Morgan State University
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Former names
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Centenary Biblical Institute Morgan College Morgan State College |
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| Motto | Growing the Future, Leading the World |
| Type | Public, HBCU |
| Established | 1867 |
| Endowment | $23,671,970 |
| Chairman | Kweisi Mfume |
| President | David Wilson |
| Provost | Gloria J. Gibson |
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Academic staff
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1,556 |
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Administrative staff
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437 |
| Students | 7,698 |
| Undergraduates | 6,302 |
| Postgraduates | 1,396 |
| Location |
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. 39°20′38″N 76°35′06″W / 39.344°N 76.585°WCoordinates: 39°20′38″N 76°35′06″W / 39.344°N 76.585°W |
| Campus | Urban, 143 acres (0.58 km2) |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Nickname | Bears |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – MEAC |
| Website | www |
| Centenary Biblical Institute | |
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| 1869–1882 | J. Emory Round, D.D. |
| 1882–1888 | W. Maslin Frysinger, D.D. |
| Morgan College | |
| 1888–1901 | John J. Wagner, D.D. |
| 1901–1902 | Charles Edmond Young, D.D. (Acting President) |
| 1902–1937 | John O. Spencer, Ph.D., LL.D. |
| Morgan State College | |
| 1937–1948 | Dwight O.W. Holmes, Ph.D., LL.D. |
| 1948–1970 | Martin D. Jenkins, Ph.D., LL.D. |
| 1970–1971 | Thomas P. Fraser, II Ph.D. (Interim President) |
| 1971–1974 | King Virgil Cheek, J.D. |
| 1974–1975 | Thomas P. Fraser, Ph.D. |
| Morgan State University | |
| 1975–1984 | Andrew Billingsley, Ph.D. |
| 1984 | Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D. (Interim President) |
| 1984–2010 | Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D. |
| 2010–present | David Wilson, Ed.D. |
Morgan State University (commonly referred to as MSU, Morgan State, or Morgan) is a public research university and historically black college (HBCU) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in Maryland. In 1890 the university, formerly known as the "Centenary Biblical Institute", changed its name to Morgan College to honor Reverend Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its Board of Trustees who had donated land to the college. It became a university in 1975. MSU is a member of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Although a public institution, MSU is not a part of the University System of Maryland; the school opted out and possesses its own governing Board of Regents. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 45 fields, master's degrees in 35 fields, doctoral degrees in 15 fields, and online programs in 9 fields through its twelve colleges, schools, and institutes.
Morgan State University (MSU) was founded in 1872 as the Centenary Biblical Institute, a Methodist Episcopal seminary, to train young men in the ministry. At the time of his death, Thomas Kelso, cofounder and president of the board of directors, endowed the Male Free School and Colored Institute through a legacy of his estate. It later broadened its mission to educate both men and women as teachers. The school was renamed Morgan College in 1890 in honor of the Reverend Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its Board of Trustees, who donated land to the college. In 1895, the institution awarded its first baccalaureate degree to George F. McMechen, after whom the building of the school of business and management is named today. George F. McMechen later obtained a law degree from Yale University and later became one of Morgan's main financial supporters.
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