Tuskegee University serves a coed student body that is racially, ethnically and religiously diverse and emphasizes disciplines linking education with work force preparation in the sciences, professions and technical areas while also making the liberal arts the foundation for successful careers through a required core in all majors. Booker T. Washington was a highly skilled organizer, fund-raiser, counsel to American presidents, and a strong advocate for communities of color, and he was instrumental in developing educational institutions throughout the South while maintaining a lifelong devotion to Tuskegee and to his home region. He is buried on the campus near the University Chapel. Tuskegee University was the first black college designated as a Registered National Historic Landmark on April 2, 1966, and the only black college designated a National Historic Site on October 26, 1974, a district administered by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of Interior.