Dress Code for students at Paul Quinn College

[AKA_Monet]

1) At Morehouse, the gentlemen must attend daily convocation, so everyday at 12 PM, the students are required to be there with suits and ties even though it is 1 million degrees.

2) At Spelman, women are asked to wear a white dress and black shoes with hosiery when they graduate. They have to attend convocation for the first 2 years for a certain amount of time. I have heard it has changed.

When I lived in Dallas, I can see why Paul Quinn instituted the dress code. To be honest, the college looks like a high school. It bears much, that the students behave that way too. When the president is asked to fundraise, you do not want your funders to feel threatened by the very students that you are trying to education. And it is uncouth to tell people what to do with their money... Moreover, I heard Paul Quinn is under the chopping block by the State of Texas. Why can't people just attend UT Arlington, or Texas Christian in Fort Worth, or SMU? There were 2-3 universities nearby. And, they are fully accredited. Whereas, when I lived in Dallas, Paul Quinn had questionable accreditation...

So dressing up the students, which is standard fare in Texas, will enable funders to donate money, that will improve the "educational standards" and they might keep their accreditation.