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Fisk University joins the world in mourning the loss of one of her "Sons Ever on the Altar" Congressman John Lewis
The Washington Fisk Alumni Association (WFAA)
The Washington Fisk Alumni Association (WFAA) invites you to explore the Nation's Capitol with us. Connect with Fiskites in the DC metropolitan area. Find out about events and scholarship opportunities.
All meetings are held at 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month (except holiday Sundays, Super Bowl, and the months of May/Commencement, July, and August). All meetings will be on Zoom until further notice.
Contact us for meeting information and to be added to our email list.
WFAA News
The Fisk Experience: Then and Now
Join the General Alumni Association of Fisk University and the A.C.T.I.V.E. Administration on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 8PM for a night full of memories and professional development advice. Details | Register
Join Our Virtual Happy Hour on February 24, 2021
The next Fisk Fun Bunch (FFB) and Friends Virtual Happy Hour is on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6pm. For more information on how to join and upcoming dates, contact Ann Paytes '69. All FFB-DMV & Friends Happy Hours are held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 6PM EST.
The Fannie Lou Hamer Story + Intergenerational
Virtual Conversation
See the Fannie Lou Hamer Story and intergenerational virtual conversation. Panelists include our WFAA President Sam Williams and Kerene Tayloe. [View at 1Voice 1Vote|
2020 Fall WFAA Newsletter
The WFAA Newsletter is the alumni association newsletter. It includes the latest news, interesting facts and upcoming events for Fiskites in the DC metropolitan area. We are always looking for new ideas and topics for the newsletter. If you have an idea, want to submit an article, or request an issue, contact us.
Support the WFAA through AmazonSmile
When you shop, Amazon gives. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Support the Washington Fisk Alumni Association (WFAA) by shopping at smile.amazon.com
Fisk Talented Tenth Scholarship
Apply for the $5,000 Fisk Talented Tenth Scholarship!
This scholarship is designated for a new student (freshman or transfer) enrolling at Fisk University from Washington, DC, Maryland, VA or North Carolina.
For more information on how to apply, contact Janine Smith.
University News
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Fisk 3rd among HBCUs with The Highest Graduation Rates
Fisk University Announces Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. as the 17th President
Feature Stories
Titans Release Video to Continue the "Conversation
on Race"
As you listen, we hope this brings upon reflection, inspiration and conversation. [More]
They Introduced the World to Songs of Slavery.
It Almost Broke Them.
The Jubilee Singers were a global sensation. But an aggressive touring schedule would leave the young performers exhausted, underpaid, and in some cases, dead. [Read more]
What Everyone Should Know About Fisk
Founded in 1866, Fisk University is the oldest institution of higher education in Nashville, Tennessee. Fisk received a charter for the first chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society on a predominantly black campus in 1953. Fisk’s outstanding faculty and students continue to enhance the University’s national reputation for academic excellence that is validated year after year by the leading third party reviewers, as well as by the pool of talented applicants and the large percentage of alumni who complete graduate or professional degrees and become leaders and scholars in their fields.
