Morris Brown College admits entire graduating class of Benjamin E Mays High School

The graduating class of Benjamin E. Mays High School is getting an unprecedented graduation gift from one of the nation’s most historic and beloved HBCUs. On Friday, April 19, the school announced that they would welcome the entire senior student body to begin classes at the newly accredited school in the fall of 2024. After nearly 20 years, Morris Brown College regained its accreditation in 2022, but during the challenges of its financially lean years, beginning in 2003& lean years the student body dwindled to less than 90 percent of its 2,700 students.& A spokesperson with the liberal arts college announced Tuesday the historically Black institution regained full accreditation. Representatives for Morris Brown College announced Wednesday that its application for accreditation has been approved by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. “We went from 2,700 students to 70 students overnight, when we lost our accreditation,” said MBC’s interim president, Dr. Kevin E. James, regarding the chain of financial missteps and mismanagement that would ultimately launch officials into a Herculean effort to restore accreditation and increase enrollment. & “Over the next three to five years we plan to enroll 400 students. … But I anticipate, many more than that...