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HBCUs Remain Producers of Black Excellence Across Disciplines

thenorthstar
May 06, 2019
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The nation’s inflamed racial tensions have coincided with record-breaking increases in enrollment at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 2017, North Carolina A&T State University recorded its largest student population ever, and the number of first-time applicants to Spelman College increased by the thousands in a single year. HBCU …

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