THis afternoon at 3pm (EST) on NPR (National Public Radio) they will be discussing this issue, why some HBCU's thrive and other's don't, and whether or not HBCU's are still relevant in today's world.
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OH Goodness, where do I start. Some points have been made about SOME HBCU behavior that is well, less that stella. I can certainly relate to the whole financial aid office ATTITUDES, and such. Sometimes I can see why most of us do nto support our alma maters. At my HBCU, not only did we have "summer camp" rules(our dorm had curfew hours, males had to leave by 10pm, etc.), but our admin did not care how they treated us. We were babied. I think the majority of our college staff felt like they could treat us like this because they knew that they would not see any of us after we graduate. Shoot, our campus police sometimes acted like they worked in OZ
and not a a college! Now after going through mess like that for four years, I am not surprise to hear my fellow alums say "Funk our HBCU"!
For some reason HWI know that if for the majority of their students tenture, if they treat them decent and like adults while there, they will support them. HWI's alumni will look back at the good times that they had (going greek, having dorms with no rules, food courts, etc.) and will feel good. Most of us look back, and get P.O.!
Not to hijack the thread into a controversial topic, but I think melanin-challenged people do not have a problem "hooking each other up" when it benefits THEIR best interest. For some reason, we haven't grasp that concept yet.
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