14 Facts About Morehouse College

Largest men's liberal arts college in the U S, Morehouse has been home to 11 Fulbright Scholars, five Rhodes Scholars, and five Marshall Scholars, and is the alma mater of many celebrated African-Americans, including civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr.

In 2007, Morehouse College graduated 540 men, one of the largest classes in its history.

In June 2020, Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin donated $40 million to Morehouse College to be used as scholarship funds for students enrolled at Morehouse.

In July 2020, Morehouse College received a $20 million donation from MacKenzie Scott.

In early February 2021, Morehouse College announced its online degree completion program for adult learners.

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In January 2022, Morehouse College announced the establishment of the Black Men's Research Institute.

The Morehouse College Student Government Association is an executive board with 13 members who are elected annually.

In October 2009, Morehouse College initiated a campus wide attire policy that prohibits students from wearing women's clothes, jewelry on their teeth, pajamas as classroom attire, du-rags or bandanas on their heads, or pants which hang below the waist at official college-sponsored events.

In 2005, Morehouse College became a member of the American Mock Trial Association .

From 2006 to 2010, Morehouse College consecutively won their regional championship competitions, and thus received direct trips to the AMTA national championship competitions in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota.

In 2016, Morehouse became the only HBCU, Georgia institution, and men's college selected to host the annual U S Universities Debating Championship which had nearly 200 teams from across the nation participate.

Also in 2019, Morehouse College became the first HBCU to establish an intercollegiate polo team as a member of the United States Polo Association.

Since 1999, Morehouse College has produced five Marshall Scholars, one Schwarzman Scholar, five Luce Scholars, four Watson Fellows and 2010 White House Fellow, Erich Caulfield.

International Chapel at Morehouse College, founded the MLK Chapel Assistants Pre-seminarians Program.