Harris-Stowe State University is fairly new in name, having gained University status on August 25, 2005. However, the institution has a rich history as a combination of several colleges. The St. Louis Normal School (Harris Teachers College,1857, White Women only) and Sumner Normal School (Stowe Teachers College, 1890, Black Women only) merged to become known as Harris-Stowe College in 1954 after the landmark Brown V. Board of Education decision. In 1979, It was added to the Missouri state system of public higher education under the name Harris-Stowe State College. Male Students have been admitted since 1940. It is the only
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