HBCU Presidents Ask Congress For Help

Leaders from HBCUs from around the country descended on Washington yesterday to plead the case for their schools, which are floundering financially. School presidents told members of the House Education and Labor Committee that cutbacks in state and federal spending and competition from mainstream universities are puttng the schools in a bind. In other words, they need more money. Kentucky State University president Mary Sias told the panel, "KSU and other HBCUs take the terror of poverty, hunger, fear and hopelessness and turn it into hope. With a little more money and capital we can do even more." While HBCUs only make up 4 percent of colleges and universities, they graduate 40 percent of the country's black students.

Mar 14, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 3 Responses

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Comments (3)

No. 1 · Chic Noir

This is a major problem. We really need to do something about this as a group. There are 40 million of us in this country. If each one of us gave 1 dollar per month, think about how much money we could come up with on our own.
40,000,000 x 12=

Posted: Mar 14, 2008 at 4:32 pm

No. 2 · blackmistressdiva

I didn't even know Kentucky State University was a HBCU.

Posted: Mar 14, 2008 at 5:34 pm

No. 3 · Omitunde

HBCUs need more than money. They need a complete overhall of administrative functions. Those in power are abusing their authority in ways that would shame the black community.

The standards of admission have been lowered to keep enrollment up. The students that are being courted for admission need remedial courses just to get through their first year.

The climate of communication is total disrespect and comptempt. Students and parents have unrealistic expections of who is paying for college. The administrative staff make decisions that are not in the best interest of students but for the purpose of keeping enrollment up and getting the revenue generated.

I really wanted to work at Morgan State to give back to the Black community. I was proud to serve and educate parents and students about the Financial Aid process. Getting our students through college is important and a hugh task when not properly prepared.

What I encountered is directors w/ big attitudes and egos treating staff members like kidnapped slaves on a ship going nowhere. Lot of infighting, and power plays. It is all about who you know that has the greatest power.

If you work hard and try to help students and parents, there will be criticism of how you do this if you say no to one person that decides to take their complaint to the president's office.

You can get fired like I did, when you know personal informattion about you boss that affects his reputation not for the work you do.

I am ashamed of Morgan State University and how it operates. When will Black people get it together.

Posted: Jul 12, 2008 at 9:01 am

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