MILWAUKEE — Historically Black Colleges and Universities are seeing a significant increase in applications and enrollment nationwide, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
In Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Schools is the district that sends the most students to HBCUs. MPS high schools have been increasing their efforts to connect more students to HBCUs through college fairs, career counseling and scholarship development with local companies.
What You Need To Know
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities are seeing a significant increase in applications and enrollment
- Milwaukee Public Schools is the Wisconsin school district that sends the most students to HBCUs
- MPS is boosting efforts to connect more students to HBCUs through college fairs, career counseling and scholarships
- HBCUs, though open to all students, were originally established to educate, support and uplift the Black community
Recent Ronald Reagan High School graduates Jayden Bernal and Mason Chester-Hopkins are two of the MPS students headed to HBCUs in the fall. Bernal will be attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he wants to pursue a degree in psychology. Chester-Hopkins is headed to Tennessee State University, where he plans to major in music education…