Fort Valley State University
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Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Fort Valley State University. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Hire students Office of Career Advancement.
- Attend Wildcats games Home games on the athletics site.
- Shop the bookstore Official campus bookstore.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Oct 19–24Homecoming weekFort Valley State University
- Saturday, Oct 24Homecoming football vs. Lane College (2 pm)Wildcat Stadium
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Georgia
Elected leaders decide how much public money HBCUs get, and their choices reach private HBCUs too. Here is what's on the ballot and how to vote. We don't endorse candidates.
Registration closed Oct 5. You can still vote early Oct 13–30 if you're registered.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- Monday, October 5, 2026. Register or check status at My Voter Page; no same-day registration is listed.
- Early voting
- Early voting runs October 13 through 30, 2026.
- Races to watch
- The governor's race is on the ballot, with Keisha Lance Bottoms as the Democratic nominee. The governor and General Assembly set funding for Albany State, Fort Valley State and Savannah State.
- Ballot measures
- No ballot measures are listed for this election yet.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Georgia. Their numbers show Fort Valley State University got about $603 million less in state money from 1987 to 2020 than it would have with the same per-student funding as the state's original land-grant university.
Sources: The letter · Tennessee Lookout
HBCU news in Georgia
In September 2023, the U.S. Education and Agriculture secretaries told Gov. Brian Kemp that Fort Valley State, Georgia's Black land-grant university, had been underfunded by more than $603 million since 1987 compared with the University of Georgia. (newsaegis.com)