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Tag: Dr. David A. Thomas
COVID-19
Faculty Discontent Over In-Person Fall Semester Grows
Discontent over reopening college campuses for in-person classes in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic is growing and more faculty and staff around the country are demanding that instruction be moved online for health and safety reasons.
August 5, 2020
African-American
Three Atlanta HBCUs Will Go Fully Online This Fall As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Three prominent HBCUs (historically Black colleges or universities) — Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University — announced on Monday they will remain fully online this fall due to escalating COVID-19 cases nationwide.
July 20, 2020
Students
New Morehouse Program Addresses Student Loan Debt
Morehouse College is launching a fundraising and research initiative to help graduates pursue advanced degrees, start careers and build wealth without being burdened by undergraduate student loan debt. The Student Success Program will solicit donations made specifically to reduce or eliminate the student loan debt of students, creating an opportunity for greater financial freedom for […]
August 8, 2019
HBCUs
Morehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender Students
Come next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.
June 10, 2019
Students
Philanthropist Robert F. Smith Gives $1.5M Gift to Morehouse College
Robert F. Smith, a philanthropist and founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners has recently given a $1.5 million gift to Morehouse College to support endowed scholarships and the establishment of a campus park to act as an outdoor study area for students. The college will establish the Robert Frederick Smith Scholars Program in […]
January 17, 2019
Opinion
The Kavanaugh Lesson: Integrity over Influence
It’s a teachable moment if ever I saw one. During a public job interview for a lifetime position on the highest court in the land, Judge Brett Kavanaugh had to take an uncomfortable walk down memory lane to explain the drunken, misguided behavior of his youth.
October 2, 2018
Latest News
Spelman Receives $5.4M for Art History and Curatorial Studies Initiative
Increasing diversity in museum curatorship is the basis of a new initiative at Spelman College established through the support of a five-year, $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation.
September 28, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Building Student Satisfaction, Presidents Move in, Dine in and Workout
College presidents around the country are gearing up to welcome their students to campus in innovative ways this fall. For many institutional leaders, opportunities to engage with students have increasingly become a priority to improve customer service for students and their families.
August 9, 2018
Students
New President Aims to Continue Morehouse Mission of Molding Leaders
The Board of Trustees at Morehouse College concluded a six-month search when it voted on Sunday to appoint Harvard University professor Dr. David A. Thomas as its new president.
October 16, 2017
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