You might have followed the debate last fall questioning why HBCU’s should continue to exist. It is an ongoing public discourse that has been debated for decades. Below are several links to the debate and subsequent discussions, commentaries, blogs, and editorials starting with the original article by Jason Riley in the Wall Street Journal, “Black Colleges Need A New Mission”.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/why-do-we-have-hbcus/27506
Hampton University President Responds
http://www.hamptonu.edu/news/hm/2010_1104_op_ed.cfm
NAFEO’s Response: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education