Robert James played college football for Fisk University and for the NFL Buffalo Bills. James, who grew up in Murfreesboro ...

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.

NASHVILLE (AP) — Fisk University’s bold experiment in women’s gymnastics is coming to an end. The school has announced it is shuttering the program at the end of the 2026 season.

Fisk University gymnastics team. Luke Dixon The Fisk team is currently made up of 24 gymnasts from all over the country and led by coach Corrinne Tarver, a former University of Georgia gymnast.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fisk University is launching the first women’s gymnastics program at a historically Black college and university. The school based in Nashville, Tennessee, made the ...

The Fisk University Lady Gymdogs became the first Historically Black College or University to have a gymnastics team compete in an NCAA event. Currently in its first season, this historic season ...

Fisk University projected it would accrue a more than $3 million deficit over the summer unless Nashville leaders approved its request to repurpose pandemic relief funds. The Tennessean obtained a ...

Fisk is a small campus, with just over 1,050 students. Everyone, Muhammad says, knows everyone. “It’s a closer bond and I really like that small community atmosphere,” Muhammad said.

FILE - Members of Fisk University team, including coach Corrinne Tarver, in yellow, cheer during a Super 16 gymnastics meet Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens, File) CS ...

Fisk's ambitious move to start the program played a hand three years later in the athletic department choosing to discontinue it. Scheduling became challenging because gymnastics is the only sport at ...

FILE - Members of Fisk University team, including coach Corrinne Tarver, in yellow, cheer during a Super 16 gymnastics meet Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens, File) ...