A message from David N. Hempton, Dean of Harvard Divinity School I write with great pleasure to announce that Melissa Wood Bartholomew, MDiv ’15, will join HDS as the School’s new Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) on July 6, 2020. Melissa’s connections to HDS—and to the promotion of diversity and inclusion—run deep. […]
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Morgan Awarded $150K Luce Foundation Grant for Community-Based COVID-19 Relief
Morgan State University Awarded $150,000 Henry Luce Foundation Grant to Support COVID-19 Relief Relief Funds to Underwrite Community-Based Response Spearheaded by Morgan’s Center for the Study of Religion and the City BALTIMORE – Morgan State University (MSU) announced today that its James H. Gilliam, Jr. College of Liberal Arts (CLA) received a $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce […]
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Howard Grad Launches HBCU Bingo Online
BLACK ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES HBCU BINGO TO HONOR 2020 GRADS WITH OVER $1 MILLION IN GAME PRIZES AND CASH Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Veteran Hollywood TV Producer and HBCU graduate herself, TeeJ Mercer, will launch “TeeJ’s Bingo Nite: HBCU 2020 Grad Edition” (TBNHGE), a loud and lively online Bingo game event that will award over $1.3 million […]
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OP-ED: An Appropriate Resolution for Maryland HBCUs
By Senator Cory V. McCray Over the last 13 years, a coalition of leaders across the State of Maryland has been working tirelessly to resolve the inequities felt by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in our state. Thanks to the leadership of House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, the General Assembly […]
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CSU Press Release: Coppin State University Plans In-person and Remote Instruction for Fall Semester
Coppin State University Plans In-person and Remote Instruction for Fall Semester BALTIMORE – Coppin State University (CSU) plans to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester in a hybrid capacity, combining in-person instruction with remote learning. Fall classes are scheduled to begin on August 31, and the university will implement plans that continue […]
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HBCUs, Other MD Colleges Plan for In-Person, Remote Learning in Fall
By AFRO Staff The 12 state schools that constitute the University System of Maryland will use a mix of in-person and remote learning when they reopen in the fall. The system, which includes the flagship University of Maryland at College Park, announced a framework May 29 for schools to respond to the coronavirus. Each school […]
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Friday, May 29th: CSU Virtual Commencement Celebration
Coppin State University Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2020! We invite you to participate in CSU’s Virtual Commencement Celebration. Due to COVID-19, the University has taken precautionary measures around commencement and has decided to host a Virtual Commencement Celebration this year. The Virtual Commencement Celebration will take place on Friday, May 29th at 10:00 AM. […]
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Coppin State University’s New President Starts Today
Coppin State University’s New President Starts May 26 BALTIMORE — A new era for Coppin State University (CSU) begins on May 26 with the start of President Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins. President Jenkins comes to CSU from West Virginia State University, a historically black land-grant research university near Charleston, W.V., where he served as president since July 2016. […]
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Morgan Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for COVID-19 Student Relief
Morgan Receives $110K in COVID-19 Pandemic Relief from Andrew K. Mellon Foundation Funds to Support Emergency Student Needs and Fall Enrollment Efforts BALTIMORE – Morgan State University (MSU) announced today receipt of a $110,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for emergency student support to bridge financial fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant also aims […]
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MSU Prepares for Fall Semester
By AFRO Staff Following an in-depth strategy session during Morgan State University President David Wilson’s weekly convening of his administrative team, the University issued the following statement regarding its plans for the fall semester: Morgan State University plans to open their doors to students this fall. (Courtesy of Morgan State University) “Pending any new prohibitive […]
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Morgan Alum, Former N.J. Mayor, Dies at 90
During the decades Thomas H. Cooke Jr. spent as an elected leader in New Jersey, his city, East Orange, fell on hard times. As a two-term mayor, his focus on restoring the city’s tax base brought the New York Times and network TV reporters across state lines to cover his campaign against slumlords. But the […]
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CSU Welcomes New Alumni Engagement Director
New Director of Alumni Engagement Please join us in welcoming Kimberly Nelson as the Director of Alumni Engagement. In this capacity, Kimberly will develop and implement a meaningful, substantive, and sustainable alumni engagement program. Kimberly Nelson, CSU Director of Alumni Engagement. Prior to joining Coppin State University, Kimberly served as the Director of Donor Engagement […]
