Morris Brown College Now a Full Candidate for Accreditation After Losing It 20 Years Ago
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Late last year, Dr. Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College (MBC), announced that its accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) had been approved. Now, its official: MBC has received accreditation candidacy from TRACS, after nearly 20 years of trying to get its accreditation back for the 140-year-old college.
“We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history,” MBC President Kevin James said in a written statement. “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. These achievements have sparked other closed HBCUs to try again. Without the resilie
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