Dean Jason Wingard reflects on the importance of an HBCU education, gives advice to current HBCU students, and explains the Columbia HBCU Fellowship in an expert Q&A for BestColleges.com.
"HBCUs, while representing less than three percent of colleges and universities in the country, graduate 42 percent of the nation's African American engineers and 50% of all black professionals," said Dr. Wingard of the importance of an HBCU education.
The Columbia HBCU Fellowship selects high-achieving undergraduate seniors selected by partner HBCUs to receive full tuition and housing for a range of master’s programs at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies.
Read more in "Expert Q&A: The Value of an HBCU Education"
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