Morris Brown College’s Board of Trustees has named Kevin James as the school’s interim president. His first day on the job is March 1. James has worked at other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC. He also attended South Carolina State University, an HBCU south of Columbia, S.C.
A Proud Past
Morris Brown has a storied history. It still sits at the Atlanta University Center, alongside fellow HBCUs Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta. It’s the oldest HBCU in Georgia founded by African-Americans, specifically members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. At its peak, Morris Brown enrolled about 2,500 students. The school’s graduates include a Rhodes Scholar and Pulitzer Prize winners. But the school started to suffer after losing its accreditation in 2002.
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