News From our Schools & Colleges
USDOT Awards More Than $20 Million in Grants to Advance Transportation Research and Solutions at Morgan State University
New Round of Federal Funding Seeds Morgan State’s National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development $15 Million to Lead ‘SMARTER’ Regional Transportation Center
HBCUs Leading Efforts in Bringing More Black Teachers to the Classroom
In America, reflecting the nation's diversity often falls short when it comes to teachers, but Historically Black Colleges and Universities are working to change that. HBCUs, like Morgan State, are at the forefront of increasing the number of Black teachers in America's schools.
Commuter Connections: Focus on the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum
CharmTV's "Commuter Connections" program talks to Dr. Iris Leigh Barnes, Associate Director and Curator for Morgan State University's Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum.
LIVE From the Ellucian Live 2023 Conference Morgan State University's Nicole Westrick (Ep. # 596)
The EdUp Experience Podcast speaks with Nicole Westrick, AVP and Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary & Continuing Studies at Morgan State University. The EdUp Experience Podcast is America’s leading higher education podcast and the go-to resource to stay updated with education and higher education with guests ranging from University presidents/CEOs to Venture Capitalists, to Ed-Tech Entrepreneurs.
Harlem Senior Surprised with $60K Scholarship to HBCU of Her Choice
The New York Knicks put HBCU’s across the United States on full display for their HBCU night Monday at The Garden, hosting an HBCU panel discussion ahead of the big game featuring former Knicks' player Alan Houston and comedian and daily show host Roy Woods Jr. Just before tipoff, Morgan State University’s choir, an HBCU in Baltimore, sang the national anthem for thousands of fans.
Rising to a Grand Challenge: Childhood Literacy
Reading scores in Maryland are moving in the opposite direction. Despite being the nation’s fourth-most educated state and among its wealthiest, Maryland now ranks four points below the national average with over half of its schoolchildren not reading at grade level. Now, a team of researchers and practitioners from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland want to foster literacy across the state for generations to come with the help of a three-year, $3 million Grand Challenges Institutional Grant. The Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity (MILE) will harness the building blocks of language and literacy acquisition.
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