A while ago, I wrote a piece about the survival of ‘ghost HBCUs,’ institutions that had years ago lost accreditation, students, financial stability, and hope within changing geography and economies, but remained open for business. Today, several of those institutions are hoping to come back to life thanks to renewed interest in Black colleges and debt forgiveness from the federal government.
Unfortunately, some HBCUs should be left in the history books. It is unfair to students, faculty, funders to operate institutions with no accreditation and the belief of things returning back to business. If the weakers institution is next to a financially stable and fully accredited institution, merge or purchased by that the stronger institutions. There is no since keeping a sick or dying dog around.
Unfortunately, some HBCUs should be left in the history books. It is unfair to students, faculty, funders to operate institutions with no accreditation and the belief of things returning back to business. If the weakers institution is next to a financially stable and fully accredited institution, merge or purchased by that the stronger institutions. There is no since keeping a sick or dying dog around.