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9 Things I Learned Covering HBCUs

Mirtha Donastorg shared nine things she learned covering HBCUs with EWA Radio. Here’s a fact we didn’t know: Some HBCUs are now majority white. She also explains why people who went to HBCUs love HBCUs so much, discusses research on the protective health effects of attending an HBCU and more. (EWA Radio Episode 319)

Photo credits: Lia Russy/Bigstock and Mirtha Donastorg

For a while, Mirtha Donastorg was the only reporter covering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) full time in the country. As a journalist at The Plug (a now defunct online publication), she covered innovations happening at the more than 100 HBCUs across the country and visited many campuses.

Donastorg shared nine things she learned covering HBCUs with EWA Radio. She shared details we had never heard before, including that some HBCUs are now majority white. Additionally, there’s incredible research going on at some, such as growing plants in Martian soil. She also explains why people who went to HBCUs love HBCUs so much!

Also, we discuss research on the protective health effects of attending an HBCU, why graduation rates alone don’t tell the whole story of an HBCU education and how reporters can build better relationships with HBCUs.

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