Morehouse launched its 158th anniversary weekend with a groundbreaking of its new residence hall on Friday. “This is a historic moment for the college and, quite frankly, for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) here in Atlanta and around the country because it will be a model of what is possible,” said David Thomas, president […]
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Morehouse College has raised $322 million of its $500 million campaign
Morehouse College will celebrate its 158th birthday on Valentine’s Day with plans for a new campus heart. On Friday afternoon, Morehouse College will announce its $500 million “Campus of the Future” and the “Making Men of Consequence” campaign to redevelop the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and empowering men of color. […]
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FICO hosts competition introduces Morehouse students to Fintech careers
The data analysis company FICO wrapped up its semester-long contest with Morehouse College computer science students to encourage a more diverse future in data science. They taught students how to use AI software to design detection models banks could use to fight fraud. To promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in data science, The FICO […]
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Edwin Moses: ‘Atlanta should be a hub for track and field’
Morehouse College hosted the Edwin Moses Legends Track Meet on May 31 with world-renowned athletes running on the Edwin C. Moses Track.
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Atlanta hosting the Edwin Moses Legends Meet at Morehouse May 31
Atlanta will be in the national spotlight Friday evening thanks to the Edwin Moses, the Morehouse College alum who broke world records and won two gold medals in 400-meter hurdles (1976 and 1984 Olympics).
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Vista Equity’s Robert F. Smith shines a spotlight on Morehouse and Atlanta
Robert Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, was given a hero’s welcome this week when he was the keynote speaker at the April 1 luncheon of the Rotary Club of Atlanta.
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SCOTUS affirmative action ruling proves HBCUs are needed now more than ever
Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a 20-year-old rule on how students are evaluated by institutions of higher learning. Friday’s reversal of affirmative action is now in the history books, but we have yet to turn the pages to find out how much damage this decision will ultimately cause. Oral tradition in Black culture has […]
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Central Atlanta’s academic triangle developing into a ‘college town’
Midtown Atlanta welcomed the opening of Emory University’s new Winship Cancer Institute in May – a $440 million investment right at Peachtree and Linden. The new glass building is connected to Emory University Hospital Midtown (formerly Crawford Long) with a two-story bridge – solidifying Emory’s investment in the heart of central Atlanta. “This is a […]
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Morehouse becomes first college to host classes in the Metaverse
The University offered 15 courses this semester in journalism, Africana studies, business, biology and education. By Allison Joyner Do you remember that commercial that explained that one day students would be able to learn in a virtual reality world called the Metaverse? Now that commercial has come to life at Morehouse College’s “Metaversity.” The Metaverse […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Local holiday events, former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn speaks at Atlanta Rotary, Spelman honors Spike Lee’s relatives
Georgians, it’s time to fill out your ballot for the final time this year. Early voting is currently underway for the U.S. Senate runoff race between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Election Day is Dec. 6. Click here for election information specific to your county. On to other recent news from around […]
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What’s your favorite color?
They say the human eye can distinguish upwards of 7-million different colors. With so many options, it makes one wonder just how picky must Steve Jobs have been that he had to design his own shade of white because he couldn’t find one he felt worked for his computers. But the truth is, color, in […]
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Students move on campus with no updates from last semester’s bomb threats
Feb. 23 was the last update given by the FBI. By Allison Joyner This month, as college students are moving onto campus for the fall 2022 semester, A specter is still looming. And as students moved in for the first time or returned for another school year around metro Atlanta, the suspects involved in making […]
