Like someone said, there is beginning to be a stigma on HBCUs. Employers see one applicant that went to Howard and another that went to NYU, guess who they're going to lean towards
HBCUs are struggling to survive
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KinksandCoils
African American Queen
Bullshyt, I went to an HBCU and I am pretty successful. It's how you apply yourself, there are people that graduated from MIT, CAL TECH, PENN; top notch school, who are unemployed. The enrollment has dropped down since the integration; if you took time to read the article "Historically black colleges once were the only option for most black students, who made up almost 100 percent of their enrollment in 1950. That began to change in the 1960s, as many doors that once were shut to blacks were opened." Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 was implemented in 1954, and that is why HBCU went down; because blacks said to themselves these negro schools aint shyt, we need the white man's (acceptance) books to be smart.
Also with that integration brought excellent athletes, which brings forth money to the white schools. David "Deacon" Jones Mississippi Valley State University, Jerry Rice Mississippi Valley State University, Shannon Sharpe Savannah State University, Walter Payton Jackson State, Doug Williams Grambling State, Steve McNair Alcorn State University , Donald Driver Alcorn State University & etc. All went to HBCU and the white schools knew they needed those bodies (slavery) to make entertainment for their school.
A lot of excellent black players in the south had to go to HBCU because the white institutions did not allow them. The only schools which alowed blacks were up North and the West.
It was not until 1970 when USC beat the shyt out of . Alabama with Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Southen Colleges integrated and that was the start of the downfall of HBCU.
I can agree with that
No one said it applies to every single person or employer
Jesus Shuttlesworth
I Got Game
You 2 clearly didn't attend HBCU's. Some are ran pretty horribly?
They're ALL ran despicably. Corruption, embezzlement, etc run rampant. Then the alumni don't give back because of their shytty experiences there. "The tassel was worth the hassle"
Bunchy Carter
I'll Take The Money Over The Honey
Silver Surfer
Veteran
FAMU will be FSU south soon
the cac mamba
Veteran
no fukks given
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
some of these smaller schools need to consolidate, it's not 1907 anymore. you need resources and economies of scale, just saying you went to college doesn't matter, you need a school that has resources and reach. no reason for some of these schools to be operating within 200 miles of each other all with under 1200 students enrolled, pool your resources to create stronger schools and better finances.
look at this list, this shyt could easily be trimmed to no more than 20/25 tops/30 being generous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historically_black_colleges_and_universities
look at this list, this shyt could easily be trimmed to no more than 20/25 tops/30 being generous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historically_black_colleges_and_universities
The whammies of a lot of PWI's having huge black enrollments, the mismanagement at a fair share of HBCU's, and the limited degree choices/limited state funding (at the public ones) at a good number of schools is a big hill for a lot of HBCU's to climb up against.
graduated from an HBCU and didnt have any of the problems ya'll bytching about
Clark Wayne
Superstar
Never said I did. Just speaking from what people have told me who go to FAMU. I live in tallahassee and went FAMU's high school and that shyt was wack. I knew damn well I wasn't going to the collegeYou 2 clearly didn't attend HBCU's. Some are ran pretty horribly?
"The tassel was worth the hassle"
One of my friends plays the drums and went to an HBCU on band scholarship. Breh transferred out sophomore year. Main gripe was how poorly paperwork and the front office were managed. Complained about the Prof's, too. They've cut a handful of programs since then so they're most def losing some money.
This is not true. I know a chick who goes to an HBCU w/o an accredited engineering program who still managed to get a decent engineering gig. I know another guy who went to Howard who isn't even a citizen and Microsoft was bending over backwards to try and find some position for him.
Bullshyt, I went to an HBCU and I am pretty successful. It's how you apply yourself, there are people that graduated from MIT, CAL TECH, PENN; top notch school, who are unemployed. The enrollment has dropped down since the integration; if you took time to read the article "Historically black colleges once were the only option for most black students, who made up almost 100 percent of their enrollment in 1950. That began to change in the 1960s, as many doors that once were shut to blacks were opened." Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 was implemented in 1954, and that is why HBCU went down; because blacks said to themselves these negro schools aint shyt, we need the white man's (acceptance) books to be smart.
Also with that integration brought excellent athletes, which brings forth money to the white schools. David "Deacon" Jones Mississippi Valley State University, Jerry Rice Mississippi Valley State University, Shannon Sharpe Savannah State University, Walter Payton Jackson State, Doug Williams Grambling State, Steve McNair Alcorn State University , Donald Driver Alcorn State University & etc. All went to HBCU and the white schools knew they needed those bodies (slavery) to make entertainment for their school.
A lot of excellent black players in the south had to go to HBCU because the white institutions did not allow them. The only schools which alowed blacks were up North and the West.
It was not until 1970 when USC beat the shyt out of . Alabama with Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Southen Colleges integrated and that was the start of the downfall of HBCU.
I can agree with that
This is true. I got a bro that graduated from Yale who's currently unemployed.
What's so funny?