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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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Alumni | July 25, 2022

Morgan Alum Invested as First African-American President of Pittsburgh Technical College

Pittsburgh Technical College made history in June as it inaugurated its first ever Black president. Morgan State University alum, Alicia Harvey-Smith, Ph.D., assumed her role in 2019 but challenges onset by the COVID-19 pandemic delayed her inauguration until this year.

Research & Innovation | July 25, 2022

Microplastic Research Gears up at Morgan State University

Carol Adrianne Smith thinks jellyfish have a lot to teach us about microplastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. And, thanks in part to a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to her historically Black university, she’s asking questions and getting some answers. Smith is one of five post-graduate students at Morgan State University in Baltimore who are benefitting from a federal grant.

July 21, 2022

Henry Luce Foundation Awards Morgan St. $1M Grant

In a continuation of its support for community-based engagement and grassroots efficacy, the Henry Luce Foundation has awarded the Morgan State University (MSU) Center for Religion and Cities (CRC) a $1 million grant.

Grants | July 20, 2022

Maryland Energy Institute Awards Morgan State University $100,000 Energy Innovation Grant to Continue Advanced Cyanobacterial Biomass Research at University’s Satellite Campus on the Chesapeake Bay

Funding will Support Launchpad for Businesses and Startups Using Research Conducted at MSU PEARL Laboratory

July 20, 2022

Henry Luce Foundation Awards Morgan State University $1 Million Grant

Funding will Support Creation of City-Wide Listening, Learning, and Exhibition Project Led by Center for Religion and Cities Through 2026

Community | July 19, 2022

Formerly Segregated Plaza Now Redeveloped With Help of HBCU

Northwood Plaza used to be a segregated shopping area located next to Morgan State University, a historically Black college. Starting in the early 1950s, hundreds of Morgan State students participated in sit-ins and other peaceful protests in the name of equal rights, culminating with the arrest of more than 415 students, most from Morgan State, during their protest to desegregate the plaza’s Northwood Theatre in 1963.