Morgan State University has achieved record enrollment and graduation outcomes, with 1,876 graduates in the 2025-26 academic year, reflecting the university’s sustained growth and commitment to student success and public impact.
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Morgan State University and Anne Arundel Community College begin partnership to help transfer students graduate within four years
Morgan State University and Anne Arundel Community College have launched the âTransfer Pathwayâ program to help AACC graduates seamlessly complete their bachelorâs degrees at Morgan within four years. The partnership aims to expand access, improve affordability, and better prepare students for Marylandâs evolving workforce.
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UNCF awards Morgan State University âHBCU Futuristâ honors
Morgan State University has been named the 2025 recipient of the United Negro College Fundâs (UNCF) HBCU Futurist Award, honoring its visionary leadership, record-setting innovation and commitment to equity in higher education. Under President David K. Wilson, Morgan has emerged as a national research leader, securing 26 U.S. patents in the past three yearsâincluding 13 in 2023, the most ever granted to an HBCU in a single year.
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Morganâs Spring Commencement highlights growth and excellence, legacy and leadership
Morgan State University celebrated one of its largest graduating classes during its 148th Spring Commencement, awarding 1,022 degrees and recognizing notable achievements including a record 60 doctoral candidates and the university’s first graduates in Mechatronics Engineering and Musical Theatre. Keynote speaker Thasunda Brown Duckett inspired graduates to pursue impactful leadership, while student and faculty honorees emphasized perseverance, legacy, and the transformative power of a Morgan education.
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Morgan State University enrollment swells to nearly 11,000, breaking record for fourth consecutive year
Morgan State University has recorded its fourth consecutive year of record first-year student growth and overall student enrollment, bucking national trends for higher education, with a 9.4% increase over the previous year and a 4% increase in enrollment for first-year students.
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Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University celebrates two decades of enchantment
By Eric Addison, Morgan State University Morgan State Universityâs architectural gem at 2201 Argonne Drive, the Murphy Fine Arts Center, was many years in the making. The long timeline began in the early 1990s, when Morgan Director of Bands Melvin Miles Jr., and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the Universityâs James E. Lewis Museum of Art […]
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Six Morgan State computer science students complete Google Tech Exchange Program
By Special Release from Morgan State University A cohort of six Morgan State University(Morgan) students have matriculated through Googleâs esteemed Tech Exchange program. The students, four juniors and two seniorsâall majoring in Computer Science, spent a semester learning from Googlers and Morgan faculty and were honored during a culminating ceremony held recently at Googleâs South […]
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Morgan State University graduates implored to âspeaktruth to powerâ at 146th commencement exercises
By Cheryl Stewart, Morgan State University PR Overcast skies endeavored to set the tone, but the joy of achievement recently prevailed at Morgan State University, as 622 candidates received bachelorâs degrees during the 146th undergraduate commencement exercises for the institution, officially deemed a ânational treasureâ in 2016. Acclaimed civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin […]
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Morgan State University Taps Championship-Winning Coach to Lead Bears Football
Damon Wilson Takes Over Reins as 23rd Head Coach, Bringing Successful Record of Building a Competitive Program By Morgan State U BALTIMORE â Morgan State University today announced the hiring of Damon Wilson as the Athletics Departmentâs 23rd head football coach, effective June 1, 2022. Wilson, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an extensive resume in collegiate […]
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Morgan Graduates Accept the Call to Create and Serve Amid Packed Stadium and Soaring Temps
The near record-high temperature in Baltimore City may have slowed the pace, but, otherwise, the balmy summer-like weather had no ill effect on the celebration of Morgan State Universityâs 2022 Undergraduate Spring Commencement Exercises, held on campus at Hughes Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 21. The ceremony for the Universityâs most recent bachelorâs degree recipients […]
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Morgan State University to Recognize Vanguards of Social Justice and the African American Experience During 2022 Commencement Exercises
BALTIMORE â Morgan State University President David K. Wilson today announced that three exemplary vanguards of social justice and the African-American experience will be awarded honorary degrees during the 145th Spring Commencement ceremony taking place at Hughes Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 21. At the ceremony, the University will bestow honorary degrees to acclaimed Morgan […]
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Morgan State Selects First Woman in University History to Oversee Athletic Operations
BALTIMORE â Morgan State University President David K. Wilson today announced the appointment of Dena Freeman-Patton as the new vice president and director for intercollegiate athletics, overseeing the Athletics Department and Intramural sports and activities. The appointment follows a comprehensive and competitive national search led by higher education placement firm Renaissance Search and Consulting in conjunction with an internal search […]