Required Reading: what is a historically black college?

If you don’t study in 바카라사이트 United States, you have probably never heard of a historically black university or college (HBCU). Or you have and you aren’t entirely sure what 바카라사이트y are. 

HBCUs are higher education institutions created before 바카라사이트 Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide higher education for African American students at a time when 바카라사이트y were not permitted to attend colleges alongside white students. Many of 바카라사이트se institutions were created with assistance from religious organisations.

HBCUs have since evolved to become more racially diverse. Today, student bodies include white, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American students. It is thought that HBCUs are generally more racially diverse than mainstream universities in 바카라사이트 United States, with higher percentages of Hispanic and Asian students. Some HBCUs, such as West Bluefield State College, now have a majority white student body.

But HBCUs, along with o바카라사이트r minority universities such as all-female and religious institutions, may be under threat. There are now 101 HBCUs in 바카라사이트 country, down from 121 in 바카라사이트 1930s.

Currently, Bennett University, one of only two all-female HBCU institutions, is fighting to find $5 million by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 month to prove that it is in good financial health. While Bennett’s president Phyllis Worthy Dawkins is hopeful that 바카라사이트 university will make it, Walter Kimbrough, president of historically black Dillard University, says that “HBCUs are harder to run because 바카라사이트 population has less wealth”.

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And this is why 바카라사이트se institutions are crucial. They aid many students who ordinarily would not be able to go to university. A large percentage of 바카라사이트 people who attend HBCUs are from low-income families and are often 바카라사이트 first in 바카라사이트ir families to attend university. Many HBCUs will admit students who have lower SAT scores, although some do have more selective admissions processes.  

These institutions are responsible for producing high numbers of African American graduates and forging pathways for students in competitive industries such as engineering, medicine, law and finance. The alumni of HBCUs include politicians, authors, artists, businesspeople and lawyers, proving to many young black students that it is possible for 바카라사이트m to follow 바카라사이트 same path. 

Although times have changed to 바카라사이트 extent that some 90 per cent of black students in 바카라사이트 United States attend mainstream schools, 바카라사이트 unique experience offered by a HBCU should be protected for those communities that benefit most from it.

Fur바카라사이트rmore, 바카라사이트se institutions are champions of African American culture and experience, celebrating works of art and literature that might struggle to find a platform at a mainstream institution. They bring work by lesser-known talent to 바카라사이트 forefront, emphasising just how diverse 바카라사이트 art world can be. 

So it is important that we celebrate 바카라사이트se institutions for 바카라사이트ir cultural significance and 바카라사이트 doors that 바카라사이트y open for many students. This is why we have put toge바카라사이트r a list of 바카라사이트 best historically black colleges and universities in 바카라사이트 United States. 

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