The Campaign for Morehouse College: MCEE

MOREHOUSE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

MOREHOUSE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Preparing educators, researchers, policy makers, and leaders to transform educational outcomes in underserved communities.

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It is not uncommon for a student in the United States to matriculate through their entire K12 experience without ever seeing a Black male teacher at the front of their classroom. Currently, less than 2 percent of public school teachers are Black men. The Morehouse College Center for Excellence in Education (MCEE) was established in 2019 to address that societal problem and help close the representation gap that exists in the nation’s K12 education system.

In keeping with the mandate of Morehouse College to prepare men to lead consequential lives, MCEE is an incubator of passionate educators and those determined to improving learning outcomes, particularly for students in urban communities. The academic center is working to produce a pipeline of exemplary Black male educators who are committed to social justice, equity, and liberation through teaching and learning.

MCEE’s offerings range from educator preparation that leads to graduates becoming master classroom teachers to programming that develops policymakers, researchers, and leaders equipped to reform education. Additionally, Morehouse embeds the core value of social justice in all aspects of the student experience and the work of the Center. Our students are compelled by a sense of duty to address the inequities and disparities that disproportionately impact people of color.

The Center offers a curriculum shaped by theoretical and scholarly traditions that are unique to Morehouse College. MCEE’s innovative interdisciplinary design prepares students for graduate study and a wide

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range of careers in education, regardless of major.

The academic program provides Five ELITE Pathways into Education: Explore, Lead, Innovate, Teach, and Engage, and offers the following majors and certificate programs: Education Studies, a non-certification track, Early Childhood Education, a teacher certification track, and the Secondary Education Program, a teacher certification program for students with one of eight other majors, including history, mathematics, and music.

EXPLORE

Introduces students to areas of study and careers in education policy, research, law, finance, philanthropy, media, and journalism.

ENGAGE LEAD

Immerses students in leadership theories and practices that will equip them to make an impact as a transformative leader in schools and youthserving organizations.

INNOVATE

Trains students in the principles of design thinking to help them identify systemic problems, generate new ideas, and create solutions that are innovative and sustainable.

TEACH

Prepares students to teach in K–12 public and independent schools and help reverse the country’s critical shortage of Black male teachers. Our programs include both traditional and alternative routes to teacher certification.

Introduces students to the social change principles that lead to healthy and equitable outcomes in schools, organizations, and communities. Students focus on systems and programs that provide outreach, and social services, and promote understanding of diverse people and cultures.

The VISION of the Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education is to develop a pipeline of talented, innovative educators who are prepared to strengthen the education sector.

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Strategic Imperatives With an intentional emphasis on racial and cultural literacy, the Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education seeks to become the premier leader in teacher preparation, a clearinghouse of scholarship, and convener of educational thought leadership.

Following are some of the key initiatives Morehouse has identified to achieve this objective: L aunch The Equity, Education and Innovation Lab to nurture students’ revolutionary ideas and innovative solutions to urgent education challenges.

L aunch Morehouse in the City, an initiative to explore the intersections of education, innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship in urban communities.

H ire additional faculty and staff to support the academic program and the initiatives of the MCEE.

Invest in Success The Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education is committed to increasing the number of Black male teachers, administrators, policy makers, and education entrepreneurs, as well as addressing other pressing issues in education. With your support, MCEE can continue to create a pipeline of outstanding leaders, researchers, and innovators who will positively contribute to society, eliminate disparities in education, and make a difference locally and globally.

E stablish fellowships and residencies for students to apply what they learn through experiential learning, inquiry, reflection, and action research.

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C onvene educators, thought leaders, and expert and experts to disseminate their research.

Education Building Addition

$16,000,000

Center Programmatic Endowment

$15,000,000

Distinguished Faculty Positions

$12,000,000

Presidential Scholars Program for Education

$12,000,000

TOTAL

$55,000,000

H ighlight the contributions of Morehouse alumni in education.

L aunch Morehouse’s own teacher certification and preparation program for the first time in the College’s history.

S upport approximately 50 educators through the Aspiring Principals Fellowship.

H ost the first annual convening of more than 500 Morehouse Men in Education.

MAKING MEN OF CONSEQUENCE

“WORKING WITH MCEE HAS ENLIGHTENED ME TO THE FACT THAT EDUCATION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN TEACHING IN A CLASSROOM; IT IS AN INTERSECTIONAL FIELD WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL LEADERS, POLICY MAKERS, ARTISTS, COUNSELORS, RESEARCHERS, ARCHITECTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND MORE. MY EXPERIENCE WITH MCEE HAS INSPIRED ME TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT YOUNG MINDS THROUGH THE FIELD OF EDUCATION POST-GRADUATION, AND FOR THAT I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL.” LETTRELL HARRIS ’21 | MCEE FELLOW PHYSICS STUDENT, DOCTORAL PROGRAM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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