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A Silver Lining for HBCUs in Affirmative Action’s Demise

From Inside Higher Education: “A steady stream of highly selective colleges have reported significant declines in first-time Black student enrollment…But one college’s challenge is another’s opportunity: Historically Black colleges and universities appear to be benefiting from a windfall of applicants…Applications to Hampton University, a private HBCU in Virginia, rose from 13,000 to 17,000 for the Class of 2028. Morehouse College, an all-male institution in Atlanta, had more than 8,000 applications this year, a 34 percent increase from last year’s 6,000… At Howard University—often called ‘the “Harvard of HBCUs’ for its selectivity and list of notable alumni, including Vice President Kamala Harris—applications rose by 10 percent over the previous cycle, from 33,000 to 36,300.”

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