White kid at HBCU?

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[Post New]10/17/2023 21:01
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Anonymous wrote:My friend graduated from UDC, but he was from Eastern Europe, so he wasn’t seen as white by his classmates.

That’s different.


I am surprised they made the distinction! I am a white foreigner and I never felt like anyone saw me as a different kind of white or some such.
Maybe I’m just clueless of course
[Post New]10/17/2023 21:03
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Anonymous
I know it wouldn’t be for my kid for social reasons - he is too quiet and introverted
[Post New]10/17/2023 21:09
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Anonymous wrote:Or salsbury


Depending on the major, Salisbury is a good school.


And it has a social work school - BSW or MSW.
[Post New]10/17/2023 21:19
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Anonymous
I heard of a white kid who was offered a minority scholarship at Morgan State. I have no idea if that is a thing or not.
[Post New]10/17/2023 21:25
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Anonymous
I work at Howard med school. There are white students; not many, but they exist.
[Post New]10/18/2023 01:06
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Anonymous
Granted this is 14 years ago, but Howard had very few whites students. She may be ok with it but she may not be welcomed with open arms by all.

https://ira.howard.edu/sites/ira.howard.edu/files/2019-05/2009%20-%20Undergraduate%20Executive%20Summary.pdf
[Post New]10/18/2023 01:13
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Anonymous
A good reason to go to an HBCU is that a non-HBCU may not offer the same program. To offer a certain program, it must be approved by a state commission.

There's currently a controversy because Towson wants to offer a PhD program in Business Analytics already offered by Morgan State (an HBCU), and Morgan State is complaining it'll siphon students away from their program. I'm not really sure why we should have a state authority rationing education, but so be it:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/minority-serving-institutions/2023/08/29/towson-plans-resubmit-withdrawn-proposal
[Post New]10/18/2023 04:19
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:A good reason to go to an HBCU is that a non-HBCU may not offer the same program. To offer a certain program, it must be approved by a state commission.

There's currently a controversy because Towson wants to offer a PhD program in Business Analytics already offered by Morgan State (an HBCU), and Morgan State is complaining it'll siphon students away from their program. I'm not really sure why we should have a state authority rationing education, but so be it:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/minority-serving-institutions/2023/08/29/towson-plans-resubmit-withdrawn-proposal


You don’t understand why government organizations would seek to contain costs by not duplicating programs, especially at two institutions in the same metropolitan area?
[Post New]10/18/2023 06:13
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Anonymous
As long as your kid understands why HBCUs exist and doesn't center themselves
[Post New]10/18/2023 07:09
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:As long as your kid understands why HBCUs exist and doesn't center themselves


What does that even mean? How does a person “center themselves” while at college?
[Post New]10/18/2023 07:12
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Anonymous
Just be aware that he could face discrimination. I know a white woman who was a professor there who was driven out of her job because she was white. There was evidence that could have supported a court case had she chosen to bring one. It happened to all the white faculty in her department. Just be aware.
[Post New]10/18/2023 07:14
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Most HBCUs have some population of white or white-looking students. This is not new.

The question is would they be comfortable in a majority-black environment and do they have experience in those kinds of situations? If not, they should prepare for that psychological, cultural and emotional adjustment.


You can get by as a white-looking student at a HBCU if you can claim you are somehow actually BIPOC, and therefore not actually a white.


OP here - My kid has been in PGCPS since K and used to being one of the only white kids in the class. Their ES was 7% white, MS is 8% and HS is 3% white. They seem completely comfortable in that situation.


Why did you start this thread then?


Because college is different from secondary school?
[Post New]10/18/2023 07:17
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:As long as your kid understands why HBCUs exist and doesn't center themselves


I'm not asking my kid to center others (exceptions: spouse and children.) You're ridiculous.
[Post New]10/18/2023 11:31
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Anonymous
The general student population is not academically strong, but, from what I've heard, UMES does a decent job with them. For what it's worth, the recent IPEDS dataset I use has them at 52% black, with 11% white and 21% nonreported. 63% of white students graduate.

I disclaim much knowledge about Bowie state, but from the stats it is only 2% white and the white grad rate is 50%.
[Post New]10/18/2023 13:16
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I know it wouldn’t be for my kid for social reasons - he is too quiet and introverted


So he'd struggle at any college, HBCU or not, right?
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