Door Open for Whites at Black Colleges

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The head of the association says lower costs are not the only thing the schools have to offer. Whites who attend the schools are preparing for an “increasingly black and brown world,” said Lezli Baskerville, the association’s president and CEO.</p>

<p>“If you want to know how to live in one, you can’t grow up in an all-white neighborhood, go to a predominantly white school, white cultural and social events, go to a predominantly white university and then thrive in a world that is today more black, more brown than before,” Baskerville said.</p>

<p>White students say they’ve taken valuable experiences from their time at black colleges. Skin color, the students say, is much more of a factor away from the campuses than it is on them.</p>

<p>“You should get to know people based on who they are,” Roberts said. “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

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<p>This in not entirely a new development. For example, Spelman College has maintained exchange programs with other selective colleges for years. Tennessee State University in Nashville has a substantial white student population as does Delaware State University. U of Arkansas-Pine Bluff has become known in eastern Europe and Russia as a place that offers generous scholarships for internationals from that region. And as was featured in an EPSN TV story, more than a few varsity baseball squads at HBCUs are dominated by white athletes.</p>