Overview

• Morgan State confirmed his death at 81 and noted his service as the university’s ninth president from 1984 to 2010.
• He expanded doctoral offerings from one to 15 and launched new schools, reshaping Morgan from a liberal arts college into a doctoral research institution.
• Enrollment roughly doubled during his tenure as the operating budget grew sixfold, alongside more than $500 million in campus renovations and a 222,000-square-foot library bearing his name.
• His advocacy was pivotal to the 2021 settlement that directed $577 million over 10 years to Maryland’s four public HBCUs, according to state leaders.
• After stepping down, he taught higher education administration, worked with the Robert M. Bell Center on legal issues facing HBCUs, and earned national recognition for service.