Morris Brown College and the road back from the brink/EDIT: They're Back !!!!!

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This so dope!

What's up with the Towers though? Are they gonna tear it down and put it there?

On parking- they could make a parking deck around the street from the Towers.

The hotel is in the design phase. CGI Merchant Group tapped Atlanta-based C.D. Moody Construction and Chasm Architecture for the project.

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Director of Operations-Chasm

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CEO C. David Moody and employees

The brothers will work that part out.

I didn't even have to look it up, ATL has been Black business mecca since Maynard Jackson opened up access.
 

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UPDATE 4/13/21



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Morris Brown College receives accreditation candidacy after 20 years
"It's a new day for Morris Brown College," President Kevin James said.
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April 13, 2021

ATLANTA — Morris Brown College has received its accreditation candidacy, the school announced Tuesday -- an achievement 20 years in the making.

"It's a new day for Morris Brown College," President Kevin James said.

The historically Black college, founded in 1881, lost its accreditation along with federal funding in 2002 due to financial mismanagement, which nearly forced the school's closure.


The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a Virginia-based accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education granted the 140-year-old college the candidacy.

“We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history. I want to thank all the faculty and staff for their hard work. We intend on making history as the first HBCU to regain its status after a 20-year hiatus and the first HBCU to have a flagged hotel on its campus for a hospitality education program," James stated. "Without the resilience, support, and prayers from the Board of Trustees, African Methodist Episcopal church, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community, we would not be here.

Here's what accreditation candidacy means:

  • It means the institution is in compliance with the standards and criteria.
  • It has been evaluated by an on-site peer team.
  • The institution provides sound instruction and student services in the professional judgment of the evaluation team and Accreditation Commission.
  • Morris Brown is now able to apply to the U.S Department of Education to participate in financial aid programs and Title IV funding.

According to the TRACS website, "While candidacy indicates that an institution appears to have the potential to achieve accreditation within the prescribed five-year period, this level of recognition does not guarantee the institution will become accredited."

Last July, the United States Department of Education decided to hold all accrediting agencies to the same standards, the release noted. The agency no longer holds a distinction between regional and national accrediting agencies.


Morris Brown also has multiple projects in the works related to student achievement and post-college careers. James said he hopes the community continues to support the institution's mission.
 
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UPDATE 4/13/21

Education
Morris Brown College receives accreditation candidacy after 20 years
"It's a new day for Morris Brown College," President Kevin James said.
dcf44d99-4db6-4d03-9eb8-a9df632deb0b_1920x1080.jpg

April 13, 2021

ATLANTA — Morris Brown College has received its accreditation candidacy, the school announced Tuesday -- an achievement 20 years in the making.

"It's a new day for Morris Brown College," President Kevin James said.

The historically Black college, founded in 1881, lost its accreditation along with federal funding in 2002 due to financial mismanagement, which nearly forced the school's closure.


The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a Virginia-based accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education granted the 140-year-old college the candidacy.

“We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history. I want to thank all the faculty and staff for their hard work. We intend on making history as the first HBCU to regain its status after a 20-year hiatus and the first HBCU to have a flagged hotel on its campus for a hospitality education program," James stated. "Without the resilience, support, and prayers from the Board of Trustees, African Methodist Episcopal church, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community, we would not be here.

Here's what accreditation candidacy means:

  • It means the institution is in compliance with the standards and criteria.
  • It has been evaluated by an on-site peer team.
  • The institution provides sound instruction and student services in the professional judgment of the evaluation team and Accreditation Commission.
  • Morris Brown is now able to apply to the U.S Department of Education to participate in financial aid programs and Title IV funding.

According to the TRACS website, "While candidacy indicates that an institution appears to have the potential to achieve accreditation within the prescribed five-year period, this level of recognition does not guarantee the institution will become accredited."

Last July, the United States Department of Education decided to hold all accrediting agencies to the same standards, the release noted. The agency no longer holds a distinction between regional and national accrediting agencies.


Morris Brown also has multiple projects in the works related to student achievement and post-college careers. James said he hopes the community continues to support the institution's mission.


I was so happy when I heard this earlier, and I didn’t even go to Mo-B

if it’s one HBCU that absolutely can’t completely close, it’s this one. Look forward to hearing more good news from them
 

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I was so happy when I heard this earlier, and I didn’t even go to Mo-B

if it’s one HBCU that absolutely can’t completely close, it’s this one. Look forward to hearing more good news from them

Yeah, it's a great story about resilience.

We had discussions here about schools having financial problems. I was a bit naive at first. Guys with firsthand experiences and knowledge gave me a clearer picture about the different reasons schools have problems.

At any rate, glad that Morris Brown has righted the ship.

When they put up a plaque, statue, or a monument commemorating the alumni who refused to let the school die, by names, I'm sending in a donation that day. Showing gratitude to people who had your back when you're at your lowest point has always been important to me.
 

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UPDATE 01/17/23





Morris Brown College, the historically Black educational institution in Atlanta, received $2.9 million in federal funding for expanding the college’s educational curriculum, refurbishing buildings on campus, and investing in the pipeline that transitions graduates into the workforce. Of the $2.9 million total, $500,000 will be reserved solely for the rehabilitation of Fountain Hall, a historical landmark on campus dating back to the late 19th century
 
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