Sacramento State to open Black Honors College this fall

Sacramento State will establish a Black Honors College at the university this fall.

President Luke Wood made the announcement Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter. The honors college will support Black students at the university, and will be the first of its kind in the nation, Wood said.

“What most people don’t know is that we actually have the highest population of Black and African American students in the entire Cal State system and, not only that, more than all of the UCs except for UCLA,” Wood said. “So, when you think of ground zero for serving Black students and also historically failing them it has been Sacramento State. While we have the highest population of African American students, we are in the bottom quartile of success and we have been for years.”

The university will hold a community briefing on the plan at 5 p.m. Feb. 19 in Library Room 11.