Morehouse College has become the first college to offer classes in the metaverse. By donning a headset, students at the Atlanta-based liberal arts HBCU can immerse themselves in past, present, and future worlds. Dr Muhsinah Morris PhD spearheaded Morehouse College’s metaversity campus in partnership with VictoryXR, with funding from Meta, Southern Company, Unity, T-Mobile For Business, National Science Foundation (NSF), and Qualcomm. Immersive learning Morris taught an advanced inorganic chemistry lab virtually to a dozen students as part of a pilot last spring. She believes the metaverse’s experiential and active learning environment will
The nation’s only historically Black liberal arts institution, Morehouse College, has partnered with the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) to launch the new Center for Broadening Participation in Computing (CBPC). Center For Broadening Participation In Computing The CBPC will prepare underrepresented students to compete fairly in the tech industry. The initiative represents a fusion of four distinct programs at Morehouse College, which aims to help tech companies strengthen the pipeline for recruiting and retaining diverse students. The CBPC will become a hub for supporting and assisting college students across the state
A group of students, who created a machine to predict increases in rent and utility costs at a particular address over time, were awarded thousands by real estate marketplace Zillow during the HBCU Housing Hackathon. The competition, where more than 150 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have to think of an innovative idea to win the top prize, has officially come to an end. Each student had to bring an innovative idea to life to help at-risk renters and struggling first-time home buyers. A total of 49 teams from 17
About the author: Austin Jeter is a senior at Morehouse College who aspires to work within Product after he graduates in May. Ultimately, Austin’s chief ambition is to be a venture capitalist. Feel free to contact Austin at Austinlb.jeter@gmail.com regarding opportunities, questions, comments, etc When you think of the technology industry, the first place that comes to mind is Silicon Valley. Your mind might also drift to the t-shirt wearing, free food, and “nap pod” centric work culture. Others may think of the Stanford and Harvard grads forming startups trying to
