Global nonprofit Points of Light is partnering with Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically black college focused on educating men, to launch “Listen. Learn. Act to End Racism,” a new initiative designed to empower businesses, nonprofits and individuals to use their influence to fight against systemic racism.
Morehouse College will share in a $12 million gift donated by Morgan Stanley to establish the new Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars program, an initiative that will provide full scholarships to 60 students at three participating institutions.
Morehouse College has received a $1 million grant from the Ernst & Young Foundation support teaching and learning online. The grant funds will be used to upgrade the computer network infrastructure, to evaluate and implement new technologies that will enhance the student experience, and to transform traditional classrooms into collaborative hubs like those in the tech industry.The Ernst & Young Foundation stimulates and supports excellence in higher education, creating pipelines to ...
Morehouse College will shine its social justice spotlight on filmmakers who use their artistry to promote activism at the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held virtually from Sept. 24-26, 2020. Films from five continents and 13 countries—from China to Gambia—are competing for the title award. Film submissions often explore the impact of race, gender identity, religion, and poverty on the areas of health care, housing, hunger, education, environmental justice, and law enfo
On August 4th, with the help of our partners at Microsoft and UPS Foundation, we packed, loaded, and shipped approximately 550 Surface Go 2 tablets for delivery to the incoming class of 2024.
Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has contributed an eight-figure gift to Morehouse College. The gift is part of Scott’s generous donation to 116 nonprofits driving positive change in the country, including six HBCUs. Scott announced the gift to nonprofits this week in the online news platform Medium. The billionaire said her donation was supporting institutions doing transformative work to improve racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ equity, as well as economic mobility and public health issues,
Morehouse College announced Monday that students will continue learning remotely this fall, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Georgia and other states that many men of Morehouse call home. College officials have made no decision about re-opening the campus to students for the Spring 2021 Semester.
A new office of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) is coming to the campus of Morehouse College.
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Morehouse College will share in a $7.7 million grant from the National Park Service, which recently allocated funds for projects at 18 HBCUs. The $500,000 award—one of the top NPS grants—will be used to repair and restore the exterior of Morehouse's oldest building, Samuel T. Graves Hall, which housed the College's first academic classes and administrative offices.
Morehouse College on Thursday was named one of 10 new regional hubs for coding and creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative, a partnership that is increasing tech training and certification opportunities at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their surrounding communities.
Morehouse College Valedictorian Golden Daka, salutatorian Huiet Joseph IV look forward to Commencement ceremony Dec. 13.
Morehouse College is partnering with The National Training Institute on Race and Equity (NTIRE) to help address issues of bias in business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, and governmental agencies. NTIRE offers diversity and anti-bias training sessions to organizations that want to improve community relations and employee interactions, as well as provide opportunities for professional growth to help minorities progress throughout the ranks of management. Individuals and organizations
Morehouse College is re-opening the campus to students for the Fall 2020 Semester.
Philanthropists Patty Quillin and Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, have donated $40 million to the Morehouse College Student Success Program to establish a fund that will allow at least 200 students to graduate debt free.