Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the oldest historically Black college or university in the United States, founded in 1837 as the African Institute by Philadelphia Quaker abolitionist Richard Humphreys — 26 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. Located in Chester County about 25 miles west of Philadelphia, Cheyney has a profound place in American educational history as the first institution of higher education established for Black Americans. The university offers programs in education, business, criminal justice, and the arts. The Wolves compete in the Central Intercollegiate Athle…