From $35M In Bankruptcy to Breakthrough at Morris Brown College

On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, sits down with Dr. Kevin James, the president of Morris Brown College, to talk about one of the greatest comeback stories in higher education. Dr. James shares how the college overcame a $35 million bankruptcy, decades of lost accreditation, and near collapse to once again become accredited in 2022. He opens up about the resistance he faced, the resilience of the community, and the emotional moment when faculty and staff realized they had achieved the impossible.