Morris Brown College is one of the oldest traditionally black colleges.  But it is in deep financial trouble, as reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

Morris Brown College officials have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a last ditch effort to prevent the 131-year-old school from being foreclosed on and sold at auction, and to give them time to regroup.

Morris Brown, which is more than $30 million in debt, was facing foreclosure next month after investors called $13 million worth of bonds tied to the college. The bonds were issued by the Fulton County Development Authority in 1996. As security for the bonds, Morris Brown pledged several pieces of property, including the school’s administration building. An auction of assets had been scheduled for Sept. 4….

Eugenia McDowell stood at the top of the steps overlooking the football field, waiting for a group to gather for prayer….

“It is sad that we might lose all of this,” McDowell said. “I would love to come back to this campus one day and see it revitalized. That is why we are praying today.”


 
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