In Georgia A Legislator Recommends Merging HBCs Into White-Majority Colleges

The chairman of a key state Senate committee wants the University System to consider merging historically black public colleges with nearby white-majority schools to save money. In making the suggestion Monday, Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Seth Harp (R-Midland) immediately ran into opposition from supporters of the black schools who say they serve an important role as independent campuses. "The white schools were begun as segregation schools. It’s time Georgia closed that ugly chapter,” Harp said. Consolidating the schools would reduce administrative costs and potentially cut duplication of similar academic programs. Read more at:
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