(02-13-2022 10:55 AM)mjs Wrote:  

(02-13-2022 09:42 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  

(02-12-2022 08:59 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  

(02-12-2022 08:52 AM)PTJR Wrote:  And there is just no way UAPB gives up on being a HBU.

I think that is the single biggest factor.

But interestingly, on the sports front, UAPB already has greatly diversified the face of its program. Depending on the sport, they have about as many white and Latino athletes as they do black. I have no idea what is happening in the overall student population.

I saw on one site that it was around 2500 black and a little over 100 white.

I would think that number would be rather hard to turn around. I don't consider myself a racist (although we all have prejudices) and never thought twice about sending by kids to Little Rock Public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade even though they were, at least, 60% black. But I have to be honest. If that number was closer to 95% (like UAPB), I might have considered making a different decision. Maybe that makes me racist. I'll let others decide. But I think most students, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. want to be able to fit in socially in whatever college they choose to attend. I think change can happen, if that's what they want, but it will take time.