(EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – June 8, 2026) — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received approval to launch a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in bioengineering, becoming the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation to offer a standalone doctoral degree in the field. The new program, housed within the university’s Department of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering (CBBE) in the College of Engineering, represents a major step forward in N.C. A&T’s growing research enterprise and commitment to advanced STEM education. The doctoral program builds upon the university’s pioneering undergraduate and master’s degree programs in bioengineering,…

More Than 1,200 Graduates Expected; Equal Justice Initiative Founder to Receive Honorary Doctor of Laws (BALTIMORE – April 8, 2026) — Bryan Stevenson, one of the nation’s most influential voices on criminal justice reform and human rights, will deliver the keynote address at Morgan State University’s 149th Spring Commencement, university officials announced. Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his decades-long fight for justice, equity, and human dignity. The undergraduate ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. inside W.A.C. Hughes…

BMORENews founder Doni Glover reflects on his first year as a doctoral candidate at UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business — and the divine alignment that brought him there. (COLLEGE PARK, Md. – March 7, 2026) — If I had to describe my experience in the Doctor of Business Administration program at the University of Maryland in a single word, that word would be: alignment. From the very first day on campus at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, I knew God had opened a door no man could close. And I am grateful — deeply, profoundly grateful…

More Than 600 Graduates to Be Honored; Honorary Degrees for Senator Warnock and Dean Emeritus DeWayne Wickham BALTIMORE — Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today that U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock will deliver the keynote address at the University’s 12th Annual Fall Commencement Exercises on Friday, December 19, 2025. Senator Warnock, senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and the first African American elected to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate, will be joined by Dean Emeritus DeWayne Wickham, founding dean of Morgan’s School of Global Journalism and Communication. Both will receive honorary doctorates during…