ago prospects looked dire for many historically black colleges and universities : around 100 institutions, mostly in the South, which together boast 290,000 students. A few stars in the sector dazzled, such as Howard University in Washington or Morehouse in Georgia. But expectations for many were low.
Most have a distinguished history, founded after the civil war to educate freed slaves who were denied entry to white-only colleges. They trained the bulk of black doctors, lawyers and teachers and so helped create the African-American middle class. They still turn out over a tenth of all black graduates, but they are struggling. Overwhelmingly, their students are poor and new to higher education.
The pandemic has caused upheaval. William Harvey, president of Hampton University in Virginia, says he cut $43m from his $200m annual budget this year, as the entire college moved online. Another president says he trimmed 11% from his. Yet some colleges that expected students to abandon campus, and braced for less revenue, then found that young people from poorer or unstable families were desperate to return as covid-19 hit African-American homes especially hard.
Just as striking is a surge of interest from companies and donors, especially since the killing of George Floyd in May. Mr Williams says this year will easily see the largest-ever number of donations tos, perhaps well over $500m. Many colleges have seen “the largest single gift they have ever received” in recent months, says Mr Sutton. Hampton, for example, will get $30m from MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife.
Because they want to be successful like Donald J Trump.
Good thing PresidentTrump has committed to long term funding for the black colleges.
The best schools 🏫 neither black or white but the best schools should be the criteria
Sure!
😭😭😭 black lives matter
Does the song on my profile have potential to blow up?
Greatest President Ever 😍
Trump doing what’s right...you can see it in their eyes 👀 and 😃 smiles !
Cooning!
jaketapper please unlike this. It's fake news. You should know better.
1. This is a old pic Amaroso Roll was fired 2yrs ago. 2. These sellouts are from the government. 3. Fake news
Out of all the photos of HBCU leadership, you had to use the one with Trump in the center? Badly done, .
jaketapper They have been fully funded by President Trump
jaketapper How cool is that!!! Education is the great equalizer.
jaketapper HE PROBABLY PAID ALL THOSE PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT PHOTO.....!!!!!!!
jaketapper BlackLivesMatter
Cause Trump is president? He’ll, idk, nor do I care.
jaketapper I can’t believe this photo, a racist white with racist blacks, aka oreos.
Because the pandemic hits them the hardest...
jaketapper Cause it’s an election year.
education matters. EducationForAll to build sustainable productive families , communities , businesses , societies and make lives better. AllLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter ProLife Means less guns and violences . More books , schools , training and healthcare
jaketapper And who guaranteed they have funding for life? Jake can u educate us on that
jaketapper It's a discuss and a disgrace that these people even take the time to sit with the devil aka realDonaldTrump ! I would hate to be known for that.
jaketapper COVID DEATHS: 200k with greatest percentage being people of color. tRUMP speech to 83.8% WHITE Minnesotans: “You have good genes. The racehorse theory.” It doesn’t get more Nazi propaganda than that. WWGD
What an odd picture choice. Were there no Black students walking around on HBCU campuses?
jaketapper Tone deaf, color deaf or just setting a tone about their views about color.
jaketapper My guess? They're no longer seen as black universities, but as universities.
Racist