. Founded in 1866, the school has built a legacy of resistance, resilience, and excellence.

Fisk University projected it would accrue a more than $3 million deficit over the summer unless Nashville leaders approved its request to repurpose pandemic relief funds. The Tennessean obtained a ...

Fisk University coach Corrinne Tarver, right, embraces Kiara Richmon after her balance-beam performance during a Super 16 gymnastics meet, Jan. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Fisk University freshmen Brandon Nashe checks on his ride before dinner Wednesday evening, Aug. 9, 2023. Nashe and his roommate, Nick Okubazgi, share one of the new container homes at the school.

Fisk University is a highly ranked historically Black university, according to U.S. News and World Report, and is the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville, Tennessee.

The university shared its impactful decision with its student body in an email. After starting the nation’s first gymnastics program at an HBCU in 2023, Fisk University has made the decision to ...

The historic meet will be hosted on Jan. 15, 2024, at Vanderbilt University’s Memorial Gym. Visit the Fisk athletics page to purchase tickets to the event.

The Fisk University Lady Bulldogs are continually making history. Already home to America’s first HBCU gymnastics team, the Nashville, Tennessee-based Black college will host a joint gymnastics ...

Fisk University gymnast Jordynn Cromartie performs her floor exercise routine during a team practice at the Nashville Gymnastics Training Center on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.

Last week, Fisk University finished fourth at the Super 16 gymnastics invitational in Las Vegas. At the same time, the women's team from the Nashville school also recorded an even more important ...