Morgan State University Initiates Strategic Plan for Fall Operations Eyeing Potential End or Continuation of COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation, MSU Administration Unveils Planning Models and Expansion of Remote Learning/Instruction BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) President David K. Wilson announced plans today to prepare the University for the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 crisis, and beyond. As public health and elected officials evaluate […]
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Trump Team Targets Democratic Advantage With People Of Color
By Steve Peoples AP National Political Writer For the majority of people of color who believe Donald Trump is a racist unworthy of reelection, the Republican president can point to Alice Marie Johnson. The 64-year-old African-American great-grandmother spent 21 years in prison for a nonviolent drug offense before Trump commuted her sentence in 2018. She […]
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HBCU Sports Report: HU Mourns Fallen Bison
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Howard University (HU) Athletics announced the passing of former football player Sean Boynes, who passed away on April 2, from complications of the novel coronavirus. Before becoming a Bison, Boynes fostered his football career in the D.M.V., including about two miles northeast of the University at Gonzaga College […]
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Sen. Booker, Rep. Pressley Lead Colleagues in Rebuking Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
Education Department “blatantly disregarding” new law prohibiting wage garnishment during coronavirus WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today led more than 30 of their congressional colleagues in blasting the Trump Administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress […]
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Hair, Nails & Public Health: Sacrifice or Satisfaction?
By Reginald Allen II Special to AFRO Ladies, are your hair, skin, and nail beauty routines a need or a luxury? Taylor Shaw, an apprentice esthetician and freshman psychology major from Baltimore, believes customers can wait a while in order to support the cause at hand, slowing the spread of COVID-19. The Morgan State University […]
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Coppin State Press Release: CSU’s Tracey Murray Elected to National Nominating Committee
Tracey Murray, Coppin State University’s College of Health Professions Dean Elected to National Board Nominating Committee BALTIMORE — Dr. Tracey Murray, Coppin State University dean of the College of Health Professions, was recently elected to a two-year term on American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Nominating Committee. Murray’s leadership experience extends to the local […]
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SCOM: Here is Another Check-In with — This Time with a Member of the Football Team
#scomup tv Check-Ins: Nick O’Shea interviews Stefan Touani
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MSU President David Wilson Reflects on the Life and Legacy of a Morgan Icon
Dear Morgan Family, It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share with you the unfortunate news of the passing of Earl G. Graves, Sr., a treasured member of our Morgan family. This son of Morgan was a legend in his own right and a great individual whose loss we mourn tremendously. […]
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New Video Story About Impact of Covid-19 in Florida
First responders and medical care workers aren’t the only ones in crisis mode due to the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral homes are also having to take special precautions to help families say their final goodbyes. NewsVision reporter Tia Humphries covers the story from Orlando, Florida.
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#SCOMCheckIn
Students in Dr. David Marshall’s Strategic Communications class at Morgan State University check in with each other during the quarantine. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** #SCOMUP TV: Life and Learning During #COVID19
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FAMU Names New Law School Dean
FAMU NAMES KELLER AS NEW COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN TALLAHASSEE– Florida A&M University (FAMU) has named Deidré Keller, J.D., associate dean of the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, as the new dean of the College of Law in Orlando. Keller’s appointment completes the University’s leadership search for the College of […]
