Record applications show boom in U.S. Black colleges: report

NAMPA / Xinhua
2024-11-27
NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Enrollment at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has bounced back strongly in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic, and many are anticipating another record influx of applications this year, reported Bloomberg News on Wednesday. For example, at Howard University, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' alma mater, applications topped 36,000, a record for the 2024-2025 school year. And North C......
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