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Newswise — Two Virginia Tech researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have completed an innovative study on the economic impact of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Their findings show that black men have higher lifetime earnings from attending HBCUs than other four-year colleges and universities.
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In 1992, Walter Allen reported that black students who attend HBCUs have better academic performance, greater social involvement, and higher occupational aspirations than black students who attend PWIs. On black campuses students emphasize feelings of engagement, extensive support, acceptance, encouragement, and connection. Allen ... found that HBCUs communicate to black students that it is safe to take the risks associated with intellectual growth and development.
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According to the study, this faster growth generates discounted career earnings for black men that are 9.6 percent higher for HBCU attendees and 8.9 percent higher for the average four-year black college attendee. The analysis does not find a correlation between HBCU attendance and initial earnings or subsequent wage growth for black women.
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The dismantling of dual systems in higher education has resulted in mergers and closures of HBCUs because opponents of these institutions view them as segregated colleges and universities. This has led to a series of discussions, debates, and court rulings that underscore the fact that there not enough research has been done on this segment of higher education.
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