Morgan State University Strategic Communication Major Autumn Jackson talks with Nicole Williams, Content Creator and Social Media Manager of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County about her reaction to the election results to date.
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Morgan State Cancels All Classes for Election Day, Encourages Students/Faculty to Vote
Morgan State University Cancels All Classes Scheduled for Nov. 3, Allowing Opportunity for Students and Faculty to Participate in Election Day Voting Campus Community Encouraged to Participate in Civic Engagement and Assist Others BALTIMORE — Morgan State University President David Wilson announced that all classes scheduled for Nov. 3, 2020, will be cancelled to allow the opportunity for […]
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Morgan State University Announces Under Armour Agreement
BALTIMORE, Md. (October 26, 2020) – Morgan State University has announced a multi-year, multimillion dollar uniform and apparel partnership with international athletic outfitter Under Armour, naming the global performance brand as the official outfitter for the Morgan State Athletic Department and its teams, starting in 2020. The agreement with Under Armour will allow Morgan State to provide Under Armour […]
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NSF Awards Morgan Nearly $1 Million S-STEM Grant to Foster STEM Degrees, Careers
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Awarded Nearly $1 Million Grant from National Science Foundation to Broaden STEM Programs and Professional Development Pipeline Five-year, Federal-funded grant to underwrite scholarships and bolster STEM curricula BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) has received an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of an […]
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Morgan State University Partners With MPT To Revive Rarely Seen Martin Luther King Jr. Interview
MLK Speaks: A Conversation with America three-hour special airs October 26 on MPT and WEAA-FM Broadcast features rare 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. TV interview and discussion with roster of local and national guests OWINGS MILLS, MD – Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Morgan State University’s WEAA-FM (88.9) are collaborating on Monday, October 26 at 8 p.m. for MLK Speaks: A Conversation […]
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Morgan State University President Delivers Powerful Address to New Students in Age of Racial Injustice, Pandemic
Morgan State University President David Wilson (Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University President Challenges Students to Remain ‘Morgan Strong’ and Be the Difference in Face of Racial Injustice and Global Pandemic Passionate and Impactful Message Delivered During Annual Matriculation Convocation BALTIMORE — Poised on stage before a mostly empty hall at the Murphy Fine […]
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Morgan Awarded $1.2 Million in Federal Science, Tech Grants
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Obtains $1.2 Million in Federal Science, Technology Grants NSF and NIH Funding Boosts Morgan’s School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences BALTIMORE — Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS) has announced the receipt of four federal grants totaling more than […]
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Hundreds of Hands Work to Beautify Druid Heights
(Screengrab from video) By David Marshall Special to the AFRO After 30 minutes of volunteering, 12-year-old Destiny Smith of West Baltimore finally has the hang of operating her blue trash picker, which is just about as tall as she is. The Green Street Academy sixth-grader has been cleaning up near the corner of Bloom Street […]
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Morgan State University Serves Baltimore Voters As 2020 Early Voting and Election Day Voting Center
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Designated As 2020 Early Voting and Election Day Voting Center University to Serve as One of Only Eight Early Voting Sites and One of 24 Election Day Voting Locations in Baltimore City BALTIMORE — As part of an effort to expand access to voting this fall, the Baltimore […]
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Morgan State Wins Ford HBC Challenge
Morgan State University’s Food Resource and Expanded Shuttle for Healthy Living Year-round (FRESHLY) Program secures first place in the Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Talladega College wins second place and $10,000 to produce raised sidewalks with truncated domes that assist the visually impaired in partnership with the Alabama Institute […]
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Morgan State Receives New American Physical Society Designation as a “Historic Site”
Dixon Science Research Center (Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) American Physical Society Designates Morgan State University as a New Historic Site Historic Sites Initiative Recognizes the Birthplace of the National Society of Black Physicists COLLEGE PARK, MD — The American Physical Society (APS) has designated Morgan State University and the Sanford Underground Research Facility in […]
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Morgan Receives $250K IMLS Grant to Support Special Library Collection Research
Morgan State University Receives Grant of Nearly $250,000 to Support Research of Pioneering Black Anthropologist Ellen Irene Diggs Personal Papers of the Late Morgan Faculty Great Provide Humanities Education, Career Experience for Students BALTIMORE — The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Morgan State University (MSU) a one-year, $248,551 grant to implement a comprehensive interpretive […]