Minority-Serving Institutions
A minority-serving institution is a college that enrolls a certain percentage of students from minority groups. Our news, opinion, and advice stories about higher education minority-serving institutions, answer questions like:
- How are minority-serving institutions serving their students?
- Which minority-serving institutions are seeing enrollment growth or declines?
- Who are the people is leading minority-serving institutions?
A Mixed Welcome
Christopher Rufo said the antiracism scholar would “no doubt find a receptive audience” at the HBCU. That hasn’t been the case so far.
A Knee-Jerk Reaction
More than 800 colleges are eligible for $1 billion in annual federal funding based on their student body’s racial composition. Activists want Congress to redirect the funds or courts to intervene.
Continued surge
The 2023 figure represents a 29-percent increase from the previous year.
Assessment & Accreditation
The financially struggling institution will remain accredited pending an appeal hearing in February. HBCU advocates have long contended that the accreditation process is discriminatory.
Still Holding On
Alumni and local residents disagree on the role the college plays today.
Finances
Its sports season has been canceled, faculty and staff have gone unpaid, and accreditors are lurking.
Accessibility and selectivity
The 99 colleges, once stereotyped as subpar, are having a moment. Can they sustain the momentum while still fulfilling their mission?
Reclaiming R1
Jim Crow laws severely restricted HBCUs’ ability to build graduate programs, limiting the number of Black people with graduate degrees and the amount of research on Black communities.
Academic Furdom
A professor hoping to help strays on campus turned to an unusual source of support.
Holding On
The tiny HBCU experienced a cash crunch after its enrollment plummeted.
