GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T State University officially opened Bluford Residence Hall on Thursday, marking the university’s first new residence hall in nearly 20 years.
The four-story building adds 405 beds as A&T prepares for another year of record enrollment. The university, the nation’s largest historically Black university, expects enrollment to top 16,000 students this fall.
Located at Bluford and Stewart streets, the $64 million residence hall includes 66 suites, 94 traditional double rooms, shared kitchens on each floor, a gaming room, makerspace, courtyard and on-site laundry…