DI: The men’s basketball team won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament earlier this year and advanced to the NCAA tournament. What was that moment like for you?
ER: Another one of the great achievements of the university. We have never won the conference championship. While academics is our fi rst passion, there is no question intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of our institution.
DI: A tribute will be held for you Sept. 12 at the Murphy Fine Arts Center. Are you excited, happy, sad? And do those feelings coincide with the $60-per-ticket price being raised for a scholarship fund in your name?
ER: That is the only way I would even be a part of an event of that nature. It will help people.
DI: With all that you have seen, done and promoted for Morgan State, what do you plan on doing Jan. 1?
ER: I will be on sabbatical and do some writing. I will return as a professor here and teach in the doctoral program. Serving as the president of Morgan State University has just been a pleasure…and my passion.
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