Bowie State University is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. Bowie State is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Established: January 9, 1865
President: Aminta H. Breaux
Former name: Baltimore Normal School for Colored Teachers (1867–1883) · Baltimore Normal School (1883–1908) · Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie (1908–1935) · Maryland Teachers College at Bowie (1935–1963) · Bowie State College (1963–1988)
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