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      Signature Events

      From events celebrating human rights heroes like Nelson Mandela and John Lewis to speeches by Presidents Barack Obama and Joseph Biden, Morehouse College is one of America’s centers of intellectual, cultural, and athletic engagement.

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      ALL YEAR
      Crown Forum is a communal tradition that is mandatory for all students and that extends from the 19th century founding of the School to the 21st-century Institution of today. The spiritual core of Crown Forum provides a ...
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      AUGUST
      New Student Orientation (NSO) at Morehouse College is a week of exciting, enriching, stimulating, and life-changing experiences designed to prepare new students for life as a student at the only HBCU for Black men.
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      SEPTEMBER
      The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF) is an exciting opportunity to engage the College and connect with filmmakers, humanitarians, social justice organizations, and festival attendees from all over the ...
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      OCTOBER
      Morehouse-Spelman Homecoming Week. The Morehouse Homecoming is one of Atlanta’s most anticipated events and a time of reconnection, renewal, and rejuvenation for Morehouse and Spelman alumni. We are also happy to open our ...
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      DECEMBER
      Spelman Christmas Carol Concert. The orientation program after which others are modeled, New Student Orientation (NSO) at Morehouse College is a week of exciting, enriching, stimulating, and life-changing experiences designed ...
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      JANUARY
      The Annual Morehouse College Martin Luther King Commemoration is a multicultural experience designed to educate the world on his historical and contemporary impact, engage the global community on issues of equity, and ...
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      FEBRUARY
      Founder's Week. We celebrate the anniversary of our founding and hold our “A Candle in the Dark” Gala which has become one of the nation’s premier events that to celebrate African American achievement and raise much-needed ...
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      APRIL

      The Dream Makers Summit is a Morehouse College Signature Event showcasing Student Excellence in scholarship, creativity, and innovation. This annual event will be a day of scholarly engagement as Morehouse students showcase ...

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      MAY

      Commencement. Each year Morehouse College hosts a ceremony to honor students who have qualified for graduation. Held at the Century Campus, our original campus quadrangle and green bordered by many of our oldest and most ...

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