Stereotyping HBCU's

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

When you start acting like a Kazodian

Interesting, seeing as though I went back and forth with you long before I knew what a KAZO was.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Interesting, seeing as though I went back and forth with you long before I knew what a KAZO was.

And have gotten a lot worse as a result of Kazo; evidently birds of a feather flock together ().

Yes GC, she's crazy about me. There must be something about that Crimson and Cream love

(now back to our regularly scheduled thread).

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

And have gotten a lot worse as a result of Kazo; evidently birds of a feather flock together ().

Bless your dumb heart for your attempts at familiarity.

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

Yes GC, she's crazy about me. There must be something about that Crimson and Cream love

(now back to our regularly scheduled thread).

Next time, either agree and save the side comments or don't agree at all.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Next time, either agree and save the side comments or don't agree at all.

Is that an order?

*gives wink, throws the yo, and makes phone gesture, mouthing the words, "I'll call you"

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

Is that an order?

Yes.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Yes.

*eyes Chaos' full bird colonel insignia on her collar she got from an army surplus store for $4.99 along with with her fruit salad decorated Delta tunic that would put Idi Amin to shame*

Ohhhhhh....gotcha


(ok, I'm done for real now...carry on everyone)

[pinkies up]

I went to both HBCU's and "PWI" as an undergrad and the major difference was the amount of people in HBCU's who had been there FOREVER and were holding about 15 positions. These people were also holding the university back and thus causing students to transfer to more aggressive universities. There is a difference in HBCU's as well. There are two major rivals here in Mississippi and one is on the cutting edge of being a major force to recon with. The other one is located in a sparse area where the resources aren't available to move the college ahead. Many people have argued that the alums have to do their part;however, I feel that HBCU's have been neglected prior to the Ayers Case, and have to fight extra hard to be where Ole Miss and MSU were 20 years ago. HBCU's turn out many graduates who have received QUALITY education. Just because one goes to an HBCU doesn't mean they couldn't get into Harvard or another "PWI". Believe me, they had several choices.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

Ohhhhhh....gotcha

Good.

[Low C Sharp]

I know one of the biggest problems at my alma mater when I was a student and now is the cost. Spelman has one of the largest (if not the largest, I can't rmember) endowments of HBCUs, but when you compare it to a school like Emory Univeristy which is in the same city, it is peanuts. As a result, Spelman can't compete with the Emorys and Smiths of the world when it comes to scholarship dollars

Yes, this is a central part of the issue, and your whole post is very wise. Talking about this disparity doesn't have to be read as an attack on anyone's alma mater; it's a call to help the schools you love to do even more for their students. Meeting the financial needs of current undergrads should be the number one fundraising priority for alumni of any school. (As far as I know, Princeton is the only university in the world that meets 100% of its undergrads' financial need solely through endowment funds; every other school relies on donations for some (or all) of its scholarship program.)
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[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Yes, this is a central part of the issue, and your whole post is very wise. Talking about this disparity doesn't have to be read as an attack on anyone's alma mater; it's a call to help the schools you love to do even more for their students. Meeting the financial needs of current undergrads should be the number one fundraising priority for alumni of any school. (As far as I know, Princeton is the only university in the world that meets 100% of its undergrads' financial need solely through endowment funds; every other school relies on donations for some (or all) of its scholarship program.)

Very much on point, and one of the reasons why I left an HBCU; I was pulling top grades out the gate and I wasn't getting no money. I wasn't going to continue to pay my way through school and excel under those conditions.

btw, true story; I applied for a Central State University scholarship through the Columbus Urban League while attending a community college. I even asked before I applied if I could apply under those conditions (as opposed to being a high school student), and they said yes. Later on my application was denied because, you guessed it, I wasn't a soon-to-be high school grad. I wanted to slap somebody so bad for wasting my time. If the Urban League was paying my tuition I would've stuck it out at CSU for at least a full school year. O well, it's their loss.