By Donnell Suggs – January 8, 2020 There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Morris Brown College after settling a $4 million debt with the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Monday night. The vote by the executive committee of the general board of the AME Church in favor of forgiving the debt, along...Read More
Grant could be key step in restoring Morris Brown’s historic building Friday, December 27, 2019 @ 1:55 PM By Ernie Suggs – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Melva Robertson always knew she wanted to follow in mother’s footsteps at Morris Brown College. A generation after her mother joined the marching band, pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and...Read More
Morris Brown College turned the corner on in its hard-fought bid for accreditation when the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commissions announced that the historic college had been approved as an institute of higher learning. News of the school’s upgrade – which was publicly announced during the 127-year-old college’s homecoming week in Atlanta – rallied reveling...Read More
The historic Fountain Hall on the Atlanta University Center campus made the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2020 “Places in Peril” list. It was one of 10 sites that the Georgia Trust is highlighting as places in Georgia most worthy in being preserved and those that are most threatened to being demolished. The other building in...Read More
Morris Brown College building renamed in honor of veteran educator ATLANTA (July 2020) – Morris Brown College’s administration building has been officially renamed the Dr. Gloria L. Anderson Multi-Purpose Complex in honor of its veteran educator. “Dr. Gloria L. Anderson is Morris Brown College and has given much of her life to serve its faculty,...Read More
Dr. Kevin James named 19th President of Morris Brown College ATLANTA (May, 2020)—The Morris Brown College Board of Trustees announced it has unanimously appointed Dr. Kevin James as its 19th President, effective immediately. At age 42, he is one of the youngest College Presidents in the country. He has served as Interim President since March...Read More
Dr. Kevin James President Spotlight; HBCU Campaign Fund HBCU Presidential Spotlight Series: Dr. Kevin James, Interim President of Morris Brown College Dr. Kevin James was recently featured in The HBCU Presidential Spotlight Series- this series is sponsored by the Office of the President and CEO, Founder Demetrius Johnson, Jr., at HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) introduces chancellors or...Read More
Morris Brown College will participate in the National HBCU virtual graduation ceremony to be held on May 16th. The celebration is being organized by Paul Quinn College, Howard University, The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Thurgood Marshal College Fund (TMCF), and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The event is being...Read More
Coronavirus update for Morris Brown College: While each institution has developed policies and has communicated with its respective campus stakeholders regarding COVID-19, the AUC schools also engaged in coordinated efforts to safeguard the entire AUC community. An Atlanta University Center Coronavirus Task Force has been established by the presidents of the Atlanta University Center Consortium...Read More
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