With plates of food in hand and laughter echoing throughout the building, Atlanta University Center students gathered at Morehouse College on Wednesday night for an important community dialogue about sexual health and HIV, a conversation many admitted they don’t have often enough. The evening, hosted by the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD and biopharma company […]
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LGBTQ Students Are Rewriting What Belonging Looks Like at the AUC
“We have always existed at Morehouse. We have always existed in the AUC,” said Jordan Freeman, a senior early childhood education major at Morehouse College. “The difference now is that we are documenting it.” Freeman, who co-leads Adodi, Morehouse’s LGBTQIA+ registered student organization, described documentation as an act of protection at the esteemed all-male college. […]
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Clark Atlanta Police Chief Responds after Officer Arrested Student in Class
In a letter posted Monday on Facebook, Clark Atlanta Police Chief Debra Williams announced that the police officer who arrested a female student last week for not having her college ID has been placed on leave. Seeking accountability, students at the Atlanta University Center called for answers last week after the incident. An Instagram post […]
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After Viral Assault Video, Students Push AUC Leaders for Accountability
There is always a renewed sense of camaraderie as students at Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College return to campus and settle into the new spring semester. However, this year there’s an underlying tension running across the Atlanta University Center. It only takes a mention of the now-viral video of Morehouse student Matthew […]
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New Morehouse College President Lays Out His Vision While Navigating Campus Challenges
“For the first time in my life, what I see playing out doesn’t look like progress.” These words encapsulate the conditions of the nation as F. DuBois Bowman marks just over 100 days in as the 13th president of Morehouse College. A 1992 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the storied men’s HBCU, Bowman’s experience with […]
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Clark Atlanta University Homecoming 2025 Guide: Events, Celebrations, and More
Alumni and students alike will be celebrating culture and community at Clark Atlanta University this week as homecoming 2025 kicks off. Events scheduled for Oct. 19-25 are sure to be full of fun and fellowship in the West End. This is your official event lineup to celebrate Panther pride! MONDAY State of the University and […]
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A Flash Flood Submerged Parts of Atlanta. Here’s Why Black Neighborhoods Were the Hardest Hit.
Hunter Hills residents are all too familiar with floodwater creeping into their homes. But even longtime resident Michele McCord was taken aback when a severe thunderstorm brought a torrential downpour on Sept. 14, turning streets into streams that quickly flooded her basement. McCord was sitting at home that afternoon when water began rushing in. Within […]
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For Black College Students, AUC Was Their Safe Space. Now That’s Threatened, Too.
When Mikayla Sharrieff got her acceptance letter from Spelman College two years ago, she was extremely emotional. “I just remember feeling so proud to call myself a Spelmanite,” she said. “I even cried because I felt like all of my hard work paid off.” The junior engineering major chose Spelman because she wanted to experience […]