Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities are grappling with a challenge others in higher education don’t fully share: how to reopen their campuses to a population that has proven especially vulnerable to Covid-19
Indeed, private HBCUs that won’t host students on campus this fall will lose revenue from room and board, forcing these institutions to rely on philanthropic efforts and, in some cases, funding from Congress. A number of these schools have not only reduced tuition but also pledged to supply students with technology such as computers, tablets and WiFi hot spots.
Kimbrough said in an interview that Dillard is watching coronavirus rates in Louisiana and will follow state guidelines for schools. “We hear from students that the stresses — the mental and emotional stresses that they’re involved in, in taking care of families who’ve been laid off, in taking care of families who’ve been victimized by Covid, in having to take on additional work responsibilities and worry about paying for school, in some cases wondering about where their next meal is coming from — those stresses are being felt by young Black college students dramatically, and we believe those are the kind of stresses that...
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