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HBCU Closure Crisis
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities are schools with a stated purpose of educating blacks within the United States. HBCU's have been doing so for over 100 years across the United States. HBCU's according to Al Jezeera is fighting for its future. Currently there are 105 HBCU's. Background HBCU's account for a large percentage of black undergraduates as well as stem graduates. This includes cuts in government aid, leadership issues, and declining enrollment in the Universities. One school, Morris Brown College has only 35 students enrolled. It has been asserted that the cut down in the length of Pell Grants from 18 semesters to 12 semesters had a dramatic effect on HBCU's. Moving forward 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities have already closed. While another dozen have closed recently. One school, Knoxville College has suspended class for Fall 2015. Howard University cut 75 positions and 13 Deans in order to manage their finances. Some schools like Bluefield State College became an HBCU but became 80% white, while Chicago State became primarily a black school but is not an HBCU. Partial list of HBCU's that have closed == Shaw College at Detroit Mississipi Industrial College Natchez Junior College Daniel Payne College Avery College Morristown College Saints Junior College Bishop College See Also
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