(1868–1936), U.S. educator. After his graduation from Brown University in 1894, John Hope became a leader in efforts to improve educational opportunities for African Americans. Born on June 2, 1868, in Augusta, Ga., he taught at several colleges and in 1906 became president of Atlanta Baptist College (later Morehouse College). In 1929 he was appointed president of Atlanta University, the first graduate school for blacks. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him its Spingarn Medal in 1936.