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Visiting nearby college campuses may be feasible for most students, but traveling to those far away from home may be out of the question—or is it? Not necessarily. Having inadequate finances or other resources doesn’t have to prevent you from visiting these schools.
But Nichols said the default thinking is “‘the black student has my seat.’ Maybe it’s another white student that has your seat—but no one thinks that way because of stereotypes about people and their worth and value.” It’s King Leopold in the Congo all over again.
Having ready access to this data could significantly help all students, but especially African Americans who not only tend to cluster in majors that lead to lower paying jobs but also take on more debt than students of other races.
But now House Republicans are proposing the elimination of the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant, which helps about 5,000 student parents across the country go to school by paying for their child care.
The Bennett College Board of Trustees announced earlier this month the appointment of Phyllis Worthy Dawkins as Bennett College’s 18th president. Dawkins has been serving as interim president at Bennett since August of last year.
