Sep 14 2021 12 mins
The South Carolina State University alumna and current Howard University Ph.D. candidate discusses the historic and current-day implications of disparities between endowments at HBCUs and predominantly white institutions.
Headlines
David Banner is getting tired of HBCU advocacy [Yahoo! Life]
The institutions that shaped Black researchers’ careers [Nature]
Adobe announces $1 million gift to HBCU, Hispanic institutions [Fortune]
Agriculture committee advances $190 million in scholarship funding for HBCU Land Grant institutions [Georgia Recorder]
Read & React
“The fact that U.S. News, a private commercial entity, has that much influence is incredibly disturbing.”
React - Disturbing is that colleges and universities, particularly HBCUs, continuing to be co-conspirators in their own disenfranchisement as created by these rankings. While several presidents, including Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick and Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson have spoken out against the rankings, far too many institutions use them in their marketing and engagement campaigns. And then we wonder why “higher ranked” predominantly white institutions have better chances at recruiting Black students away from HBCUs.
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