They're no longer the only option for African-American students, but the country's historically black colleges and universities brag that they provide a supportive environment where these students are more likely to succeed.No word yet on whether Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton will yell racism on this one.
That, though, is not necessarily true.
An Associated Press analysis of government data on the 83 federally designated four-year HBCUs shows just 37 percent of their black students finish a degree within six years.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Men struggling to finish at black colleges
MSNBC reports: