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Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design

Coordinates: 42°21′40″N 83°03′53″W / 42.36111°N 83.06472°W / 42.36111; -83.06472
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Lewis College of Business
The main building at 5450 John R Street
TypePrivate, HBCU
Active1928–2013[1]
Students300
Location, ,
United States

Lewis College of Business was a private, historically black college in Detroit, Michigan.[2] It was also the first and only historically black college in Michigan. Founded in 1928 by Violet T. Lewis, it specialized in business-related topics. The school closed in 2013.[1] There are plans as of October 2021 to reopen the college with a focus on fashion design.[3]

The school was the founding location of Gamma Phi Delta sorority, Eta Phi Beta sorority, and Tau Gamma Delta sorority.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lewis College of Business, once a Michigan jewel". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Marisa Schultz (2007-08-10). "Lewis College's future cloudy". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  3. ^ Michigan Public Radio: Oct. 28th, 2021: Historically Black college plans to reopen in Detroit under a new name and mission

42°21′40″N 83°03′53″W / 42.36111°N 83.06472°W / 42.36111; -83.06472