Professor Dr. James W. Reede Jr. delivered a lecture at Sacramento State University on Oct. 3, 2024, discussing the environmental impacts of California policies. The university is pioneering the Black Honors College, which aims to support future Black scholars and leaders. A new law creates a Black-Serving Institution designation for colleges excelling in student support, allowing these institutions to offer a historically black college/university (HBCU) experience.
Professor Dr. James W. Reede Jr. lectures students on the environmental impacts of California policies in the seminar hall of the Black Honors College at Sacramento State University on Oct. 3, 2024. Photo by Louis Bryant III for CalMattersA new law taking effect Jan. 1 creates a Black-Serving Institution designation for colleges and universities in California that excel in supporting student success.
California’s Black students trail behind their peers academically. Two-thirds of the state’s Black students start at community colleges yet only 35% transfer to a four-year university within six years, compared to 45% for white students, according to an78% of Black students graduate in six yearsEmail address. Bradford hopes this new law will reverse the enrollment decline by recognizing colleges that are “accepting and open and there to support African American students.
Self-reported data introduces the potential for inconsistency in how the board vets the institutions — in some cases the numbers nearly double. For example, the UC system indicates thatAccording to 2022 federal counts of undergraduates and graduate students, 60 California colleges and universities meet one or both of the student population requirements to be a Black-Serving Institution.
Banks said they focus on fostering community and “helping students become advocates, both in their own fight for education, the fight for others.” He said initiatives like the Black Honors College have special impact on “kids who are very strong in academics, but may not have that home life that really supports them, or for kids who have a lot of capability, potential and talent, but being promoted or pushed through all the way to see that full potential.”by around 4,000 this fall, with a 17% increase for enrolled Black freshmen and a 40% increase among Black community college transfers.
Cal Poly Humboldt is a predominantly white institution. Federal data as of 2022 shows that of the 6,025 students enrolled, only 179 were Black — far below the minimum to qualify as a Black-Serving Institution. Coleman feels that students attending schools without the Black-Serving Institution title will be left behind. He believes that Black students at every California college deserve to reap the benefits that would come with the label.
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