The Crisis: Decreasing Male Enrollment at HBCUs

  • Matthew Nelson
  • Phillip Scotton
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Abstract

If you were to sit in on a lecture at an average American college, you would likely observe a well-trained professor who is well versed in their respective area of study imparting their expertise to eager pupils. You would notice that the students come from varying cultural backgrounds. You might even notice that certain ages are more prominent in the classroom. One key element of said classroom that you may or may not notice, but would almost certainly be present, is that women in the lecture hall would outnumber men.

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Black Male Campus Environment Applicant Pool Integrate Postsecondary Education Data System Historically Black College 
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  • Matthew Nelson
  • Phillip Scotton

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