Harris-Stowe State University
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Give to Harris-Stowe State University
Named funds include the Student Emergency Fund, HSSU Cares Food Pantry, Gap Fund (tuition balances), Dr. Henry Givens, Jr. Scholarship and the Stars Park Revitalization Campaign.
Want to give to many HBCUs at once? See the national funds.
Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Harris-Stowe State University. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Fund the Student Emergency Fund or food pantry Gifts can be directed to emergency aid or the HSSU Cares Food Pantry.
- Support the Stars Park Revitalization Campaign A $1.35 million athletics facility effort listed on the giving page.
- Recruit through career services The university's career services office connects employers with students.
- Follow Hornets athletics Athletics page for games.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Thursday, Oct 15Volleyball vs. Hannibal-LaGrange UniversitySt. Louis, MO
- Saturday, Oct 24Men's basketball vs. Brescia UniversitySt. Louis, MO
- Wednesday, Oct 28Women's basketball vs. Blackburn CollegeSt. Louis, MO
- Friday, Oct 30Men's basketball vs. Saint Xavier UniversitySt. Louis, MO
- Saturday, Nov 14Women's basketball vs. Lane CollegeSt. Louis, MO
- Tuesday, Nov 24Men's basketball vs. Fisk UniversitySt. Louis, MO
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Missouri
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.
Register by Oct 21. Early voting runs Oct 20–Nov 2.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 21, 2026 (fourth Wednesday before the election). Online registration is available; no same-day registration was listed.
- Early voting
- No-excuse in-person absentee voting runs October 20 through November 2, 2026, at places set by your local election office. Before October 20, you need an approved reason to vote absentee.
- Races to watch
- There is no governor's or U.S. Senate race in 2026. All 163 state House seats, 17 state Senate seats, the State Auditor and U.S. House seats are on the ballot. The legislature sets state funding for Lincoln University and Harris-Stowe State.
- Ballot measures
- Proposition A: Congressional map referendum Asks voters whether to keep House Bill 1, the state's new congressional district map; yes keeps it and no repeals it.
- Amendment 6: Citizen initiative powers Would bar the legislature from changing or repealing a voter-approved citizen initiative unless 80% of both chambers send the change back to voters, and would stop lawmakers from changing the initiative process.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Missouri. Their numbers show Lincoln University got about $362 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 Missouri
In April 2026, Rep. LaKeySha Bosley proposed House Bill 3416 to create a Strengthening HBCUs Fund, using about $6.6 million from gambling money and the Classroom Trust Fund for Lincoln University and Harris-Stowe State. (jbhe.com)