By BlackNews.com Gainesville, FL — Jasmine Bowers has recently made history as the first-ever African American student to receive a doctorate degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida. Bowers double majored in Math and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University and earned her masters at North Carolina A&T before receiving his doctorate. […]
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The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois
This timeline reflects the founding of some of the world’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities, otherwise known as HBCUs. In 1867, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Alabama State University, Barber-Scotia College, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Saint Augustine’s University and Talladega College were founded in addition to Morgan State University, Howard […]
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Mourning the Passing of Morgan Student Joseph Graham
It is with a heavy heart that we regretfully share the unfortunate news of the untimely passing a valued member of our Morgan family. MSU student, Joseph Graham, a rising sophomore pursuing an electrical engineering degree from the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering, was among the casualties of the widely reported gas explosion that took […]
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In Response to Growing Concerns Pertaining to Increases in Positive COVID-19 Cases and Testing Challenges, Morgan State University Shifts to Remote-Only Instruction for Fall Semester
University Board of Regents Votes to Support Measures for Enhanced Safety Plan and Lower Campus Population Density Model BALTIMORE — In the wake of new scientific data on the requirements of testing frequency, increased positive COVID-19 cases locally, and on the advisement of internal and external healthcare professionals, Morgan State University (MSU) has altered its reopening […]
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Morgan State Awarded Three New Patents So Far In 2020 (with 26 Patents Pending)
U.S. Awards Three New STEM-related Patents to Morgan State University MSU Faculty Inventors Contribute Innovation in Crucial Fields BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) received three United States patents awarded in the spring and summer of 2020 — an unprecedented number for the university in a single year — for inventions conceived by teams that include […]
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Photos from the Beekeeping Session with Beyond the Natural Foundation
BALTIMORE – Students in Beyond the Natural Foundation’s (BTNF) free summer music camp soon will learn what the buzz is all about when they visit a local apiary to examine colonies of 120,000 honey bees. Campers in white protective suits with camp coordinator Yorell Tuck (left) and Robert Levine III (right), founding executive director of Beyond […]
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Howard AD Named To NCAA Basketball Committee
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Howard University Director of Athletics Kery Davis is no stranger to being a game changer in the world of sports. The former HBO TV executive – who made his mark by building their pay-per-view boxing empire – will spend the next three years as a member of […]
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FAMU Commencement Speaker Mayor Melvin Carter Exhorts Summer Graduates To Answer The Call To Activism
By Chris Bryant Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus and St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter called on Summer 2020 graduates to heed the example of their predecessors in making a difference as they venture into the world. Carter invoked the names of FAMU alumni such as Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms, movie mogul Will Packer, Microsoft […]
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Morgan’s Reopening for the Fall 2020 Semester
A Message from the Office of the President Dr. David K. Wilson Reopening Morgan: Fall 2020 Semester Updates July 29, 2020 Dear Morgan Community, My Cabinet and I have been in a constant state of planning since we initially came to understand in late January the potentially perilous consequences that COVID-19 could have on our […]
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HU Professor Earns Top Journalism Honor
Contribution from Adean King Howard University Associate Professor Jennifer C. Thomas is the recipient of two notable honors. She was named the Scripps Howard Foundation/ Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC), Teacher of the Year, one of the industry’s top honors for outstanding journalism. She has also been named as a 2020 […]
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CSU Press Release: Tenyo Pearl Named Among Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence
Coppin State University’s Tenyo Pearl named among Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence BALTIMORE – Tenyo Pearl, director of Coppin State University’s Non-Profit Leadership Alliance, has been named to the Daily Record’s 2020 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence. Pearl was selected based upon leadership achievement demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community involvement and […]
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AFRO Exclusive: HU President Says COVID-19 Has Made America ‘Critically Ill’
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick has done as much work in the emergency room as he has in the boardroom since the COVID-19 pandemic began its attack on the D.M.V. Frederick, an M.D. by trade, is also serving as the Chairman of the Mid-Eastern Athletic […]
