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October 2,
1972
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The College began as the Homestead-Montebello Center as an affiliate of Antioch University. The Center was located
in the Homestead-Montebello Community in Northeast Baltimore.
The College was accredited under the aegis of Antioch University, in
Ohio by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of North
Central Association. The College admitted 30 students and offered 13 classroom courses.
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June 1973 |
Sojourner-Douglass College moved to the Aisquith community acquiring
two houses for its operations.
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September 1974
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Homestead-Montebello Center opened clusters on
the Upper Eastern Shore in Chestertown, Chester and Easton,
Maryland.
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June 1975 |
Sojourner-Douglass College moved to Caroline Street.
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February 7, 1980 |
The Center became an independent institution under the law of the State of
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June 20, 1980 |
The College achieved independent accreditation with the Commission on Higher Education, Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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July 1, 1980 |
The College’s affiliation with Antioch ends and Sojourner-Douglass College becomes independent.
Dr. Charles W. Simmons becomes first President.
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July 1980 |
Sojourner-Douglass College opens its Cambridge Campus in Cambridge, Maryland.
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August 18, 1981
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Members of the first graduating class were: Nuri-Den Abari, Iris Basheer, Beverly Brown, Homer Dorsey, Alugia Gray,
Longworth Johnson, Josephine Reed, and Joyce Sims.
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August 1982
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Members of the second graduating class. |
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September 1988
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Sojourner-Douglass College opens its Bahamas Campus.
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October 1993 |
Sojourner-Douglass College opens its Annapolis Campus.
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June 1994 |
Sojourner-Douglass College celebrates its first graduating class of the Bahamas campus.
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June 1997
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AdVANtage II program begins at Sojourner-Douglass College.
Sojourner-Douglass College partners with the
Department of Social Services under the umbrella of the Department
of Human Resources to provide entrepreneurial training to welfare
recipients to operate small transportation businesses.
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August 1997
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Sojourner-Douglass College opens its Eastern Shore Campus in Salisbury, Maryland.
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September 1998
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Sojourner-Douglass College holds its first graduation for AdVANtage II.
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June 1999
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Workforce Transportation & Referral Center (WTRC) begins operation.
WTRC is the transition of AdVANtage II, in which Sojourner-Douglass College acts as a brokerage that employs services
of existing small transportation businesses to provide reverse commute services for people transitioning from
welfare to work and other underemployed and low wage workers. |
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November 1999 |
Sojourner-Douglass College opens its Prince George’s County Campus in Lanham, Maryland.
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March 2001
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Sojourner-Douglass College implements master’s degree program in three
areas: Public Administration, Urban Education (emphasis in reading), and Human Services.
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June 2001
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Sojourner-Douglass College holds its first graduation ceremony for
its Salisbury Eastern Shore campus students.
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June 2002
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Sojourner-Douglass College acquires additional building located
on Central Avenue that is 165,000 sq. ft. on 5 acres. |
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June 2002
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Sojourner-Douglass College holds first graduating ceremony for Prince George’s
County campus students.
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September 2002
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Sojourner-Douglass College begins its Entrepreneurial Program called the Transportation
Institute Partnership (TIP).
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October 2002 |
Sojourner-Douglass College holds first graduating ceremony of the Master Degree recipients.
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