Tuesday, October 02, 2012

HBCUs Facing Challenges Amid Efforts to Stay Financially Viable and Competitive - Higher Education

HBCUs Facing Challenges Amid Efforts to Stay Financially Viable and Competitive - Higher Education: Like the thousands of freshmen converging on college campuses across the nation, hundreds of college administrators who hope to shepherd those and other students’ college pursuits are more than anxious about the months ahead.

While some students may be perplexed over choosing one course or major over another and many are wondering how to raise the money needed to finish school, college and university leaders are wrestling more than ever with increasingly pressing challenges on a broad range of fronts that are likely to frame their future for years to come.

HBCUs are no exception. They are facing increasing pressure to reinvent themselves to stay alive and relevant as more and more Black students choose to attend majority institutions and private, for profit colleges.