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Former names | Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School (1926–1938) Coppin Teachers College (1938–1950) Coppin State Teachers College (1950–1963) Coppin State College (1963–2004) |
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| Motto | Nurturing Potential... Transforming Lives |
| Type | Publichistorically black university |
| Established | 1900 (1900) |
Academic affiliations | CUMU |
| President | Anthony L. Jenkins[1] |
| Students | 2,210 (fall 2024)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 1,907 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 303 (fall 2024) |
| Location | ,, United States 39°18′37″N76°39′31″W / 39.31028°N 76.65861°W /39.31028; -76.65861 |
| Campus | Urban 52 acres (21 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and gold[3] |
| Nickname | Eagles |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I –FCS:MEAC |
| Website | www |
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Coppin State University (Coppin) is apublichistorically black university inBaltimore,Maryland, United States. It is part of theUniversity System of Maryland and a member of theThurgood Marshall College Fund.
Coppin State University was founded in 1900 at what was then called Colored High School (later named Douglass High School) on Pennsylvania Avenue by the Baltimore City School Board. It first had a one-year training course for the preparation ofAfrican-American elementary school teachers. By 1902, the training program was expanded to a two-year Normal Department within the high school. Seven years later it was separated from the high school and given its own principal.
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In 1926, this facility for teacher training was namedFanny Jackson Coppin Normal School in honor of an African-American woman who was a pioneer in teacher education,Fanny Jackson Coppin.
By 1938 the curriculum of the normal school was lengthened to four years, authority was given for the granting of the Bachelor of Science degree, and the name of the Normal School was changed toCoppin Teachers College. In 1950, Coppin became part of the higher education system of Maryland under the State Department of Education, and renamedCoppin State Teachers College. Two years later, Coppin moved to its present 38-acre (150,000 m2) site on West North Avenue.
In acknowledgment of the goals and objectives of the college, the Board of Trustees ruled in 1963 that the institution's degree-granting authority would no longer be restricted to teacher education. Following this ruling, Coppin was officially renamedCoppin State College, and in 1967 the first Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred. In 1988, the College became part of the newly organized University of Maryland System (now the University System of Maryland.) The school was officially renamedCoppin State University on April 13, 2004.
Coppin's first president (1930–1956) wasMiles Connor. He was succeeded by Parlett Moore in 1956, who served untilCalvin W. Burnett took over as Coppin's third president in 1970. Burnett served the institution for 33 years, until Coppin's fourth president,Stanley F. Battle, was appointed on March 3, 2003. After Battle departed forNorth Carolina A&T State University in 2007, Coppin's fifth president,Reginald Avery, was hired. He announced his resignation effective January 22, 2013.[4] Mortimer H. Neufville became the university's sixth president on January 23, after Avery stepped down. Maria Thompson became the university's seventh and first woman president on July 1, 2015. Following her retirement in June 2019, Mickey L. Burnim was appointed interim president until May 2020. Anthony L. Jenkins was appointed Coppin State University's eighth president on May 26, 2020.[5]
In 2022, after Andrew Jackson School in Philadelphia changed its name toFanny Jackson Coppin School, Coppin State University offered free tuition to Coppin School graduates.[6]
Coppin State University isclassified among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"[7] and institutionally accredited by theMiddle States Commission on Higher Education. Specific programs are accredited by the Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE), the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Additionally, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accredits the College of Business.
CSU offers undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs through the following colleges:
Coppin has offered a selective honors program since 1981 for high-performing undergraduate students. The honors program students live on the same floor in the Daley building and are recipients of one or more scholarships.[8][9]
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 83% | ||
| International student | 5% | ||
| Hispanic | 4% | ||
| Unknown | 4% | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1% | ||
| Asian | 1% | ||
| Two or more races | 1% | ||
| White | 1% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[a] | 55% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 45% | ||
There are over 30 student organizations on campus.[11]
The Coppin State Eagles compete in theMid-Eastern Athletic Conference and in theNCAA Division I. The school has men's teams inbaseball,basketball,cross country,tennis,indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's teams in basketball,bowling, cross country,softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, andvolleyball.
In 1997, the Coppin State men's basketball team defeated theUniversity of South Carolina in the opening round of theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship becoming just the third #15 seed to defeat a #2 seed. In the 2007–08 season, Coppin State became the first team in NCAACollege Basketball history to reach the NCAA Tournament with 20 losses.
Under the direction of Coach Leon Stewart, Coppin State began breaking school records in bowling, which is one of its newer teams. In 2012, the Eagles signed two premier women bowlers, Kache Woods and Kristen Sharpe. The 2013 recruiting class included Woods and Sharpe, along with Erica Washington, Loren Johnson, and Heather Josker.[12] With this influx of talent, the 2013 Eagles broke the school record for most wins. The Eagles upped that performance in 2014 once again as they set a Coppin State record for wins in a season.[13]
Coppin State actively has all nineNational Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations present on campus.
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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| Raheem DeVaughn | R&B and neo-soul artist | [citation needed] | |
| Damon Elliott | music and film producer; independent record label CEO | [14] | |
| Jean Hill | actress inDesperate Living,Polyester, andA Dirty Shame | ||
| Tywain McKee | 2009 | professional basketball player inAustralia for theWollongong Hawks | [15] |
| Margaret "Peggy" Murphy | 1952 | first black woman to chair theBaltimore City Delegation | [16] |
| Michael Norwood | 2007 | formerPBL player for theBuffalo Stampede | [17] |
| Dorian Peña | 1999 | Philippine Basketball Association Player,San Miguel Beermen | [18] |
| Stephanie Ready | 1998 | first female coach in professional men's basketball and sideline TV sports reporter | [19] |
| Rafi Reavis | 1999 | Philippine Basketball Association player,Derby Ace Llamados | [20] |
| Bishop L. Robinson | firstAfrican American Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, 1984–1987 | [21] | |
| Larry Stewart | 1991 | former NBA player for the Washington Bullets and Seattle SuperSonics | [22] |
| Verda Welcome | 1932 | Maryland politician and educator | [23] |
| Bernice Smith White | women's rights activist | [24] |
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