The Steep Cost of Decades of Discrimination
It will take more than a onetime injection to Black colleges to make up for a legacy of racism.
by Adam Harris
May 10, 2021
3 minutes
The rich have grown richer and the poor poorer during the pandemic, and institutions of higher education have been no exception. Colleges that primarily serve students who are an unexpected expense away from leaving school bore the brunt of the crisis. Community-college enrollments were down 9.5 percent last fall; historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw a decline of 5 percent. Despite a year of record philanthropic giving, 2020 was financially devastating for many of them.
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