Episcopal Archdiocese Commissioned
The University St. Augustine’s is a Faith-based Ecclesiastical Student-centered Research Higher Education Institution, endorsed by the Auxiliary Bishop Moses Anderson, Region 1 Detroit Archdiocese; The Cathedral Church of St. Paul Episcopal, Detroit.
The Detroit City Council advocated the organization of the University St. Augustine’s as a Historically Black College and University.
The Honorable Mayor Coleman A. Young recognized the University St.Augustine’s as America’s Internationa Higher Education Institution (HEI)
This institution was envisioned as a necessity for Black American Citizens residing in Metro Detroit and throughout the state of Michigan, who face insurmountable barriers to accessing admission into local public and private institutions of higher education due to an era of prevailing racial bias and discriminatory admission policies and practices.
On June 28, 1989, esteemed Members of the Detroit City Council, sanctioned by State Senator Jackie Vaughn, and the House of Representatives for the state of Michigan endorsed a Resolution advocating stablishment of the University St. Augustine’s.
The reorganization and actualization of the University St. Augustine’s provide an opportunity for academic advancement and serve as a necessary step toward creating a more inclusive and equitable society. We demand that this resolution be acted upon with utmost urgency, as the need for such an institution cannot be overstated.
The University of St. Augustine served as a beacon of hope and a symbol of resistance against the systemic oppression that plagued the culture of our society for far too long.
The reorganization and actualization of the University St. Augustine’s provides an opportunity for academic advancement and serves as a necessary step toward creating a more inclusive and equitable society. We demand that this resolution be acted upon with utmost urgency, as the need for such an institution cannot be overstated.
To the credit of Bishop Moses and Prezell Robinson, President, Saint Augustine College, Raleigh North Carolina, the University St. Augustine’s was Commissioned by the Episcopal Church of Philadelphia to actualize as an educational system.,.
Re-actualization of the University St. Augustine’s (USA) will not only provide an opportunity for advancement to obtain academic excellence, but the USA also serves as a “beacon of hope”, providing the necessary step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable society excelling productive Citizens within the communities it has a presence.