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Clark Atlanta, Morehouse selected for HBCU innovation group

Feb 17, 2014

Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College have been selected to join an inaugural innovation and entrepreneurship group of historically black colleges and universities.

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative, funded by The Lemelson Foundation, is a multi-year program aimed a providing new opportunities on the campuses of the 15 institutions in the group.

The two Georgia institutions were selected from 44 HBCUs that applied for the cohort. The schools were rated on a range of criteria including faculty innovation potential and federal research engagement.

A national conference kicking off the 2014 collaboration is set for next month in San Jose, Calif.

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