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Despite National Headwinds, Morgan State University Maintains Strong A+ Credit Rating as Ambitious Growth Strategy Advances

Dr. Samendra Sherchan, professor of biology and interim director of the Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research, in research lab.

Morgan State University Professor Selected for National Higher Education Leadership Program

Morgan State alumni, students and fans attend the 2025 Homecoming Day football game at Hughes Stadium.

Morgan State University Homecoming Drives Millions in Economic Impact Across Baltimore

Six Hundred Graduates Earn Degrees as Morgan State University Celebrates its 2025 Fall Commencement Exercises

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November 01, 2022

Meet the Winners of Morgan State’s Inaugural Bear Tank Pitch Contest

A sensor-equipped electronic skateboard and a platform for better sentence comprehension were among the big ideas that caught judges’ attention at Morgan State University’s first-ever Bear Tank pitch competition. Just four of the 12 finalists in this contest, which Morgan State hosted for students in late October, took home $1,000 awards.

October 31, 2022

Meet Morgan Alum Baldwin Williams, Who Speaks for the Cats—Hilariously—In Videos

Growing up, Baldwin Williams Jr. loved cartoons—he initially wanted to be an animator, but when he was 10, he discovered the world of voiceover. When he went to college at Baltimore's Morgan State University, he interned at the school's radio station, WEAA-FM, not just doing voice work, but also learning how to produce and edit his own material—ultimately parlaying those skills.

Business | October 31, 2022

Blackstone HBCU Grant to Morgan State Expected to Boost EDAC Efforts for 4 Years

Staff at Morgan State University’s Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center (EDAC) expect to expand awareness of their center to more students thanks to some new outside funding. The money comes from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, which earlier this month announced the school among one of the latest beneficiaries of its LaunchPad program for supporting student entrepreneurship.

Science & Technology | October 31, 2022

Morgan State STEM Expo

The next generation of STEM professionals had a chance to learn and engage with an array of hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities Saturday at Morgan State University’s STEM Expo. See what the young scientists and engineers experienced at the 2022 Morgan State STEM Expo in the photo gallery.

October 28, 2022

Morgan State Freshman Keith Jenkins Jr. is Already a Standout Kick Returner

There’s fast on the Morgan State football team. And then there’s Keith Jenkins Jr. No official times have been recorded, but Jenkins, a freshman cornerback, is widely regarded as the speediest player among the Bears.

October 27, 2022

Frederick Douglass and Critical Race Theory

WMAR-TV 2 News dug into Frederick Douglass' life to better understand how he addressed issues of oppression and disparity and what connection that may have to Critical Race Theory. Dr. Daryl Scott, chair of the Department of History, Geography and Museum Studies at Morgan State University spoke with WMAR-TV about how Douglass would've been viewed in his time.