▁F isk ' s ▁academic ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁college ▁by ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Foundation , ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁raised ▁a ▁$ 1   mill ion ▁end ow ment ▁fund ▁to ▁ensure ▁quality ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁laid ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁F isk ' s ▁acc red itation ▁and ▁future ▁success . ▁McK en zie ▁was ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁when ▁his ▁strict ▁policies ▁on ▁dress ▁code , ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities , ▁and ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁student ▁life ▁led ▁to ▁student ▁protest s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁F isk ▁selected ▁its ▁first ▁African - American ▁president , ▁Charles ▁Sp ur geon ▁Johnson . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁a ▁premier ▁soci ologist , ▁a ▁scholar ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁O pport unity ▁magazine , ▁a ▁noted ▁period ical ▁of ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁F isk ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁pre domin antly ▁black ▁college ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁char ter . ▁Organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁D elta ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁National ▁Honor ▁Society ▁that ▁December , ▁the ▁chapter ▁induct ed ▁its ▁first ▁student ▁members ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁a ▁ri ot ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁college ▁camp uses ▁of ▁F isk ▁University ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁after ▁Sto k ely ▁Car