Assistant Dean Jacqueline Jones (Morgan State University School of Journalism- via Twitter). *“It’s still taking shape,” said Jacqueline Jones, Assistant Dean for Programs and Chairman of the Department of Multimedia Journalism for Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communications, about the ½ million dollars donated to the university to finance a NBCU Academy. “This semester we’re mapping out the strategy to start in the Fall.” The grant came from NBCUniversal, which donated an overall $6.5 million to 17 academic institutions of which Morgan received $500,000. The grant will help to offer scholarships to the NBCU Academy that provides professional mentoring, new equipment, seminar course development and guest lecturers. The NBCU Academy will provide journalism training on multiple platforms to provide hands-on learning experiences.