HBCUs’ success hinges on financial aid

Morgan State’s president says lack of resources thwarts many African-American students

Low graduation rates among African-Americans at Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities present a major issue deserving of systematic analysis for solutions. This problem has been well documented by countless media outlets in HBCU communities nationwide, including in a recent Sun editorial.

That editorial also challenged Maryland’s HBCUs on the efforts of their faculty and administration to create and maintain cultural changes that can reverse the systemic trend of underachievement, which begins well in advance of any student’s arrival at any HBCU.  read more…