{"id":10512,"date":"2021-12-10T10:41:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=10512"},"modified":"2021-12-10T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:12:07","slug":"following-sen-ossoff-push-financial-aid-restored-for-morris-brown-students","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/following-sen-ossoff-push-financial-aid-restored-for-morris-brown-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Sen. Ossoff Push, Financial Aid Restored for Morris Brown Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cI would like to thank Sen. Ossoff for keeping his campaign promises of supporting Morris Brown College and Georgia\u2019s HBCUs\u201d \u2014Morris Brown President<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga. \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>Following a successful push by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, Federal financial aid has been restored to help Morris Brown College students afford tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/21.12.03_Cardona-Morris-Brown-Letter.pdf\">called<\/a>&nbsp;on the Biden Administration to restore Federal financial aid eligibility for current and future Morris Brown students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes as a part of his efforts to help restore Morris Brown to full accreditation and a full student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a candidate, I vowed to work with Dr. James and Morris Brown College to restore its accreditation and rebuild to a full student body, and I\u2019m keeping my promises,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThis decision to reinstate financial aid for students will ensure students can afford tuition, and thanks to Dr. James\u2019 leadership, Morris Brown College is even closer to restoring its place as one of America\u2019s pre-eminent HBCUs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank Senator Ossoff for keeping his campaign promises of supporting Morris Brown College and Georgia\u2019s HBCUs. His support has been invaluable! This announcement catapults this institution into its glorious future. It is a new day for Morris Brown College,\u201d <strong>Morris Brown President Dr. Kevin James said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his campaign for U.S. Senate, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/ossoff-speaks-at-morris-brown-promises-aid-for-hbcus-if-elected\/\">pledged<\/a>&nbsp;to deliver funding for Morris Brown to restore full accreditation with a full student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since taking office earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff has delivered over a quarter of a billion dollars to Georgia\u2019s HBCUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also working to pass legislation to boost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/education\/ossoff-johnson-make-pitch-for-cybersecurity-funding-bill-for-hbcus\/RMDMWCANDNEEVF2VFEKTVBYLRQ\/\">cybersecurity<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-scott-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prepare-hbcu-students-for-national-security-jobs\/\">national security programs<\/a>&nbsp;at HBCUs in Georgia and across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI would like to thank Sen. Ossoff for keeping his campaign promises of supporting Morris Brown College and Georgia\u2019s HBCUs\u201d \u2014Morris Brown President Atlanta, Ga. \u2014&nbsp;Following a successful push by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, Federal financial aid has been restored to help Morris Brown College students afford tuition. Sen. 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