Tuskegee University Requires ‘Business Suit And Proper Shoes’ Under New Dress Code For Students

August 01, 2026 1:19 PM ET Tuskegee University announced plans to roll out a new dress code this upcoming semester at the historically black college. The dress code announcement came directly from the top in an email to students from Tuskegee University President Dr. Mark A. Brown. “The Student Handbook requires students to arrive on campus with a business suit and proper shoes for a business meeting,” the email read.The new dress code also bars “revealing clothing in class, to the cafeteria or in official settings like Convocation,” and prohibits “bedroom shoes, bonnets, or du-rags to class or the cafeteria,” according to the email. The university president assured the coeducational campus community that students will derive long-term benefits from these dress policies. “The goal here is