Securing the Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)
On August 1, 2015, the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Association (NHBCUAA) had a conference on the campus of Bowie State University. The theme of the conference was “The Role of Alumni for the 21st Century HBCU.” The goals of the conference were to engage participants in thought-provoking discussions on the challenges of HBCUs in the 21st Century, such as political attacks and threats of closures or mergers, fundraising strategies to strengthen alumni associations’ core missions, and examining the overall health of the alumni associations, ensuring relevant communication methods are implemented, governing documents are current and appropriate, and …show more content…
The mediation continued for more than a year. Meanwhile the state asked the judge for permission to go to the circuit court of appeals. The appeal was denied. The Coalition of Students and Alumni of HBCU’s challenged the state’s action. Now the faculty and administrators must have the courage to speak truth to power. In 1970 Bowie State University’s student enrollment was forty percent White. Now White students comprise four percent of the student population at Bowie State University. What happened to cause a decline in the enrollment of White students? The University of Maryland duplicated the programs that were attracting those students to Bowie State University. Thus, Bowie’s enrollment of White students declined and the University of Maryland’s enrollment of White students increased. In order for Morgan to thrive we must have quality programs that are attractive to students. We want to recruit, retain and graduate the best and the brightest students. In order to do this we need money. Before students ask about the programs they look at the school. . Thus, the attractiveness of the campus in many cases
On August 1, 2015, the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Association (NHBCUAA) had a conference on the campus of Bowie State University. The theme of the conference was “The Role of Alumni for the 21st Century HBCU.” The goals of the conference were to engage participants in thought-provoking discussions on the challenges of HBCUs in the 21st Century, such as political attacks and threats of closures or mergers, fundraising strategies to strengthen alumni associations’ core missions, and examining the overall health of the alumni associations, ensuring relevant communication methods are implemented, governing documents are current and appropriate, and …show more content…
The mediation continued for more than a year. Meanwhile the state asked the judge for permission to go to the circuit court of appeals. The appeal was denied. The Coalition of Students and Alumni of HBCU’s challenged the state’s action. Now the faculty and administrators must have the courage to speak truth to power. In 1970 Bowie State University’s student enrollment was forty percent White. Now White students comprise four percent of the student population at Bowie State University. What happened to cause a decline in the enrollment of White students? The University of Maryland duplicated the programs that were attracting those students to Bowie State University. Thus, Bowie’s enrollment of White students declined and the University of Maryland’s enrollment of White students increased. In order for Morgan to thrive we must have quality programs that are attractive to students. We want to recruit, retain and graduate the best and the brightest students. In order to do this we need money. Before students ask about the programs they look at the school. . Thus, the attractiveness of the campus in many cases