HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 10 months ago

HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Leaders of historically black colleges and universities say they are being hit by unique challenges as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on communities and finances. Without providing precise figures, Ross estimated the impact of the coronavirus so far on ASU has been “in the millions.” The financial structure of many HBCUs has left them especially vulnerable, the college heads say. “We are largely tuition-driven, and we are largely dependent on the level of financial aid help that our students can get from their Pell grant, from the state and from philanthropy,” he said. “And so it puts us in a slightly different situation in that our level of reserves would be lower.” He added: “We’re all in the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat.” Morehouse College senior Lanarion "LTL" Norwood Jr., of Atlanta, walks through a hotel lobby after students were asked to leave the campus amid the pandemic. Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University in Washington, said endowments are not a panacea, though he said “the situation is 10 times worse” for those institutions without them.

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HBCUs brace for flood of applications after Supreme Court affirmative action decision
1 year, 6 months ago

HBCUs brace for flood of applications after Supreme Court affirmative action decision

LA Times  

Ozze Mathis, 17, a senior at Lynwood High School, is applying to Norfolk State University in Virginia, his top choice for its mechanical engineering program. “I could literally see overnight the additional growth,” said Theresa Price, who founded the Black College Expo in California in 1999 as a response to Proposition 209, which ended affirmative action in the state. “I …

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
1 year, 9 months ago

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs

Associated Press  

Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. While giving to HBCUs has increased lately, better-known schools, such as large private and land-grant universities, have been more likely to receive donations compared with small schools, said Michael Lomax, CEO of the United Negro College Fund. It’s a lot to squeeze out of a half-million dollars, which …

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
1 year, 9 months ago

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While giving to HBCUs has increased lately, better-known schools, such as large …

Education Department will provide grants for HBCUs targeted by bomb threats
3 years ago

Education Department will provide grants for HBCUs targeted by bomb threats

NPR  

Education Department will provide grants for HBCUs targeted by bomb threats Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP More than 30 historically black colleges and universities across the country have been targeted with bomb threats in the past three months, and the White House announced Wednesday that they'd be eligible for special Department of Education grants as a …

States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs
3 years ago

States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs

Associated Press  

Several members of Congress are calling on states to address gaps in their funding for schools in the land grant university system that shortchange historically Black colleges and universities. “I think it’s very important for the state legislators to provide the line item funding for the 1890 programs that they do for the 1862 programs,” Neufville said. A report from …

Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses
4 years, 1 month ago

Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But they continue to be overlooked and underfunded.” The HBCU Cultural Heritage …

Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus
4 years, 10 months ago

Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges rejected her. “They know how to make a way out of no way.” Forrest Harris is president of American Baptist College, a small liberal arts school in …

Small, Private Colleges Get Boost From Coronavirus Relief Funds
4 years, 10 months ago

Small, Private Colleges Get Boost From Coronavirus Relief Funds

NPR  

Small, Private Colleges Get Boost From Coronavirus Relief Funds Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR When Congress allocated money for higher education in the coronavirus rescue package, it set aside nearly $350 million for colleges that had "significant unmet needs." Most of that money has now been allotted by the U.S. Department of Education to small, private colleges that …

Can Colleges Survive Coronavirus? 'The Math Is Not Pretty'
4 years, 11 months ago

Can Colleges Survive Coronavirus? 'The Math Is Not Pretty'

NPR  

Can Colleges Survive Coronavirus? "I don't think there's any scenario under which it's business as usual on American college campuses in the fall," says Nicholas Christakis, a sociologist and physician at Yale University who is studying how the coronavirus spreads. For residential colleges, the question is even harder, since opening campus is more than just classes — it's students living …

Trump signs bill restoring funding for black colleges
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump signs bill restoring funding for black colleges

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bipartisan bill that will permanently provide more than $250 million a year to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, along with dozens of other institutions that serve large shares of minority students. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate’s education committee, called the legislation a “Christmas present for college students and …

HBCU leaders meeting with business leaders at GOP event
7 years ago

HBCU leaders meeting with business leaders at GOP event

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities got major face time in front of some of America’s top companies, like Google, Starbucks and Walmart, on Tuesday at this year’s HBCU Fly-In, They didn’t, however, go back to the Oval Office for a photo op with President Donald Trump, who announced his liaison between the White …

HBCUs question administration understanding of their purpose
7 years, 10 months ago

HBCUs question administration understanding of their purpose

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A White House statement suggesting that construction funding for historically black colleges and universities might be unconstitutional reveals a fundamental misunderstanding that the schools favor blacks and other minorities over white students, advocates for the schools said Monday. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to challenge under the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment a construction funding …

HBCUs Graduate More Poor Black Students Than White Colleges
8 years ago

HBCUs Graduate More Poor Black Students Than White Colleges

NPR  

HBCUs Graduate More Poor Black Students Than White Colleges Enlarge this image toggle caption Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images At a congressional luncheon in their honor Tuesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told leaders from historically black colleges and universities that the Department of Education "will continue working closely with you to help identify evolving needs, …

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