i always wanted to go to howard
So Howard is close to having to shut down?!? :wtf:
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All HBCUs are always in a "budget crisis". Lol. nikkas been strapped for cash for the past +150 years. Ain't gonna change now.
I remember reading about that. That shyt happened in the summer though. I think that they are well past it at this point.
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Honestly, if their president would have never resigned I don't think they'd be getting that much attention. I think their students walked out of the school's anniversary ceremony and the board took note and "forced" him out under the guise of "resignation".
The fact that the board forced him out leads me to believe they are on the right path to fixing their problems.
They :ufdup" on letting a non HBCU grad be president though. Th new guy is an alum from what I've heard.
Bruh. Listen to me.
Howard and other HBCUs are TETTERING. They're only letting this info out because they see the future. At least they're not being unrealistic about it.
Like I said. I know people who ALMOST didn't graduate BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL PLAYING WITH THEIR MONEY.
@DaChampIsHere didn't read that PDF on the other page:
Ms. Gowda updated the Committee on the status of Howard University and Soldiers Home
delinquent accounts. Ms. Gowda mentioned that Howard University has made an offer in full
settlement of these arrearages, but that offer was unacceptably low and therefore rejected.
Previously, DC Water and Howard entered into a tolling agreement that halted the statute of
limitations, as presented by Howard University, for 90 days. The 90 day period has expired, but the
parties agreed to extend the freeze for another 60 days. On November 2, 2012, DC Water issued to
Howard individual invoices for both water and sewer services that detail usage for each of the
overdue accounts.
Ms. Gowda also updated the committee on the status of Soldiers Home. On September 13, 2012,
DC Water submitted a tolling agreement to Solders Home in order to toll the running of any alleged
statute of limitations while the parties had on-going talks to resolve the billing and payment issues
for DC Water services. The Soldiers Home legal staff has questioned the need for entering the
tolling agreement. DC Water is pursuing its options in relation to the issues presented.
Ms. Gowda updated the Committee on the status of Howard University and Soldiers Home
delinquent accounts. Ms. Gowda mentioned that Howard University has made an offer in full
settlement of these arrearages, but that offer was unacceptably low and therefore rejected.
Previously, DC Water and Howard entered into a tolling agreement that halted the statute of
limitations, as presented by Howard University, for 90 days. The 90 day period has expired, but the
parties agreed to extend the freeze for another 60 days. On November 2, 2012, DC Water issued to
Howard individual invoices for both water and sewer services that detail usage for each of the
overdue accounts.
Ms. Gowda also updated the committee on the status of Soldiers Home. On September 13, 2012,
DC Water submitted a tolling agreement to Solders Home in order to toll the running of any alleged
statute of limitations while the parties had on-going talks to resolve the billing and payment issues
for DC Water services. The Soldiers Home legal staff has questioned the need for entering the
tolling agreement. DC Water is pursuing its options in relation to the issues presented.
Jackson State Univ doing great
we bout to have the domed college stadium built on campus
I paid for a few alumni bricks on that campus
Uh...
Well they're doing a LITTLE better than Grambling:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...-litigation-grambling-state-following-forfeit
Jackson St. to pursue legal action
Updated: October 23, 2013, 11:01 AM ET
Associated Press
Grambling Forfeit Sparks Legal Action
WAPT reporter Andrew Kinsey discusses the financial motive behind litigation that Jackson St. is said to be bringing against Grambling State and others as a result of its canceled homecoming events.Tags: Grambling State, Forfeit, Jackson State, WAPT, Andrew Kinsey
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- A nearly weeklong boycott by the Grambling State University's football team including forfeiting its game at Jackson State has made more people aware of the campus's financial struggles and drummed up interest from donors around the country, Grambling's president said Tuesday.
For its part, Jackson State said late Tuesday night that its losses over canceling its homecoming game Saturday could cost the school and the city millions and that it "plans to pursue litigation against Grambling State and others,'' which could cause Grambling even more headaches.
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• Attention drawn to larger problem
Grambling President Frank Pogue told the University of Louisiana System board that oversees the historically black college that "it's a rarity for any athletic team to come together to abandon their commitment to an institution by walking off the field. It's a very unique experience. But we're using this as an opportunity of learning, a teachable moment.''
Pogue said he's used the national attention Grambling has received as a way to highlight campus academic and facility needs and that the complaints lodged by football players about inadequate facilities are symptomatic of larger financial troubles on campus.
