Faculty Blog: Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership – Scholars Study Abroad in South Africa
On May 15, 2023, faculty from the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership led 16 scholars on a transformative study abroad experience in South Africa. Nine Oprah Winfrey scholars participated in the Oprah Winfrey South Africa Leadership Program, while seven Social Justice and SMASH scholars participated in the South Africa Social Justice Experience. These exciting study abroad programs included visits to […]
Morehouse College Taps the University of Tennessee’s Derrick Brooms to Lead its Black Men’s Research Institute as Executive Director
Morehouse College has appointed Dr. Derrick Brooms as the new executive director of its Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) beginning August 1. An award-winning scholar, activist, educator, speaker, and writer, Brooms brings over two decades of higher education experience, where his education research primarily centers on Black men and boys’ pathways to and through college, […]
Morehouse College Launches National Search for Director of Athletics
Morehouse College announced the launch of a nationwide search for a new director of athletics as current director, Curtis Campbell, accepts an opportunity with Roanoke College beginning July 1. The search will be part of its ongoing commitment to providing top-tier athletic programs and opportunities for its student-athletes. During this transition, Phillip Wallace will serve as […]
Three Morehouse College Scholars Tie for the Valedictorian Honor Among the 2023 Graduating Class
Morehouse College is proud to announce the academic accomplishments of its 2023 co-valedictorians Alan Cowan, George Pratt, Darryl Sams, and salutatorian William Whitfield. These scholars possess acute knowledge and skills spanning four academic divisions and have demonstrated exceptional achievements in intellectual discovery. They will be honored at the College’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, […]
Faculty Blog: Howard Thurman ’23 – “On Translating the Ideal of Leadership into Service”
One of the luminaries of Morehouse College, and an exemplar of social justice-oriented leadership, Howard Thurman ’23, graduated 100 years ago. Reverend Otis Moss, himself an unsung hero of the civil rights movement, suggests that while Thurman “did not march from Selma to Montgomery, or many of the other marches, he participated at the level […]
The Center for Black Entrepreneurship Appoints Dr. Grant Warner as Inaugural Director
Dr. Warner will further the CBE’s mission of supporting the next generation of Black entrepreneurial talent. ATLANTA – Today, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the Black Economic Alliance Foundation announced that Grant Warner, Ph.D., will serve as the inaugural Bank of America Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship’s (CBE), […]
