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Morgan President David K. Wilson poses with alumna Vianna Briscoe, Class of 1969, and Endia M. DeCordova, vice president for Institutional Advancement at Morgan State University

Alum’s $2-Million Gift Establishes Vianna Briscoe and Timothy Weldon Endowed Scholarship at Morgan

Stock image of a golfer putting ball into hole.

Morgan to Add Men’s and Women’s Golf, Expanding Athletic Program Offerings

Morgan State Students Elevate Academic Excellence Through Achievement and Service

Student members of the Graves School Investment Club gather in the atrium of the Morgan Business Center.

Morgan State Students to Manage Millions as UNCF Expands National Asset Investment Program to University

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January 19, 2022

Professor Launches Ida B. Wells-Barnett Textbook Fund to Raise Money for HBCU Students

Dr. Stacey Patton is spreading awareness about her Ida B. Wells-inspired initiative aimed at helping students at Morgan State and Howard University who are facing financial hardships.

Education | January 19, 2022

Inside The First HBCU With A Fintech Center, Here’s How It’s Preparing Students For The Future

In 2017, as the price of bitcoin exploded for the first time, interest in cryptocurrency among students and faculty at Morgan State University was rising, too. Ali Emdad, Associate Dean at Morgan’s Graves School of Business, noticed the growing interest and decided to develop not just a course in blockchain fundamentals, but to create an entire center dedicated to it: the Center for the Study of Blockchain and Financial Technology, the first of its kind at an HBCU.

January 18, 2022

Morgan State University Alumna D’Angela ‘Dia’ Simms Believes in Making Room for Diversity in the Spirits Industry

D’Angela “Dia” Simms doesn’t believe in leaning in. She thinks the concept of trying to sit at the decision-making table and seizing the opportunity once it arises historically hasn’t worked for women and racial minorities. She believes in building her own table — a bigger one.

January 17, 2022

From Kenya to the US: My Experience of Doing a Master’s Degree at a HBCU

Collins Oswago, studying at Morgan State University, reflects on his experience dealing with culture shock as a student from Kenya at a historically black college in the US.

January 14, 2022

HGSE Remembers Charles Willie

“You can look around the country at institutions and districts that have successfully navigated the desegregation era, and so many attribute that to the work of Chuck Willie,” said Morgan State University President David Wilson, Ed.M.'84, Ed.D.'87, noting the unique impact that Willie had as a scholar who was truly able to reach practitioners.

January 13, 2022

National Park Service Awards Grant To Morgan State University

Morgan State University received another $500,000 in grant money from the National Park Service to rehabilitate and restore the University’s Memorial Chapel roof and exterior walls.