With this platform, the Historically Black college can provide prospective students a tour of the campus and have personalized meetings with admissions counselors without leaving their homes. By Allison Joyner Morehouse College has teamed up with tech company Aetho to create a 3D, fully interactive online version of its campus to enhance the admission experience […]
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City council candidate calls discrimination on Historically Black University
The Atlanta city council hopeful says he’s being excluded from an upcoming forum hosted by Clark Atlanta University. By Allison Joyner Post one candidate for Atlanta city council at large, Brandon Goldberg, says he cannot participate in a Sept. 8 forum at Clark Atlanta University because he will celebrate the Jewish High Holiday of Rosh […]
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The perseverance of Morris Brown College: A bright future ahead
As Dr. Kevin James began his tenure at the Historically Black institution, Morris Brown College was trying to retain its accreditation that was forfeited almost twenty years ago. This third and final installment of this series looks at the work done by James and his administration. By Allison Joyner One year after being the interim […]
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The perseverance of Morris Brown College: The aftermath of the withdraw
With their accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools revoked, the prosecution of their former president, and the mountain of debt piling up, the Historically Black institution had to pull itself out of an ever-deepening hole. By Allison Joyner As the reaction to the only HBCU in Georgia founded by Blacks losing its […]
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The perseverance of Morris Brown College: The beginning of the end… or is it?
Next year will mark 20 years since the Historically Black College lost its accreditation preventing students from receiving federal financial aid and grants from the U.S. Department of Education. This first of a three-part series will present a rocky history with a glimmer of hope. By Allison Joyner In 2002, the box office hit Drumline […]
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Morris Brown Challenged Other HBCUs to Support Delayed Boycott
Faith leaders, including the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, favor a national boycott of Georgia-based corporations, including Coca-Cola, Delta and Home Depot in response to new voting laws. By Allison Joyner Morris Brown College joins the list of organizations to call on a boycott of companies like Aflac, AT&T and Southern Company for not speaking […]
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‘Wall Breaking’ ceremony starts construction for eSports degree program center at Morris Brown College
The program will be the first for a Historically Black College or University and in the state of Georgia. By Allison Joyner Dr. Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College and video game company Pharaoh’s Conclave, announced the Ronald Floyd Thomas Center for eSports and Innovation center during a “wall breaking” ceremony Tuesday. Both James […]
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Futurist computer research to be made available by IBM at two Atlanta HBCUs
A cure for COVID-19 is the potential result of a new type of research that IBM is providing through a diversity initiative that includes two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Atlanta.
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Long silent bells at Clark Atlanta University to ring on Easter, recognize COVID-19
Clark Atlanta University will ring the long-silent bells at Harkness Hall on Easter Sunday morning in a celebration that honors the culmination of Holy Week and recognizes those touched by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tribute is to be broadcast via the school’s page on Facebook.
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With lawsuit settled, it’s time to preserve Paschal’s and Gaines Hall
For nearly five years, the city of Atlanta has been in a legal battle with Clark Atlanta University over the ownership rights of nearly 13 acres of land in the heart of Westside community.On April 18, the two sides lay down their arms and agreed to a settlement where the city agreed to pay $750,000 in legal fees that CAU had incurred due to the litigation (in which CAU won every case).
