became the first Tuskegee graduate (Class of 1986) to be appointed president of the institution.
Later that same year, on November 10, 2024, LaTavion Jashun Johnson, a visiting 18-year-old high school male, was killed and 16 other people were injured in a mass shooting on campus during homecoming weekend by a lone gunman. The gunman was later identified as 25-year-old Jaquez Myrick; he was not a Tuskegee student and traveled from Montgomery, Alabama. As a result of the mass shooting, Tuskegee decided to end its open campus policy.
=== Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ===
In 1965 Tuskegee University was declared a National Historic Landmark for the significance of its academic programs, its role in higher education for African-Americans, and its status in United States history. Congress authorized the establishment of the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site in 1974.
The National Historic Site includes Booker T. Washington's home The Oaks and the George Washington Carver Museum. The district historic …
