Rate this HBCU Day 1: North Carolina A&T

[get these nets]

Yes it’s crazy how fast my school grown and how big it is in comparison to when I was there.

i remember my soph year them telling us raising Jrs we basically need to start looking for apartments because they wasn’t going to have room for campus living due to the in coming freshman class.

They luckily told us like Feb or early Mar, so it gave many of us ample time to get our affairs in order to search for apartments (which was fairly affordable at the time)


but every year since then it exploded and I couldn’t be more proud

That was gonna be my question, about housing. Several schools have had campus housing problems over the years because of influx of students.

But since the out of state increase was lobbied for and planned, I'm guessing that they've built/are building more dorm space to handle more students.
The last time you were on campus, did you see a lot of construction?

 

[Bryan Danielson]

That was gonna be my question, about housing. Several schools have had campus housing problems over the years because of influx of students.

But since the out of state increase was lobbied for and planned, I'm guessing that they've built/are building more dorm space to handle more students.
The last time you were on campus, did you see a lot of construction?

well I can speak on the past and present.

back when I was there, halfway through was about the beginning of when they started breaking ground for new housing.

Like I’m arguably legit the last class of the traditional OLD school aggie where I stated on the old historic Scott Dorms…. Which has now been long gone torn down.

Back then though, they tried to make as many options available for those (like out of state students) who couldn’t get apts. like my G/F at the time stayed in a hotel they had acquired (and shuttled student’s round trips)

There also used to be these projects around A&T that they later acquired, renovated and moved students there (or tore some down to rebuild new housing)while They were constructing other options for long term.


There are definitely a lot of housing but again at the rapid pace of enrollment I know they have struggled to keep that pace…. But they are building

 

[REdefinition]

Mackenzie Scott out here doing God's work.

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/mackenzie-scott-donates-63-million-to-nc-at/

 

[Tribal Outkast]

https://www.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f87caea1-89a6-4130-940b-680cd600ded9

My bad

 

[Dad]

Go Eagles

 

[REdefinition]

Cole hit up campus tonight

 

[get these nets]

 

[get these nets]

State Auditor: NC A&T gave millions to students because of connections, not merit​

04/24/26
The North Carolina State Auditor's Office found that millions of dollars in financial aid went to out-of-state North Carolina A&T University students who did not meet certain criteria for it and were tied to former university officials.
According to State Auditor Dave Boliek's report, NC A&T directed $5 million to students as financial aid without "evidence of merit or need-based" criteria. Officials at NC A&T contacted the State Auditor's Office after discovering misuse of student financial aid was taking place and asked the auditor to look into the matter.

"I personally contacted State Auditor Boliek because full transparency demands nothing less," said Chancellor James R. Martin II. "Our students deserve to know that every dollar they pay is managed with integrity, and the corrective actions we have taken reflect that commitment."

Boliek's report found that of the $5 million that was improperly distributed, more than $780,000 in Administrative Recovery Funds, which are fees charged to students for services like housing, dining and parking, were directed to students who were university employees, family members of employees or "otherwise had direct personal or professional connection to the university."
"Students got an advantage because of who they knew and who they were connected to," Boliek said. "Money that otherwise could have benefited a different program or student who qualified instead went to those who had the right connection."

The report indicated that 24 students who received more than $238,000 combined were either university employees or family members of employees. Some of the examples in the report included:

• The former Executive Director of the Real Estate Foundation’s nephew received $73,063 in financial awards.

• An NC A&T Center for Teaching Excellence External Advisory Board member’s daughter received $23,052.

• The son of a former Part-time English Instructor received $22,545.

• The son of the former Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Enterprise received $18,707.

• The former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance’s daughter was awarded $14,888 in funds.

The report also said there was an instance where the university's former vice chancellor for business and finance used preferential treatment to award an out-of-state student for $49,024. The former vice chancellor then authorized a total of $48,654 to two friends of that same out-of-state student.

Boliek said that he made criminal referrals related to the audit to the State Bureau of Investigation.

"What’s been uncovered at NC A&T represents gross misconduct. Given the findings of our investigation, we’ve made a criminal referral to the State Bureau of Investigation, and I have fully informed and updated the Guilford County District Attorney," Boliek said.

The report also alleges that after a conversation between the former Vice Provost of Enrollment Management and the former Director of Financial Aid Operations, the former vice provost's son was able to stay at the university despite university policy that would have prevented him from staying. The student also recieved a $10,000 scholarship award, which far exceeded the $2,000 budgeted amount for that scholarship.

The university underwent an audit in 2008 that also found that it had improperly awarded scholarship money to relatives of university employees. In interviews with university officials at that time, auditors discovered that members of the Treasury and Financial Aid departments could request that a scholarship be awarded with no questions asked.
Boliek's report on Thursday outlined 15 recommendations to improve the financial aid approval process, and includes a response from NC A&T outlining steps the university is taking to improve operations.

