Southern University and A&M College
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Give to Southern University and A&M College
The Southern University System Foundation runs the 1880 Annual Fund and the yearly SU Give Day (sugiveday.org).
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 Southern University and A&M College. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- 1880 Annual Fund Give through the Southern University System Foundation's annual fund.
- Attend Jaguar athletics Home football and basketball games in Baton Rouge.
- Southern University System Foundation Scholarships and giving through the foundation.
- National alumni federation Alumni chapters and ways to connect.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Saturday, Nov 7Football: Southern vs. Bethune-CookmanA.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
- Saturday, Nov 14Football: Southern vs. Alcorn StateA.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Louisiana
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 13. Early voting runs Oct 20–27.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 5, 2026 in person or by mail (passed); October 13, 2026 online. No same-day registration was listed.
- Early voting
- Early voting runs October 20 through 27, 2026 (closed Sunday, October 25), from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Races to watch
- There is no governor's race or regular state legislative election in 2026; those come in 2027. The November 3 ballot has the U.S. Senate race, open primaries for U.S. House (with a December 12 runoff if needed), one seat on the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, two Public Service Commission seats, and 10 constitutional amendments. The legislature elected in 2027 will set funding for Southern University and Grambling 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 Louisiana. Their numbers show Southern University and A&M College got about $1.1 billion 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 Louisiana
After the 2026 legislative session, Grambling State is set to receive up to $24 million in extra state money, including $12 million for a new criminal justice building, on top of its $19 million in general state funding. (knoe.com)