Campus News

Talladega College will confer three honorary degrees at its milestone 150th Commencement Exercises at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2025 in the Student Activity Center Arena. To be honored with Doctors of Humane Letters are William J. Bynum, Rockell Metcalf ‘85 and S. Epatha Merkerson who will also serve as commencement speaker.

A team of Talladega College students placed in the HBCU App Build & Pitch Competition hosted by The Alabama Collective. The event offered students hands-on experience in app development, real-world pitch training, and the chance to compete for nearly $20,000 in cash prizes.

In August of 2020, Deion Sanders shocked many of his fans. It’s not because of anything that the former college football sensation and NFL Hall of Famer did on the football field. Always unpredictable, Sanders pulled one of his biggest juke moves by earning his bachelor’s degree from Talladega College’s FASTtrack Program.

Talladega College will hold its annual Baccalaureate Service for its class of 2025 on May 2. The speaker will be Rev. Ricky J. McKinney '80, pastor of Weeping Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa.

Talladega College has been awarded a $345,000 State Crisis Intervention Program grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to enhance public safety and promote community well-being. This initiative, led by Talladega College Campus Police Department chief Christopher Anderson, will focus on critical issues, including gun violence prevention, community safety, mental health support, and suicide prevention.