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HBCUs Can Help Reverse the Black College Enrollment Recession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, Black college and university enrollment has been dropping at alarming rates, declining 22% from 2010 and 2020. As the country’s largest champion of the Black college community, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has awarded more than $500 million in scholarships and leadership development to HBCU students.

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Cultivating a Culture of Connection and Care for the Changing Terrain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fostering leadership development provides a platform for ongoing discussion and reinforcement of desired and shared culture and values. The new norm requires that leadership muscle be stretched in ways beyond our muscle memory. Dr. Margaretta B. Mathis serves as Senior Director, John E.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

EOP coaches guide students through admissions, college transition, class registration, financial aid, college life skills, and other issues as well as provide academic support, leadership development and peer mentorship. In 2023, over half (56%) of the students were Latino, compared to 36% in 2010.

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