Published on March 27, 2017
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She was the first African-American student to complete an undergraduate degree at Samford, graduating in 1973 and preparing the way for others who would travel this path. In a visit to campus a few years ago, she spoke a line that I will long remember: “It was worth the journey.”
The world is better because of Elizabeth Sloan-Ragland.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,522 students from 46 states, Puerto Rico and 12 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
