Southern University

For other Southern University campuses, see Southern University System.

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Southern University and A&M College is a historically black university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Southern University was founded in 1880 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.

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Historically black university - Baton Rouge - Louisiana - 1880 - New Orleans - Land grant - 1890 - 1914

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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.

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Agricultural - Law - 1947 - 1974

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Southern's colors are columbia blue and gold and their nickname is the Jaguars.

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Columbia blue - Gold - Jaguar

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Southern University sports teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) which is a part of the NCAA Division I-AA system. 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.

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Southwestern Athletic Conference - Grambling Tigers - Bayou Classic - New Orleans - Louisiana Superdome

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