Langston University
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Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Langston University. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Attend homecoming Homecoming week 2026 includes a parade, step show, scholarship gala and football game.
- Meet students at Career Industry Days The university hosts industry days at the Student Success Center this fall.
- Shop the campus store The official bookstore is online.
- Go to a football game Home games are at W.E. Anderson Stadium.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Oct 11–17Homecoming Week 2026Langston campus
- Friday, Oct 16President's Scholarship GalaNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
- Saturday, Oct 17Homecoming parade (9:30 a.m.) and football vs. Wayland BaptistLangston, W.E. Anderson Stadium
- Saturday, Oct 24Football vs. Texas WesleyanW.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston
- Saturday, Oct 31Football vs. Northeastern StateW.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston
- Saturday, Nov 7Football vs. Nelson UniversityW.E. Anderson Stadium, Langston
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Oklahoma
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 9. Early voting runs Oct 28–30.
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- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 9, 2026. Oklahoma does not offer same-day registration. Online registration needs an Oklahoma driver license or state ID.
- Early voting
- In-person early voting is October 28-30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and October 31 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Races to watch
- The governor's seat is open because Gov. Kevin Stitt is term-limited. Voters also choose a lieutenant governor, attorney general, state superintendent of public instruction, all 101 state House seats, 24 of 48 state Senate seats and a U.S. senator. The governor and legislature set funding for Langston University.
- Ballot measures
- State Question 847 Would lower the yearly cap on how fast a property's taxable value can rise, which affects the property taxes that help fund schools.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Oklahoma. Their numbers show Langston University got about $419 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 Oklahoma
In 2025, the Oklahoma Legislature gave Langston University $10,125,000 for repairs and upkeep on its three campuses for the 2026 fiscal year, after passing Senate Bill 1169 to raise Langston's share of the state's deferred maintenance money. (langston.edu)