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Esports Helps Morris Brown College Start Its Next Chapter

Esports Helps Morris Brown College Start Its Next Chapter

Morris Brown College has a comeback story. And Atlanta’s competitive gaming scene will be an important chapter. Founded in 1881 as one of Atlanta’s HBCUs, Morris Brown lost its accreditation in 2002. While enrollment at the school fluctuated between 30 to 50 students over the last nineteen years,

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

North Carolina’s Element451 — taking its name from the temperature at which paper burns — has been leading the charge to bring the college admission process into the digital world. The need to streamline how colleges find potential students only grew as traditional campus recruiting was thrown into flux at the

Gradschoolmatch Celebrates Successful Exit

Gradschoolmatch Celebrates Successful Exit

The Atlanta-based startup gradschoolmatch.com announced this week they have reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by ETS, the New Jersey-based testing service behind the GRE and TOEFL exams. In a Q&A with Hypepotamus in 2016, founder and Emory University professor T.J. Murphy, Ph.

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This Atlanta Startup Provides Needed Resources to College Students Displaced By COVID-19 Campus Closures

With COVID-19 effectively upending the residential college experience, many students have revealed the upheaval they face as campuses remain closed. This, among other things,, reveals the urgency of her work, says BestFit CEO and co-founder Asha Owens. “Millions of college students are already struggling to find stable access

Element451 Helps College Admissions Teams Track and Nurture Prospective Students

Element451 Helps College Admissions Teams Track and Nurture Prospective Students

When prospective students apply to colleges, they often have no visibility into their applications' real-time status or access to admissions teams for questions. The experience can leave students feeling isolated and frustrated as they begin to choose their next steps in life. While working at NYU's

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