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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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March 02, 2022

Order Up! Robots Delivering Food on Morgan State University Campus

Robots are strolling the campus of Morgan State University alongside students. The robots are equipped to deliver meal orders to students and staff members. So, not only do students and staff get to pick what they eat, they can also decide how the food is delivered.

March 02, 2022

Black Colleges Can't Do It All

In 2019, Dr. Willie Rockward landed at Morgan State University, an HBCU in Baltimore. One big attraction was the chance to replicate his success at Morehouse on a larger scale. “[Morgan State] had a strong record in the 1980s for graduating African Americans before things started to slide, and they were interested in reviving that tradition,” he says.

Education | March 01, 2022

Race on Campus: A More Equitable Admissions Test

Dr. Carrol Perrino , a psychology professor at Morgan State University, is overseeing the development of a noncognitive assessment to predict which students will succeed and graduate at an HBCU, and what resources they may need to stay on track.

March 01, 2022

U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai Visits Morgan to Discuss Trade Policy and Expanding Economic Prosperity to Historically Overlooked Communities

An Interdisciplinary Assembly of Students and Faculty Join the Ambassador for a Roundtable Moderated by Morgan Professor Dr. Jason Johnson

Education | February 25, 2022

Morgan Research and Leadership Take Center Stage During Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine Wormuth’s Visit to the National Treasure

Morgan State University (MSU) welcomed Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine Wormuth to campus for an all-day visit to Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University. The trip gave MSU faculty, students and administrators a prime opportunity to showcase Morgan’s research capabilities and research potential and spotlight Morgan’s Bear Battalion U.S. Army ROTC program.

Alumni | February 24, 2022

Pioneering Baltimorean was Nation’s First Black woman to Receive an Officer’s Commission in the Air Force

Sandra Williams Ortega was stunned to see two high-ranking ROTC leaders standing on her front porch as she was coming home from classes at Morgan State College in Baltimore. The news they brought to Ortega’s parents was even more remarkable: Morgan State leaders wanted Ortega to be the candidate the university would put forth to fulfill a promise by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to give a qualified Black woman a direct commission as an officer in the still-young U.S. Air Force.