The university, like all public colleges around Louisiana, has been hit with repeated budget cuts from the state since 2008. Lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal have stripped $690 million in state funding from higher education, a 48 percent reduction. Tuition increases have only partially filled the gap.
Pogue said Grambling's state financing has been slashed 57 percent, and he said that fell on top of disparities in funding that already exist across the nation for historically black colleges and universities.
"If you want to be helpful to Grambling, write a check,'' he said.
Grambling's players staged the boycott -- which is over now -- because of many issues with university leaders, including the school's rundown facilities, long bus trips to road games and coaching changes. The players have returned to the field and are expected to play this weekend, but only after forcing the university to forfeit its game against Jackson State last Saturday.
Eric Stringfellow, Jackson State's director of university communications, talked about the financial losses by the school and the city of Jackson, Miss., in a message on JSU's website. Jackson State's homecoming gaming routinely draws at least 20,000 fans. The school replaced the game with a short scrimmage, but is still refunding money for thousands of tickets.
"We have a fiduciary responsibility to Mississippi taxpayers and the JSU community to mitigate our ongoing and substantial losses,'' Stringfellow wrote in the message. It also said it plans to sue the Grambling, La., school.
University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley said Grambling's financial woes are worst in the nine-campus system because the school had fewer reserves to plug budget holes, no large endowments to tap and a small student body.
"The financial situation at Grambling is severe,'' she said.
Meanwhile, a backlog of deferred maintenance on the state's college campuses has reached $1.8 billion, with only modest state funding allocated to chip away at the list and all of the campuses competing for the limited funds.
Pogue said the football team's walk-out was prompting Grambling to do a comprehensive review of its academic facilities, student services, athletics and financial needs.
He said he's already received hundreds of emails and phone calls from alumni and business leaders offering support. Donations weren't pouring in yet, but Pogue said he's telling people the best support they can give is a financial contribution.
Woodley said she was hopeful the state's funding for higher education was stabilizing, but she said the UL System didn't have new funds to offer as a quick fix for Grambling. She said her office will work with Pogue on the campus-wide financial review, with an eye toward finding ways to increase private donations and negotiating more dollars for athletics.
"This challenging week has sort of awakened alumni all over the nation who care very much for Grambling and for Grambling students, and the fundraising is starting to increase. We are hopeful that some additional private money from those who care about the plights of Grambling will come in to help us with some of the issues,'' Woodley said.
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Any word on Hillman College? 
so you posted all this- showing that JSU is rightfully seeking compensation to say whatUh...
our finances are at their highest now
Off topic, kind of but I heard this story on NPR where Bluefield State which is categorized an HBCU, now has a majority white population.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch...whitest-historically-black-college-in-america
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch...whitest-historically-black-college-in-america
THE BOOM STILL TRASH, J STANKERSJackson State Univ doing great
we bout to have the domed college stadium built on campus
I paid for a few alumni bricks on that campus
Y'all you clowns will take bad aabout HBCU's all day but me I graduated from one (University of the Virgin Islands baby!) and just look at those stats about black engineers, biomajors etc.
I was at a conference recently with like probably 10 -20 other black male medical students there and 4 of us were definitely from an HBCU (3 dudes from morehouse) so even if every other student was from a PWI we were still over representing.
Yes HBCU's are over priced but most education is over priced. I went to school for free though :winning:
I was at a conference recently with like probably 10 -20 other black male medical students there and 4 of us were definitely from an HBCU (3 dudes from morehouse) so even if every other student was from a PWI we were still over representing.
Yes HBCU's are over priced but most education is over priced. I went to school for free though :winning:
they f'ed up on depending on blacks to just gravitate towards them
y go to howard when i can go to unc an be a part of one of the best environmental science programs in the country
these schools dont have much to offer ive found, i visited howard recently and while the library is awesome, as a whole the school looked much worse compared to most universities(aesthetically, some halls smelled terrible). It was bound to happen, discrimination at universities is close to non-existant now and blacks are going to choose colleges like everyone else
y go to howard when i can go to unc an be a part of one of the best environmental science programs in the country
these schools dont have much to offer ive found, i visited howard recently and while the library is awesome, as a whole the school looked much worse compared to most universities(aesthetically, some halls smelled terrible). It was bound to happen, discrimination at universities is close to non-existant now and blacks are going to choose colleges like everyone else
I was saying that ya'll are at least doing better than grambling...so you posted all this- showing that JSU is rightfully seeking compensation to say what
our finances are at their highest now
But there's a ton of white students that go to Howard, more than black, so how is it even considered an HBCU anymore?
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