Editing Langston University (section)

{{Short description|Historically Black college in Langston, Oklahoma, US}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Langston University
 | image_name             = Langston University seal.png
 | image_upright          = 0.9
 | motto                  = Education For Service
 | established            = {{start date|1897|03|12}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[Land-grant colleges|land-grant]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black university]]
 | parent                 = [[Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | endowment              = $49 million (2019)
 | president              = [[Ruth Ray Jackson]]
 | students               = 1,873<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/langston-university/|title=Langston University}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Langston, Oklahoma|Langston]]
 | state                  = [[Oklahoma]]
 | country                = United States
 | campus                 = [[Rural]]
 | former_names           = Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University (1897–1941)
 | colors                 = Blue & Orange<br>{{color box|#213768}}&nbsp;{{color box|#f2682a}}
 | sports_nickname        = Lions
 | athletics_affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] – [[Sooner Athletic Conference|Sooner]]
 | website                = {{url|https://langston.edu/}}
 | logo                   = Langston University logo.png
 | logo_size              = 250px
}}

'''Langston University''' ('''LU''') is a [[public university|public]] [[Land-grant university|land-grant]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black university]] in [[Langston, Oklahoma]]. It is the only historically black college in the state and the westernmost four-year public [[HBCU]] in the United States. The main campus in Langston is a rural setting {{convert|10|mi|0}} east of [[Guthrie, Oklahoma|Guthrie]]. The university also serves an urban mission with centers in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] (at the same campus as the [[OSU-Tulsa]] facility) and [[Oklahoma City]]. The university is a member-school of the [[Thurgood Marshall College Fund]].