For Survival, HBCUs Must Develop Entrepreneurial Focus in Academic Offerings
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HBCUs are broke. Students know it, alumni know it, corporations know it and the government knows it. The only time institutions invest money is when they stand to make money — usually around homecoming and select athletic events. People have made a great deal of money from HBCUs looking to resolve issues with fundraising, alumni giving and community engagement, all to figure out how black colleges can turn tradition and a cultural mission into sustainable income. The question has always been, “how can we convince people to give us more money?” With tough economic times and the nation creeping dangerously close to the fallacy of ‘post-racial society,’ the answers are harder to find now more than in any other period.
For Survival, HBCUs Must Develop Entrepreneurial Focus in Academic Offerings
For Survival, HBCUs Must Develop…
For Survival, HBCUs Must Develop Entrepreneurial Focus in Academic Offerings
HBCUs are broke. Students know it, alumni know it, corporations know it and the government knows it. The only time institutions invest money is when they stand to make money — usually around homecoming and select athletic events. People have made a great deal of money from HBCUs looking to resolve issues with fundraising, alumni giving and community engagement, all to figure out how black colleges can turn tradition and a cultural mission into sustainable income. The question has always been, “how can we convince people to give us more money?” With tough economic times and the nation creeping dangerously close to the fallacy of ‘post-racial society,’ the answers are harder to find now more than in any other period.