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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

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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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September 27, 2022

Morgan State University Students Create App That Tracks Loan Eligibility Apart From A Credit Score

Zillow held its second annual HBCU Housing Hackathon and more than 200 students were awarded cash prizes for their innovative ideas and efforts to help provide housing solutions. The top prize went to students from Morgan State University who were awarded $20,000 for their “Z-Save” app, which estimates monthly mortgage costs and lets users deposit that amount into a virtual wallet that tracks their payment trends.

September 27, 2022

New Medical School Proposed at Morgan State, First One at HBCU School in 45 Years

For the first time in 45 years, a new medical school at a historically Black college or university is opening and it's proposed at Morgan State. The university will partner with Ascension St. Agnes Hospital to launch a for-profit, private medical school aimed to open in 2024.

September 26, 2022

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.

September 23, 2022

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.

Research & Innovation | September 23, 2022

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.

September 23, 2022

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.