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Twenty-Five Percent of HBCU’s Student Body Is Non-Black: Is This the End of Majority Black Schools? | Atlanta Black Star

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Twenty-Five Percent of HBCU’s Student Body Is Non-Black: Is This the End of Majority Black Schools? | Atlanta Black Star

Frederick Reese, Atlanta Black Star



[dropcap]The[/dropcap] provision, designed specifically to give the state the power to close Elizabeth City State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), reflects a troubling reality for the nation’s Black schools.

Despite a recent spike in Black enrollments due to a growing racial resentment that is being felt nationwide, many of the HBCUs are at the verge of financial collapse, with some — such as Wilberforce and South Carolina State University — facing the loss of accreditation due to persistent debt. Even among the more stable of the HBCUs, the reality of this cash crunch is acutely felt. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

“The combination of fewer students who can arrange financial aid, coupled with high school counselors who are steering students to less expensive state and junior colleges, has resulted in lower enrollment and this trend is expected to continue,” Howard University Trustee Renee Higginbotham-Brooks wrote in her much-quoted critique letter.

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