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HBCUs are still relevant and do matter
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States, have contributed significantly to the effort to attain equal opportunity through post-secondary education for Black, low-income and educationally disadvantaged Americans.
HBCUs have faced, and continue to face substantial challenges in attempting to enhance their academic and research capabilities. Some of these institutions have a plethora of problems – decaying infrastructure, limited access to digital and wireless networking technology, low salary structures, declining endowments, and limited funds for faculty development and new academic programs for students.
Despite these challenges, HBCUs graduate are:
* 50 percent of all African American professionals
* 50 percent of African American public school teachers and 70 percent of African American dentists
* 50 percent of African Americans who graduate from HBCUs go on to graduate or professional schools
* HBCU graduates are awarded more than one in three of the degrees held by African Americans in natural sciences.