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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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June 23, 2022

147 apartments Headed to Lauraville with Focus on Morgan State Students

A plan to develop a 147-unit apartment complex in Lauraville was outlined before the city's architectural review panel on Thursday amid optimism for the project by leaders in Northeast Baltimore. The project aims to provide apartment options for graduate students at Morgan State University, located about two miles away. The historically Black institution is set to grow with expansions planned or underway in the community and new student housing and administrative and classroom building on campus.

June 23, 2022

Morgan State University’s AI Research Center Could Soon See $2M Bump

Morgan State University in Baltimore could soon receive $2 million for its new artificial intelligence research center. The funding was included in the Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for the fiscal year 2023, which was passed by a House Appropriations subcommittee and is set to go before the full committee for consideration.

June 22, 2022

A Moment in History: Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX with Dena Freeman-Patton

In light of the 50th Anniversary of the Title IX legislation, WEAA's "Morgan News Hour" speaks with new MSU Athletics Director Dena Freeman-Patton.

June 22, 2022

Morgan State University to Demolish Former Hospital Complex to Make Way for Medical School

Morgan State University is moving forward with plans to demolish part of a former hospital complex to make room for a new, for-private, private medical school. The state Board of Public Works approved the demolition of a 181,000-square-foot building formerly known as the Montebello Hospital Complex on June 8, and Morgan State University hopes to welcome the first students into the new school in 2024.

June 21, 2022

Baltimore Police Interns Could Help Ease Recruitment Woes, Improve Community Relations as Pilot Program Launches

As law enforcement agencies across the country struggle to recruit new officers and strengthen community trust, the Baltimore Police Department announced a new internship program in partnership with two historically Black universities in Baltimore. A group of eight students and recent graduates of Coppin State and Morgan State universities have already started their summer internships with the department.

June 21, 2022

College Interns Get Close Look at Inner Workings of Baltimore Police Department

College students getting a close look at the inner workings of the Baltimore Police Department in a first-of-its-kind internship program. From an inner-city college campus to the streets of a big city police department, it's another attempt to change the way students view law enforcement. The paid, on-the-job training comprises 40 hours a week for a good part of the summer for almost a dozen students from Coppin State and Morgan State universities.