<p>Many people suggest me NOT to go to a historically black university(HBCU).
such schools include Howard University, Virginia State University,Tennessee State University, Texas Southern University,etc...</p>
<p>i have several questions:
1. Do black universities have very poor reputation? and why? just because they are built for negroes?
2. How would people think of a person who is not a negro but graduated from a black school?
3. Is it easy for black school graduates to find good jobs?</p>
<p>Your terminology is a bit archaic - "negro" has largely been replaced by "black" or "African-American", except in the names of organizations that came into being when it was the standard term (like the UNCF).</p>
<p>My impression is that the best HBCUs have very good reputations and job placement records. The less-good ones have less-good reputations.</p>
<p>I think people would be curious about a non-black alum of an HBCU, but would not look down on them unless they already had a racism problem.</p>
<p>Given that of the examples you named, the only one I knew was an HBCU was Howard, in many cases, I don't think the average person will even <em>know</em> that you attended an HBCU unless it is one of the well-known ones.</p>
<p>thanks, jessiehl. sorry for the terminological error. -_-!</p>
<p>in fact, i am an international student. It's tough for me to get in a top school in US.
while TexasSouthern would offer me a <em>fellowship</em> to a MS degree..</p>
<p>My mom who is not black received her masters from Tenn State. She had a really good experience and found her classes to be very thought provoking. I'd recommend it.</p>
<p>Howard is well respected. It has had some turmoil lately. </p>
<p>HBCUs were not well funded historically. Racism caused them to be looked down upon by society. Read some of the histories of the colleges. There were some really strong people who were on a mission to bring education to all. It's inspiring.</p>
<p>Check into the current financial situation of all the schools, particularly the privates. Money is still a concern for many.</p>
<p>Well, I know that alot of really top tier graduate schools come to Howard's campus and that alot of law firms attempt to recruit heavily from different HBCUs. There is no "bad" reputation really, just that you had an environment radically different from most undergrads. But, if you disregard the black part of the school and you still want to go, then why not? I just advise to not go if you want to know more about the "black experience," I know some kids who went to Howard to be around black people and a lot of the other students were from boarding schools and preppy and searching for the stereotypical black experience as well.</p>
<p>The only 'historically black" schools I could identify are Howard, Spellman, and Morehouse. They all have fine reputations.</p>
<p>I am aware that in the South there are a number of HBCUs that are state schools, but I couldn't name one if my life were at stake. :D I think that is probably the case for most people who don't live in the state or region in question.</p>
<p>Nor do I think that the fact that a school is an HBCU means that it would be thought less of--unless, as someone pointed out upthread, the individual had racism issues.</p>
<p>Rushus, your situation is uncommon but not unique. In recent years some state-affiliated HBCUs have actively recruited European undergraduates. I believe that U of Arkansas-Pine Bluff is one of these institutions. It helps the school with its diversity standing. It's a long and somewhat complicated story rooted in the battle to desegregate universities in America.</p>
<p>As someone else recommended, you might want to read about the history of HBCUs, but the short story is that particularly state HBCUs, mostly in the South of the U.S. are trying to comply with court mandates to increase integration. Just like state flagship universities in the South had to promote racial integration and educational opportunities. As the New York Times reported some years ago, some European students are having a ball at these colleges; that is, getting a degree (often at substantial subsidy/financial scholarship), and being sort of celebrities on campus. I believe that the newsstory indicated that a good number of such international students are from eastern European nations (former Iron Curtain countries).</p>
<p>I don't know much about historically black universities but I have heard that Tennessee State was established as an agricultural school back when farm labor was a big source of jobs. I don't know but I would bet that some of these popped up as affiliates to schools that were all white. If anything, I would imagine a degree from a historically black school would be, at worst, no different than a degree from a comparable non historically black school. However, I can think of a dozen situations where it would confer its own advantage.</p>