Hazing And Black Colleges: Is The Practice Of Hazing More Prevalent At HBCUs?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

That is arguably a "handful" in comparison to the total number of colleges and universities in the United States of America. The small percentage, which some would dramatically call a "handful," of HBCUs is part of the history and present day significance of HBCUs

Very true. When my all-too-often too-literal mind sees "handful" without a qualifier (such as "comparative handful" or "handful in proportion to"), I read it as meaning a very small amount period.