Proclamation of Authority
The University of St. Augustine’s (USA) is a Historical Black College University (HBCU) and a “Land Grant College”, which was designated under the provisions of the 2nd Morrill Land Grant Act in 1890. This designation was authorized by the Governor of Michigan, the Honorable James Blanchard, in 1989.
As significant, the University of St. Augustine’s (USA) has been recognized as “Michigan’s Urban University” by the Honorable John Engler, the Governor of Michigan, since 1995.