 

[Optimus Prime]

State Auditor: NC A&T gave millions to students because of connections, not merit​

04/24/26
The North Carolina State Auditor's Office found that millions of dollars in financial aid went to out-of-state North Carolina A&T University students who did not meet certain criteria for it and were tied to former university officials.
According to State Auditor Dave Boliek's report, NC A&T directed $5 million to students as financial aid without "evidence of merit or need-based" criteria. Officials at NC A&T contacted the State Auditor's Office after discovering misuse of student financial aid was taking place and asked the auditor to look into the matter.

"I personally contacted State Auditor Boliek because full transparency demands nothing less," said Chancellor James R. Martin II. "Our students deserve to know that every dollar they pay is managed with integrity, and the corrective actions we have taken reflect that commitment."

Boliek's report found that of the $5 million that was improperly distributed, more than $780,000 in Administrative Recovery Funds, which are fees charged to students for services like housing, dining and parking, were directed to students who were university employees, family members of employees or "otherwise had direct personal or professional connection to the university."
"Students got an advantage because of who they knew and who they were connected to," Boliek said. "Money that otherwise could have benefited a different program or student who qualified instead went to those who had the right connection."

The report indicated that 24 students who received more than $238,000 combined were either university employees or family members of employees. Some of the examples in the report included:

• The former Executive Director of the Real Estate Foundation’s nephew received $73,063 in financial awards.

• An NC A&T Center for Teaching Excellence External Advisory Board member’s daughter received $23,052.

• The son of a former Part-time English Instructor received $22,545.

• The son of the former Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Enterprise received $18,707.

• The former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance’s daughter was awarded $14,888 in funds.

The report also said there was an instance where the university's former vice chancellor for business and finance used preferential treatment to award an out-of-state student for $49,024. The former vice chancellor then authorized a total of $48,654 to two friends of that same out-of-state student.

Boliek said that he made criminal referrals related to the audit to the State Bureau of Investigation.

"What’s been uncovered at NC A&T represents gross misconduct. Given the findings of our investigation, we’ve made a criminal referral to the State Bureau of Investigation, and I have fully informed and updated the Guilford County District Attorney," Boliek said.

The report also alleges that after a conversation between the former Vice Provost of Enrollment Management and the former Director of Financial Aid Operations, the former vice provost's son was able to stay at the university despite university policy that would have prevented him from staying. The student also recieved a $10,000 scholarship award, which far exceeded the $2,000 budgeted amount for that scholarship.

The university underwent an audit in 2008 that also found that it had improperly awarded scholarship money to relatives of university employees. In interviews with university officials at that time, auditors discovered that members of the Treasury and Financial Aid departments could request that a scholarship be awarded with no questions asked.
Boliek's report on Thursday outlined 15 recommendations to improve the financial aid approval process, and includes a response from NC A&T outlining steps the university is taking to improve operations.

 

[get these nets]

..

With what's going on in the field of Education, the state of Black institutions, and in this political climate, MFers decide to steal anyway ?
People are really walking around like clowns, just without the makeup and costumes.

Hope they all get aired out, by name and get prosecuted.

 

[DrBanneker]

With what's going on in the field of Education, the state of Black institutions, and in this political climate, MFers decide to steal anyway ?
People are really walking around like clowns, just without the makeup and costumes.

Hope they all get aired out, by name and get prosecuted.

My whole family except me went to HBCUs and it is sad but the sense of 'fiefdom' and entitlement with a lot of administration is an age old issue.

There was an HBCU in the 90s, I forget which one, and a new president made a rule you had to use your state issued ID or maybe thumbprint when picking up payroll checks. After that rule something like millionsnof dollars of the checks at the next payroll went unclaimed. Ridiculous.

This is what the powers that be take advantage of to do a Kentucky State.

 

[get these nets]

My whole family except me went to HBCUs and it is sad but the sense of 'fiefdom' and entitlement with a lot of administration is an age old issue.

There was an HBCU in the 90s, I forget which one, and a new president made a rule you had to use your state issued ID or maybe thumbprint when picking up payroll checks. After that rule something like millionsnof dollars of the checks at the next payroll went unclaimed. Ridiculous.

This is what the powers that be take advantage of to do a Kentucky State.

During this series, alumni their spouses, children, and relatives have spoken out about this. Some of the experiences were more shocking than others, but yeah , like you said, an old issue that apparently doesnt go away.
Even after old national stories of schools being closed, and current stories like KSU. Decades of theft and shenanigans caught up to Kentucky State, as it eventually catches up to most places.

The press /tv news coverage this story are not well done. The Chancellor's address to the campus has more details.

Message to Campus on Financial Assistance Audit

${_EscapeTool.xml($currentPage.metadata.description)}

www.ncat.edu

The only 3 things that are in NCAT's favor here are that : issues began before he took office, he immediately flagged it, and the story not likely to break nationally.

The enemies of Black Education are in the wings, watching though.