Cody Short graduated from Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 2015. Cody Short/AL.comCody D. Short is an Advance Local Reporting Fellow at AL.com and a proud graduate of Tuskegee University., I immediately thought about the role of historically black colleges and universities in what comes next. I thought about the 13 HBCUs in Alabama and wondered if they’ll see an increase in student admissions.
That was the choice I was given by my parents: “You’re going to an HBCU.” I attended predominantly white schools in the suburbs of Birmingham before transferring to a private Catholic school. My parents wanted me to have a well-rounded college experience after several years of being “the only” or “one of” a few non-white students.
Furthermore, my dad knew having a degree with “Tuskegee” on it was going to take me to places outside of Alabama. And it did. Months before I graduated, I was recruited to work for a Fortune 500 tech company in Austin. A start to my career that confirmed I will forever be indebted to “Mother Tuskegee.”that removing consideration of race in the college application process will result in fewer Black, Hispanic and Native American students at some of the country’s most selective schools.
It’s possible that students who planned to attend an elite school will find a home instead at an HBCU. Black people have a history of finding education, forming supportive communities and welcoming other marginalized groups into our spaces.“HBCUs have been an integral part of the United States,” said entrepreneur, lawyer and Alabama State University graduate, Eric Guster.
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