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A Legacy to Remember: A Longtime Band Director Closes his Morgan State University Music Chapter
After 49 years of leading the Morgan State University (MSU) musically, Melvin N. Miles, Jr., Director of University Bands and Instructor of Music at Morgan State University, retired. According to information provided online by MSU, the native Baltimorean—who is also a Morgan College alumnus— reportedly served on the Morgan State University faculty since 1973. Instructing and directing a range of students who were a part of the high-energy Morgan State University Marching Band called “The Magnificent Marching Machine” to the MSU Symphonic Winds, and various ensembles, and even a pep band, were among his professional contributions.
HBCU Sports Nation Presents: Morgan State's New Athletic Director
Dena Freeman-Patton - the first woman to be named Athletic Director joins the HBCU O.G. Mark Gray.
Morgan State Graduate Students Elevate Leadership Skills Through Immersive Fellowship Opportunities
Talented Scholars Selected for Professional Fellowship Programs at Fortune 500 Companies
Damon Wilson Hired to Restore Morgan State Football
Morgan State's football program received a tremendous boost with the hiring of Bowie State's championship-winning head coach Damon Wilson.
One University Has a New College Specifically to Re-Enroll Adults Who Had Dropped Out
Morgan State’s applied liberal studies major targets adult students who have taken some college courses but dropped out before finishing. Begun five years ago, it has spurred the development of the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies, which launched this spring. It will offer many of the same things that helped adult students succeed after time away, but will now operate as an independent sector of the college, open to students from all over the country at in-state tuition prices.
Dr. Nicole Westrick Named New Dean of Morgan State University’s College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies
Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today the appointment of Nicole M. Westrick, Ph.D., as assistant vice president and dean of the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies...
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