President Obama was just in Atlanta this week, but will be back in May to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, the White House confirmed to Politico, the online news and politics website. “Morehouse College, one of the nation’s leading Historical Black Colleges and Universities, is among the best and brightest institutions of higher [...]
Morehouse Students Meet, Rally For Peace in Wake of Shooting
February 4, 2013 | Posted by
Morehouse student government leaders say they will meet Monday to discuss campus security and what steps can be taken to curb violence in the wake of a shooting Friday. An arrest was made Saturday in the shooting incident that occurred at Archer Hall on the Morehouse campus. Clark Atlanta University student Amir Obafemi, 20, was [...]
Morehouse School of Medicine to Host to Atlanta Community Leaders Institute
January 30, 2013 | Posted by
Dozens of prominent regional leaders will participate in The Atlanta Community Leaders Institute to be held Feb. 8, at Morehouse School of Medicine. The free event is among a series of sessions sponsored by the Department of Energy and the Medical University of South Carolina. Hosted at the Morehouse School of Medicine’s National Center for [...]
Morehouse College Names New President, John S. Wilson
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
The Morehouse College Board of Trustees on Monday named John Silvanus Wilson Jr. the Atlanta college’s 11th president. He replaces Robert M. Franklin. Wilson is a 1979 graduate of Morehouse. He’s been involved in research at George Washington University, served on the Spelman College Board of Trustees and was executive director of the White House [...]
As Many As 14 Howard University Players Might Sit Against Morehouse
August 24, 2012 | Posted by
As many as 14 Howard University football players have been declared ineligible to participate in their team’s upcoming season opener as part of an ongoing NCAA investigation into their possible improper use of textbook allowances. “Right now, it’s not a distraction,” Bison coach Gary Harrell said Thursday. “We understand the situation. Whatever the ruling is, [...]
Study Dispels Myth That HBCUs Hinder Success
June 10, 2012 | Posted by
HBCU graduates have higher earning potential and self-image, according to a new study. The study, authored by researchers from Morehouse College and Howard University, dispels the idea that earning a degree from an HBCU is hindrance to success. On the contrary, it suggests that historically black college and university graduates have advantages that black students [...]
Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young Celebrates 80th
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
At 80, Andrew Young — who has been a civil rights giant, congressman, U.N. ambassador, big city mayor, television executive, businessman, and global entrepreneur — is finally slowing down. At least that is what he is saying. “I have done everything everybody else wanted me to do. I don’t have enough energy to do what [...]
College Students Use Racial Profiling, Too—But Clothing Choices Minimize It
May 15, 2012 | Posted by
Most college students—both black and white—use clothing to judge whether another person may be a threat to them, according to an ABS survey of students at Atlanta colleges. The ABS investigation revealed that 128 of the 150 students surveyed from Atlanta area colleges and universities—including Georgia State, Spelman, Morehouse, Valdosta, Clark-Atlanta and the Art Institute [...]
