The Department of Graduate Nursing Education initiated the first ever PhD in Nursing at a Historical Black College and University. We are confident that the decision is necessary at this time to ensure, to the extent possible, the program integrity and rigor is maintained. This decision affords an opportunity to evaluate and revise the curriculum so it reflects not only core research elements, but also emerging areas of nursing science. In order to accomplish this, we are temporarily suspending admissions for fall 2019.AA.