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April 08, 2026

Renowned Human Rights Attorney Bryan Stevenson to Deliver Morgan State University’s 149th Spring Commencement Address

Equal Justice Initiative Founder to Receive Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, More Than 1,200 Morgan Students Anticipated to Graduate

February 26, 2026

Autherine Lucy Foster’s Courage Opened Doors at the University of Alabama

In December of 2015, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson placed a stole around the neck of Autherine Lucy Foster, signifying the conferring of her honorary doctorate degree in public service during the university’s Fall commencement ceremony.

December 19, 2025

Six Hundred Graduates Earn Degrees as Morgan State University Celebrates its 2025 Fall Commencement Exercises

U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael G. Warnock Delivers Rousing Keynote Inspiring Graduates to Build Legacies; Largest-Ever Master's Cohort at a Fall Ceremony

November 12, 2025

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock to Speak at Morgan State University’s Fall Commencement

Georgia’s first Black senator will deliver the keynote address at Morgan State University’s fall commencement, the university announced Tuesday.

November 11, 2025

U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock to Deliver Morgan State University Fall 2025 Commencement Keynote Address

More Than 600 Anticipated Graduates to be Recognized During University’s 12th Annual Fall Commencement Exercises; Honorary Degrees to be Bestowed

May 28, 2025

Words of Wit, Wisdom and Such: Commencement Season Arrives in Maryland

It’s commencement season, and this month, speakers sent the graduates of Maryland’s colleges and universities off to the rest of their lives with pithy words of wisdom, many of them blessedly brief.