An increasing number of white students are enrolling at traditionally black universities, The Washington Post reported yesterday.
The number of white students has risen 65 percent from 21,000 to 35,000 in the past quarter-century, driven partly by court order to desegregate and partly by the interest in these programs.
The Washington Post reported that professors believe the increased number of white students will benefit the universities.
"Boardrooms are not all black, and classrooms shouldn't be either," said Lee Young, admissions director at North Carolina A&T University, which actively recruits white students in The Washington Post.
Some students attending the historically black universities said the changing atmosphere runs contrary to the purpose of these universities, reported the article.
--Compiled by Sarah R. Gatsos and Lauren Todd Pappa
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