▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁App lied ▁Sciences , ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁and ▁Public ▁Administration , ▁Colleg es ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Urban ▁S ust ain ability ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁David ▁A . ▁Clar ke ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Girls . ▁My r til la ▁Min er ▁founded ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Girls ▁against ▁considerable ▁rac ist ▁opposition . ▁The ▁school ▁grew ▁through ▁mer gers ▁and ▁cons olid ation ▁into ▁the ▁only ▁public ▁university ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Girls ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Min er ▁Normal ▁School . ▁It ▁joined ▁the ▁D . C . ▁public ▁education ▁system . ▁A ▁separate ▁institution , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Normal ▁School ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁for ▁girls ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Normal ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁made ▁both ▁schools ▁four - year ▁teachers ' ▁colleg es ▁and ▁designated ▁Min er ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁for ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁Wilson ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁for ▁whites . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁following ▁Brown ▁v . ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Te ach ers ▁College