Retiring Morgan State President Earl Richardson says his school has accomplished a great deal but could do more with equitable support from the state.
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DI: What are some of your accomplishments as the leader of Morgan State?
ER: I guess our vision has been to transform Morgan from a liberal arts institution to a doctoral research university. We had to increase our academic profi le. Increase the uniqueness and academic program inventory. We lead the state in graduating African-Americans. We have made some great improvements to the facilities on campus: a new fi ne arts building; a new student union; a new engineering facility. We are now rejoicing over a new library in the center of campus, and the planning is now going on for a new business school. With all the accomplishments, we have yet to begin to scratch the surface of this university. This potential has somewhat been stymied by the pace our institution has been able to build. Many of the facilities that we talked about we proposed 25 years ago. Meanwhile, our competitors have continued to build at an already advantaged position.
