NORFOLK, Va. - For the first time in school history, Morgan State Athletics was honored with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Top Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award.
 
For its efforts of posting the MEAC's highest APR, the Bears' athletic department received a check for $10,000.

"I'm extremely honored that the Morgan State athletics department received this honor," said Dena Freeman-Patton. "It is a testament to the hard work and dedication that the student-athletes, coaches, and staff have put in over the years and a tribute to our commitment to academic success."

The award was presented during the MEAC All-Sports Award Dinner presented by Coca-Cola® hosted at the Embassy Suites by Hilton at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort, held in conjunction with the conference's annual spring meetings.

2025 marks the first time that Morgan State achieved the highest APR in the MEAC since the award was first given after the completion of the 2017-18 academic year.
 
About Morgan
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 150 academic degree and certificate programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.