This issue of the AYCGL newsletter highlights the Center’s Leadership Studies Program which offers an academic minor at Morehouse College. Dr. Amos Johnson, the new program director, shares his vision for the Leadership Studies Program and provides updates on the program early in this academic year. This issue also highlights a recent Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program day of service at the King Center for Nonviolent Change and provides information on upcoming Center events.

As an ambassador, congressman, mayor, and civil rights leader, Ambassador Andrew Young created a legacy of leading the fight for human and civil rights, providing leadership in pursuit of social justice, and creating opportunity and prosperity among those who are underserved.

The Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership seeks to extend the legacy of Ambassador Young and expand the footprint of Morehouse Beyond Borders into the community and the world. The Center is home to programs designed to inspire and prepare the men of Morehouse to create and implement solutions to social justice challenges and to become global leaders prepared to lead the fight for social, economic, and educational equality in the U.S. and abroad.

The Center is excited to welcome Dr. Amos Johnson as the new Director of the Leadership Studies Program and Dr. Walter Fluker as the 2024-25 Social Justice Scholar in Residence. We thank 2023-24 Scholar in Residence, Ms. Pamela Winn, for her leadership and share her essay on the role of HBCUs in developing policy advocates. In addition to highlighting recent events, this issue includes updates on international education, including study abroad.