Black Colleges Are Building More Dorms Amid Enrollment Growth

Black Colleges Are Building More Dorms Amid Enrollment Growth

Housing has long been a strain on Black colleges, but this summer, several HBCUs flipped that narrative. They are breaking ground on new dorms and announcing housing developments just as enrollment climbs.  HBCUs make up just 3% of U.S. higher education institutions, yet they educate more than 10% of Black Americans with college degrees, according to UNCF.  In the weeks leading up to the fall semester, Howard and Tuskegee universities made headl…

First Lehman College dorm marks new era for Bronx campus - The Riverdale Press

Lehman College has opened its first dormitory, housing more than 180 students inside a renovated Art Deco bank building as the longtime commuter school expands residential life.