whats up with the HBCU's

i for one, wouldn't have you any other way spunkyspunk...!!!! :smt047:smt055

 

great photo TB

 

thanks gl...!!!

 

no problem

 

This country is getting browner, so white people(gradually) are becoming more comfortable with not being the majority. Minorities, even if they grow up in an area where they're the minority, unless they never leave their neighborhood, they'll be exposed to other cultures(especially whites) through jobs and other activities that take place outside of their neighborhood.

Many white kids grow up never having this experience. Their school is mostly white and their activities outside of school may have mostly white people, so going to a black college might be a little daunting.

More and more people of color have been moving into the suburbs. The high school that I went had seven black students in my class, thirteen years ago, and around 140 total. Now, the school is thirty percent black or more.

It's not always about white people having an epiphany, and realizing that HBCUs are quality schools. A lot of white people are more comfortable with not being the overwhelming majority.

 

Are any of these schools playing for the National Championship anytime soon?

No! Keep It Movin

 

what the hell is dj4monie is talking about ?

 

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here is an article from the dailey press.

More non-black students attending historically black colleges
October 05, 2010|By Samieh Shalash, sshalash@dailypress.com | 247-4537
Sangjib Min, Daily PressHAMPTON — — Elizabeth Hallaren, a 20-year-old white woman, says she is beginning to understand what it's like to be a minority.

As a fourth-year nursing student at Hampton University, she is part of an increasing number of non-black students attending historically black colleges and universities such as HU. Enrollment trends have diversified greatly over the last two decades at traditionally black colleges, experts say.

Hallaren's reason for attending HU meshes with why many say more non-black students are enrolling: It's practical.

A Newport News resident, Hallaren said she decided to attend nearby HU for its proximity, a tuition-paid scholarship, and its availability of a nursing program.

"I can't say that I was really looking forward to being in a place where I really stuck out too much," Hallaren said. "But at the same time, I wasn't upset about it. I was just a little nervous at first."

A 2009 report by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which represents almost half of the nation's 105 historically black colleges, says that the proportion of Hispanic, Asian, and multi-ethnic students enrolled in its member institutions jumped from 6 percent to 8 percent of the student population from 1986 to 2006.

There are many possible reasons for the increase, says Trish Williams, dean of the W.E.B. Du Bois College House at the University of Pennsylvania. Du Bois was established in 1972 as a residential program for black students but gradually become home to more and more non-blacks, she said.

White and other non-black students have discovered they can get a good education at historically black colleges for a lot less than at some predominately white schools, Williams said. And many HBCUs actively recruit whites in order to receive federal funding, she added.

"Young people are different from their parents and grandparents," Williams said. "They are not afraid of experiencing diversity. In fact, many of them demand it."

Drawn to programs

HU's director of admissions, Angela Boyd, said she thinks the increase of non-black students at Hampton has to do with the university's graduate programs, including pharmacy, nursing and physical therapy.

"Those are programs that students, regardless of color, have difficulty finding at schools," Boyd said.

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Hallaren was one of 75 non-black students enrolled in HU's 505-student nursing program in 2009-2010, according to data from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. She didn't apply to nearby colleges such as Christopher Newport University because they don't offer nursing degrees, Hallaren said.

HBCU graduate programs tend to far outpace undergraduate programs in diversity. In fall 2009, 34 percent of graduate students at HU were white compared to 2 percent of undergraduates, according to SCHEV. Those numbers don't account for Hispanics, Asians and other students of color.

The trend is also reflected at Norfolk State University, where 25 percent of graduate students last fall were white compared to 9 percent of undergraduate students.

"It adds to our diversity because we have programs that are not necessarily offered at other institutions," Boyd said.

Of the 5,355 students at HU last fall, 4,905 were black, 316were white, 60 were Asian or Pacific Islander, 54 were Hispanic, and 20 were American Indian or Alaskan Natives.
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these are the first 2 pages of a 4 page article read the rest on this link

http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff2/more-non-black-students-attending-hbcus/?omcamp=EMC-CVNL

 

I agree with you.

Integration should work both ways so I see nothing wrong with whites on a HBCU. There is a real need for diversity on those campuses. Back when I attended an HBCU (Tuskegee University) there were some Latino and a few Asian students.

 

HBCUs are almost exclusively a southern phenomenon, which places them outside my frame of reference. When I took graduate courses several years ago, I met a young lady (Hispanic) who attended one. She seemed to have enjoyed it and got a good enough education to get into UCLA.

The function they serve will evolve as various population groups become less insular, and perhaps many will be simply seen as colleges.

 

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Seeing more hispanic students at Norfolk State and Hampton University here in Virginia. I hear the same trend is occurring at Howard University. Give it time HBCU's will be a thing of the past.

 

naw it is called HISTORICALLY black college/universities. they will continue to call it that BUT it will turn into an archaic adjective

 

I attended the graduation ceremony for HBCU Savannah State University Saturday. It remains predominantly black (I estimate at least 90%) but the literature the university sends out and the web page shows at least one white person for every two student pictures. Colleges and universities are about making money these days. I don't think HBCUs can afford to pander to only one group of students.

 

life cant be that boring

artyman:

 

I think the biggest problem is that people often misinterpret the meaning of having things like HBCUs. They were never exclusive to black people. It's just that back in the day, African-Americans lacked the proper means to get into the elite colleges and very few actually did while others were disenfranchised. They were always inclusive and admitted people who were non-black back then as well.

However, the word "Black" often give people the wrong impression that it's mean strictly for black people.

 

very good statement. well stated . you need to be repped for that one

no doubt about that. great statement. being 10% other white asian or whatever is a nice size compared to years ago

 

man you are rite graduation ceremonies suck. I have seen a few IR wwbm and BWWM situations. You can see the crumblings of the racial barriers.

hell I have 3 classes and two of them are WW and they know more about Black history and the struggle than I do....LOL