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Morgan State University Set To Become The First HBCU To Open A Medical School In 45 Years
Morgan State University (MSU) is about to make history. The Maryland-based educational institution will become the first HBCU to open a new medical school in 45 years.
Meet Baltimore’s 2022 Technical.ly Awards Winners
Technical.ly's CTO of the Year is Morgan State University's Adebisi Oladipupo. The CIO and VP for technology of Maryland’s largest historically Black university has managed its digital assets amid a tremendous push to make Morgan State the first public HBCU with an R1 research designation.
Some Maryland HBCUs See Enrollment Growth, Mirroring National Trends
Morgan State University welcomed its largest student body ever this fall — for the second year in a row. The growing enrollment numbers at some of Maryland’s HBCUs mirror national trends. Though the National Student Clearinghouse reported enrollment declines across the country and in Maryland for the current fall semester, HBCU undergraduate enrollment grew 2.5% — with 6.6% more freshmen enrolling at the schools.
Morgan State University Receives ETS®/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education
The University was recognized for its pioneering initiative, the Teaching Assistant Project (TAP). Morgan’s Mark Garrison, Ph.D., dean of the School of Graduate Studies, accepted the co-sponsored award during an awards ceremony at the CGS 62nd Annual Meeting held in San Francisco.
Morgan State University Wins 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education
Morgan State University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS.
Breeding a Soft-Shell Clam Option for Maryland Aquaculture
Morgan State University scientists are more than a year into researching whether soft-shell clams could not only be harvested from Chesapeake Bay waters but also farmed in them. The state’s aquaculture industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, but it currently consists of a single species: the Eastern oyster.
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Feb 7, 2026: HBCUniverse Summit 2026 at University Student Center
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Baltimore, Maryland 21251