SOUTH CAROLINA: INBRE network HBCU recognized by HBCU Change Foundation
The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. hosted its Annual Induction Ceremony on Sept 23, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
In addition to celebrating two inductees, SC INBRE member institution Benedict College received a check for $10,000 from the HBCU Change Foundation.
The HBCU Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-for-profit, charitable organization, whose aim is to provide scholarships, internships and career opportunities to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The HBCU Foundation’s programs and scholarships increase the likelihood that students will be accepted into college, as well as graduate, fully prepared to lead.
Today, the HBCU Foundation’s member institutions educate nearly 300,000 students at tuitions averaging 30 percent less than those of comparable institutions. Research shows that HBCUs out-perform their larger and better-funded counterpart schools at accepting and graduating low-income students — the students who otherwise might not get a second look based off of often deceptive and prohibitive factors such as test scores.