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News Roundup

UGA to Name College of Education After its First Black Graduate

The University of Georgia (UGA) will name its College of Education after its first Black graduate Mary Frances Early this week, reported Jackson Progress-Argus. Early earned her master’s degree in music education in 1962 and her specialist in education degree in 1967. In 2013, she was presented with an honorary doctorate from the university. The […]

February 25, 2020

African-American

How Dr. Hasan Jeffries is Rethinking the Way We Teach Black History

As a teenager in 1980s Brooklyn, Dr. Hasan Jeffries tried piecing together two different stories: the history he was learning in school and the events he was witnessing on the train to and from school. But they didn’t fit.

February 7, 2020

STEM

Morehouse Receives One Million to Fund King Chapel and Endowed Chair

Philanthropists Ken and Kathryn Chenault have donated $1 million to Morehouse College, half of which will support the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Restoration Project and half of which will continue funding for the Dr. Hortenius Chenault Endowed Chair in Math and Science. Named after Chenault’s father who was an alumnus of Morehouse, the […]

January 29, 2020

MSIs

Colleges and Universities Pause to Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

Throughout this weekend and into the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday, institutions of higher learning across the country will be celebrating the life and legacy of King, the noted civil rights leader.

January 16, 2020

HBCUs

$3 Million in Grants Helps Morehouse, Spelman, and Prairie View Invest in Faculty Development

Three prominent historically Black colleges and universities, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Prairie View A&M University, plan to invest more money in faculty development after receiving several grants totaling $3 million from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. The grants come at a time when the […]

November 19, 2019

African-American

UGA to Name College of Education School After Mary Frances Early

The University of Georgia’s (UGA) College of Education will be named after music educator and the school’s first African-American graduate Mary Frances Early. As part of the university’s Black History Month celebration, there will be a naming ceremony in February 2020, the Board of Regents announced. “Ms. Early has spent her life as a tireless […]

October 16, 2019

HBCUs

Grambling State University: God’s Plan

As a transfer student, admittedly Grambling was not Ayeisha’s first choice. Though in her words “Grambling was the best choice I made for my life.”

October 15, 2019

News Roundup

Morehouse College Alumnus Spike Lee to be Honored

Alongside the Atlanta Film Society, Morehouse College will host the first annual Human Rights Film Festival Oct.10-12 to provide a platform for independent filmmakers to show off their work and provoke conversations about social injustice issues. The festival will also honor Morehouse alumnus and film director Spike Lee with a lifetime achievement award in film. […]

October 9, 2019

HBCUs

Oprah Winfrey Announces $13 Million Donation to Morehouse College

Oprah Winfrey announced a $13 million donation to continue her Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program at Morehouse College. Winfrey was on campus at the time, celebrating the scholarship fund’s 30th anniversary. In total, Winfrey has donated $25 million, the largest endowment the college has ever received. She originally invested $12 million to establish her scholarship program […]

October 8, 2019

Home

Billionaire Makes Good on Promise to Settle Debt for Morehouse Graduates

Billionaire Robert F. Smith has made good on his promise. On Friday, Morehouse College officials noted that Smith has paid off the loans that the graduating Class of 2019 accumulated at the tune of $34 million. He made the pledge during his commencement address back in May.

September 22, 2019

Students

New Morehouse Program Addresses Student Loan Debt

Morehouse College is launching a fundraising and research initiative to help graduates pursue advanced degrees, start careers and build wealth without being burdened by undergraduate student loan debt. The Student Success Program will solicit donations made specifically to reduce or eliminate the student loan debt of students, creating an opportunity for greater financial freedom for […]

August 8, 2019

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Lawyers: More Sexual Misconduct Victims, More Perpetrators at Morehouse College

In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a Morehouse College administrator that lit up social media late last week, an attorney representing one of the young men said there appear to be numerous victims and perpetrators and accused the men’s school of ignoring complaints for years.

July 22, 2019