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Morgan State University President David Wilson on This Year’s Record Enrollment and Expansion Plans, Including a Campus in Africa: ‘The Brand of the Institution Has Caught Fire!’
Most years, Morgan State University in Baltimore had an enrollment of about 7,460 students. This fall, it set a record for both its incoming freshmen class, about 2,400 students, and its total enrollment, 9,660.
HBCU Day in Baltimore Celebrates Legacy, History, Culture on Campus
Baltimore is recognizing the historic legacies of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Mayor Brandon Scott proclaimed Friday to be HBCU Day, during which he also saluted Coppin State University in west Baltimore and Morgan State University in northeast Baltimore.
Morgan State Looks to Solve a Diversity ‘Pipeline Problem’ in Environmental Sciences
For years, the study of environmental sciences has taken place in an overwhelmingly white world. While African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, they receive fewer than 3% of environmental science degrees annually, according to a 2020 Data USA study. Now, officials at Morgan State University, a historically Black institution, are trying to change that. The university was granted $1 million to study microplastics in Chesapeake Bay for the next three years which is an opportunity to train more Black environmental scientists.
Biology Professor Receives 40 Under 40 Recognition by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists®
Samendra Sherchan, Ph.D, associate professor of Biology from the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS), named to the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists® (AAEES) 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.
Morgan School of Engineering Dean Named to the ASME Foundation Board of Directors
Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D., PE, dean of Morgan State University’s Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering (SOE), was appointed to the board of directors of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Foundation.
Morgan’s Team ZillowBears Take First Place in HBCU Hackathon with Innovative Financial Credibility App
Student Winners Earn $20,000 for Themselves and $25,000 for the Department of Computer Science
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