BUSH BUDGET PLAN CUTS HBCU FUNDING

2009 proposal would remove $85 million in money for black colleges.
(February 20, 2008)

President Bush's 2009 education budget proposal would slash $85 million in funds earmarked for historically black colleges and universities, reports Amanda Lehmert of North Carolina-based news-record.com.

The budget proposal essentially cancels an increase for those schools provided by the 2007 College Cost Reduction Act in September. That was the first increase in funding the Department of Education's Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities program has received since 2005.

Higher education leaders said they will wait out the legislative process to see how the schools fare once the budget moves through the Democrat-controlled Congress. They wonder what the cut could mean for the grant program's future.

"The HBCU community, it's safe to say, they would be disappointed but not necessarily surprised," said Edith Bartley, director of government affairs at the United Negro College Fund.

The $238 million grant program provides funding to 96 federally recognized schools that have historically served black students. The money is allocated based on a school's amount of recent graduates, the number of low-income students and how many students go on to graduate programs. The federal funds may be used to for campus facilities, improve academics or enhance a school's endowment.

 

wtf does he care?

he's white and about to leave office



maybe Obama will introduce a new proposal

:wink:

 

Hopefully bro, hopefully. :roll:

 

historically black colleges did so much for black students, who just wanted to get away (some didn't really have a choice, as HBCUs were once upon a time, the only option for blacks)from having to deal with white people, while going for a degree..

while some people may argue that, because this world is full of people of different colors, it's best to go to places that reflect this mixing; other people realize that, on the other hand, going to a mixed school may increase the difficulty in obtaining a degree, simply because some white people are still living like it's 1940...

I went to Penn State myself, which is far from a HBCU. But, i would understand why some people would like to go to one, like Howard or Tuskegee. Dealing with racism from white people (can't remember the last time an indian, or asian, called me the N word, or threatened to beat me because i was black)and classmates, is not something you look forward to, while busting ass going for a degree..

not at all..

taking away funding only hurts those types of people, that want to get a degree, in an environment they feel safer in..

an environment where they can meet tons of black role models and friends, to strengthen themselves in this country, as a person of color

qoute of the day - "The HBCU community, it's safe to say, they would be disappointed but not necessarily surprised," said Edith Bartley, director of government affairs at the United Negro College Fund.

considering how blatantly racist this country has been towards minorities, i'm surprised HBCU's were getting funding in the first place

 

This doesn't suprise me at all.

It's Bush. ANYTHING is possible with him.