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Established in 1877 to educate former slaves, Philander Smith College is
Arkansas's oldest private HBCU. This four University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB)
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Since opening in 2001, the COPH’s student body has grown to over 220
students. The COPH has also expanded its
UAMS Arkansas Center for Health Disparities
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Arkansas Baptist College was chartered in 1884 with the
primary objective of raising "the educational level of the Negro ministry."
Arkansas Baptist College is accredited by the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences
degrees. The College offers two year associate degree programs, and four-year
liberal arts education with degrees in criminal justice, business
administration, human services and theology. The College has approximately 345
students and over 23 faculty members. For the past three years, most students
have graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in a social sciences major. Dr.
Fitz Hill was named president of the college in January 2006 and is reaching out
to other universities and agencies in Arkansas to improve programs, obtain
stronger support, and increase student enrollment, and he has already achieved
marked success in this regard. 
year liberal arts college is
affiliated with the United Methodist Church and the United Negro College Fund
(UNCF). The college conferred its first bachelor's degree in 1888. Philander is
accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Association
for Collegiate and Business Schools and Programs, National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Council on Social Work Education,
and is approved by The Arkansas State Department of Education, the University
Senate of the United Methodist Church, and the UNCF. Philander has over 700
students and over 90 faculty members. For the past six years, the Business &
Economics Division has had the most students enrolled, and the Social Sciences
Department has the next greatest number. Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough is the 12th
president of Philander and is one of the youngest college/university presidents
in the U.S. 
UAPB, located in the Arkansas Delta and the only public HBCU
in Arkansas, was created in 1873 by Legislative Act. The Act stipulated that the
Institution was established for the convenience and well being of the "poorer
classes." UAPB's original enrollment was seven students and has grown to over
3200 students and 164 faculty members. Ninety-four percent of the students are
African-American. The largest majors at UAPB include social and behavioral
sciences, nursing, biology, and chemistry/physics. As the campus infrastructure
develops, the university strives to continue to make improvements in recruitment
and retention of students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. The present Chancellor, Dr. Lawrence A. Davis, Jr., was appointed
in 1991. 
degree offerings for students who are
interested in public health science and public health practice careers to
include a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Public Health, a Master of Public
Health (MPH; specialties in biostatistics, environmental/occupational health,
epidemiology, health behavior/health education, and health policy/management;
and a generalist degree option), multiple combined degree programs with
educational partners (i.e., combined MD/MPH, JD/MPH, and PharmD/MPH degrees), a
Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA), a Master of Science in
Occupational and Environmental Health, a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in
Public Health Leadership, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Systems
Research (tracks available in health economics and health outcomes research). A
PhD in Health Promotion and Prevention Research (tracks available in behavioral
science and community science) is scheduled to open in Fall 2007. The MPH degree
program enrolls the largest proportion of students (about 60%); the MPH also
fulfills prerequisite requirements for the DrPH and PhD degrees. The COPH is
accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Dean of the COPH,
Dr. James M. Raczynski, serves as Principal Investigator of the ARCHD.