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The Lady Pirates took turns at the free-throw line in the last minute of play against Morgan State on Saturday at Hampton University’s Convocation Center. Beating Morgan State 66-60, HU (13-5, 4-0 MEAC) will maintain its No. 1 spot in the conference. The Lady Pirates had a slow start and allowed Morgan State to lead 25-23 at halftime. Morgan State [...]

From Washington Post Local:  A leadership transition announced this week at Morgan State University in Baltimore has sparked an uproar on campus. Word leaked out Monday that the board of regents of the historically black university had chosen not to renew President David Wilson’s contract when it expires in June. The decision, according to the Baltimore Sun, was made on [...]

In this day and age online course enrollment continues to grow at exponential rates. With online enrollment reaching tens of thousands in individual courses, MOOCs have demonstrated an enhanced sociability that has enthralled U.S. higher education and news media. The phenomenon recently motivated The New York Times to dub 2012 as “the year of the MOOC.” Both Morgan State University and Alcorn State University are in talks with a partnership with Udacity, one of the [...]

Morgan State watched Bethune-Cookman start to unravel early in the second quarter of Saturday’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup even though the Wildcats had a three-point lead at the time. After defensive back Dion Hanks was ejected for striking a Morgan State player, Wildcats coach Brian Jenkins was also kicked out of the game seconds later for berating the officials. The [...]

Morgan State’s president says lack of resources thwarts many African-American students Low graduation rates among African-Americans at Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities present a major issue deserving of systematic analysis for solutions. This problem has been well documented by countless media outlets in HBCU communities nationwide, including in a recent Sun editorial. That editorial also challenged Maryland’s HBCUs on [...]

When David Wilson was first contacted in 2009 about becoming president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, he wasn’t interested Wilson had envisioned working until his retirement at the University of Wisconsin, where he served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin Extension. He didn’t know much about Morgan State, a historically black public [...]

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $12.2 million of federal grants towards Maryland’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore. This federal grant will be invested towards strengthening academic resources, improving management capabilities and renewing building infrastructures for the four schools. “Maryland’s [...]

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A new partnership between Morgan State University and a nonprofit lender aims to help small businesses get the loans they need to grow. ECDC Enterprise Development Group, a nonprofit based in Arlington, Va., has started making monthly visits to Morgan’s Entrepreneurial Development and Assistance Center to meet with small-business owners about ECDC’s micro-lending program. ECDC offers loans of between $500 [...]

The Morgan State volleyball team will now open up their 2012 campaign this weekend in the friendly confines of Hill Field House, as the Lady Bears will serve as host of the Battle at the Bay Tournament (Aug. 24-25). The tournament was originally scheduled to be held at the Physical Education Complex on the campus of Coppin State University. The [...]

Morgan State head coach Ramona Riley-Bozier will enter her 25th season at the helm of the Lady Bears’ volleyball program this season and she is enthusiastic about the possibilities of the 2012 campaign. Last season was an up and down one for Morgan State. The Lady Bears began the season on a high note winning their first two matches for the first time [...]