Academics
The development of leaders is the ultimate goal of Morehouse College, an all-male school in Atlanta that seeks to send 鈥淢orehouse Men鈥 into the world as strong, critical thinkers. Mentorship is the bedrock of a Morehouse education, and the school鈥檚 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio helps create a close-knit culture where professors act as both teachers and guides. Students can choose from thirty-three majors spread across seven academic divisions, ranging from Software Engineering to Journalism in Sports, Culture, and Justice. Students work toward specific learning outcomes such as the practice of global citizenship or the demonstration of integrative learning of Black life, history, and culture. The college鈥檚 general education curriculum grants a groundwork in African and African diasporic heritage using texts, examples, perspectives, and principles of Black people across time, and a breadth requirement ensures that all students receive a balanced liberal arts education that touches upon the thematic areas of arts, literature, and ideas.
Eight different centers and institutes support classroom instruction while also providing opportunities for research and service. The Morehouse College Honors Program is a four-year comprehensive program providing unique learning opportunities for outstanding students. Attendees are encouraged to take an active interest in social outreach, and to participate in global studies and study abroad.
Student Body
Morehouse attracts undergraduates from across the country and from a wide variety of backgrounds. Students tell us, 鈥淓ven though the school is predominantly black, great diversity is apparent within the school body.鈥 鈥淭here are quite a few different types of people, and plenty of different social groups in which one might find himself,鈥 yet the campus is linked by a 鈥渟incere 鈥渂rotherhood鈥 feeling鈥 and most students 鈥渇it in pretty well.鈥 鈥淭he typical student is ambitious and goal-oriented,鈥 and most are highly invested in their education. At Morehouse, 鈥淚t is not unusual to see a crowd of students leave the campus and continue a conversation on the street about social injustice, history, politics, or any scandal currently in the news.鈥 Described by their classmates as 鈥渙utgoing and well-rounded,鈥 Morehouse undergraduates generally strike 鈥渁 balance between school, community service, and social life.鈥
Campus Life
To many undergrads, 鈥淭he sense of unity among the students, faculty, and administration is Morehouse College鈥檚 greatest strength.鈥 In this collegial atmosphere, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not hard to have a good time if you鈥檙e willing.鈥 In their downtime, most Morehouse undergrads 鈥渉ang out with close friends, go to parties, or attend events going on on campus.鈥 鈥淧eople have a sense of unity not only within Morehouse College but also with neighboring schools,鈥 and many spend their weekends with friends from sister school, Spelman College, as well as Clark, Georgia State, and Emory. In addition to college parties, students relax with friends in the dorms, or go out to eat, see movies, or otherwise take advantage of Atlanta, 鈥渨here there鈥檚 always something to do.鈥 It sounds like fun, but Morehouse students aren鈥檛 only concerned with having a good time. A student shares, 鈥淎side from the typical college student behavior, most activities involve either community service or personal development. For example, this past weekend the entire campus was involved in a clean-up of the surrounding area, the West End.鈥 Plus, Morehouse students know when it鈥檚 time to buckle down and study: 鈥淪ome weekends are spent at the library catching up on school work.鈥
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